This page is just for fun. It's a random collection of rare crossword answers; so rare that each appears only in a single Modern Era puzzle. Bogus entries (thematic words that make sense only in that crossword) are excluded.
There are 50,707 unique Modern Era answer words in the database.
Click any word to see it in the context of its puzzle. Words in this color did appear in pre-Shortz crosswords.
| Word | Date | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTENDERS | Sat Feb 9, 2013 | Ones who are counter-productive? | Peter Wentz |
| BUSFARES | Sun Jul 17, 2005 | Pay for some rides | David J. Kahn |
| CANCELED | Fri Dec 24, 1999 | No longer mint, in a way | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| CHEVROLET | Fri Nov 6, 2009 | Avalanche, e.g. | Doug Peterson |
| CIRCUMFLEX | Wed Jun 1, 2016 | Mark in the intersection of 19-Across and 11-Down | Wren Schultz |
| DOALL | Sun Jan 6, 2019 | Handyperson | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| DRAWINGBOARD | Sun Apr 25, 1999 | "After we delineate this sales chart, our stockholders will love us." | Joe DiPietro |
| ELUANT | Fri Feb 7, 2003 | Chemist's extracting solvent | Michael Shteyman |
| EYEREST | Sun May 12, 2019 | Break from screen viewing | Victor Barocas |
| FLOOREXERCISE | Sun Oct 24, 2021 | Kegels, e.g.? | Katie Hale |
| HADKITTENS | Sat Nov 1, 2003 | Got really upset | Bob Peoples |
| HENRYMOORE | Sat Dec 23, 2006 | Abstract sculptor whose work is seen at Lincoln Center | Myles Callum |
| HOUSEMAN | Wed Oct 11, 1995 | Casino bouncer | Mary E. Brindamour |
| IMPUTEDTO | Sat Jun 23, 2007 | Pinned on | Patrick Berry |
| IMUSEDTOIT | Sat Dec 27, 2025 | "At this point, that's no surprise" | Katie Hoody |
| LACKEDHANDSONEXPERIENCE | Sun Jan 12, 1997 | ...faith healer, but I... | M. Rosen |
| LEADAPRONS | Tue Sep 24, 2019 | Protective garments worn for dental X-rays | John Guzzetta |
| LIONELBARRYMORE | Mon Dec 2, 2019 | Classic actor who played Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life" | Lynn Lempel |
| MAGICHAT | Thu Dec 14, 2023 | Three wise men | Esha Datta |
| MAILSTO | Sat Feb 11, 2012 | Sends | Joe Krozel |
| MAKIMONO | Sun Nov 23, 1997 | Japanese hand scroll | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
| MARRIEDS | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | Wedded couples | Byron Walden |
| MILKTHISTLE | Sun Apr 14, 2013 | Flowering plant used to treat liver ailments | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| NUMBERER | Fri Apr 30, 1999 | Paginator | Pat M. Hugel |
| OAKNUT | Fri Nov 5, 2021 | Acorn, by another name | Joseph Greenbaum |
| OPERAHOUSES | Fri Oct 13, 2017 | Places to see Wagner | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| PARAMECIUM | Fri Feb 4, 2000 | It's something in the water | Dana Motley |
| PEPPERMARTIN | Tue Dec 13, 2005 | Seasoned baseball player? | Roy Leban |
| PROPCOMIC | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | One with a thing for laughter? | Patrick Berry |
| RAISABLE | Thu Sep 8, 2011 | Like ruckuses or roadster roofs | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| ROCKEFELLERCENTER | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | Where 148-Across takes place | Jeremy Newton |
| SIBERIANS | Tue Jul 4, 1995 | Remote Russians | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| SPECTATOR | Wed Jan 28, 2004 | Eventgoer | Jim Hyres |
| STEELBLUE | Sat Dec 8, 2018 | Color achieved during tempering | Trenton Charlson and David Steinberg |
| STRAIGHTENER | Sat Jun 15, 2019 | Hair care item | Ryan McCarty |
| THEATREDISTRICT | Wed Jun 6, 2012 | London's West End, e.g. | Gary Cee |
| THELMAANDLOUISE | Fri Dec 26, 2003 | Cinematic pair of 1991 | Robert H. Wolfe |
| THESCOTTISHPLAY | Sun Feb 2, 2014 | Superstitious thespian's name for a work of Shakespeare ... from which 21-, 23-, 37-, 58- and 60-Down all come | Dick Shlakman and Jeff Chen |
| TOYDRIVE | Sun Jan 14, 2024 | Seasonal charity event | John Kugelman |
| TURNEDCOLOR | Sat Oct 7, 1995 | Blushed | Frank A. Longo |