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 50,427 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLACCESSPASS | Thu Jun 12, 2025 | You can go anywhere with one of these | Daniel Bodily |
| BADD | Sun Jun 7, 2009 | Color Me ___, 1990s R&B group | Jeremy Newton |
| BINDERS | Sat Apr 11, 1998 | School store supplies | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| BREAKINGSTORY | Wed Jun 7, 2023 | "___: Large, crashing waves threaten cruise ship" | Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson |
| BUSINESSMEETING | Wed May 26, 2021 | Event with minutes that might last hours | Will Nediger |
| DIKTATS | Sat Feb 20, 2016 | Orders | James Mulhern |
| EXUDING | Sun Sep 29, 2024 | Giving off | Joe Deeney |
| GABION | Sun May 15, 1994 | Pier support | Charles M. Deber |
| GAYNINETIES | Tue Jul 25, 1995 | Century-old time | Gregory E. Paul |
| GLOBALWARMING | Mon Apr 22, 2024 | One symptom of climate change | David J. Kahn |
| GREWUPON | Mon Feb 26, 2018 | Enjoyed frequently as a child | Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl |
| HONORSYSTEM | Fri Aug 29, 2014 | Code often used for take-home tests | Daniel Raymon |
| INFIN | Thu Sep 4, 2008 | With 50-Across, grammatical infelicities | Matt Ginsberg |
| KNIGHTED | Sat Sep 17, 1994 | Inducted, in a way | Rich Norris |
| KNOCKEDOFFEARLY | Sun Aug 31, 2003 | The unambitious worker ___ | Fred Piscop |
| KRISTIYAMAGUCHI | Sat Aug 22, 2009 | Olympic gold medalist who was a "Dancing With the Stars" champion | Karen M. Tracey |
| LOCALAD | Thu Oct 6, 2016 | Small business purchase, perhaps | Timothy Polin |
| LOSETRACKOF | Thu May 17, 2007 | Fail to keep tabs on | Alan Arbesfeld |
| LUCREZIABORGIA | Sat Dec 11, 2010 | Daughter of Alexander VI | Paula Gamache |
| LYMEDISEASE | Wed Jun 6, 2012 | Malady named after a Connecticut town | Gary Cee |
| MEASUREUPTO | Thu Jul 15, 2004 | Meet | Roy Leban |
| MOOJUICE | Sat Jan 2, 2021 | Milk, slangily | Joe Deeney |
| PROHIBITS | Fri Mar 4, 2016 | Outlaws | Evans Clinchy |
| PRUSSIAN | Sat Aug 26, 2000 | See 31-Across | A. J. Santora |
| PRYAWAY | Fri Apr 10, 2020 | Extricate with leverage | Byron Walden |
| REALTER | Fri Jan 21, 2005 | Make further modifications to | Frank Longo |
| REBREW | Sun Jan 8, 2006 | Use over, as tea leaves | Michael Ashley |
| RELAUNCH | Tue Sep 15, 2009 | Second start | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| RENTAROOM | Sat Oct 17, 2009 | Get some quick lodging | Chuck Deodene |
| REVERSESCOURSE | Sat Jan 28, 1995 | Backtracks | Randolph Ross |
| SHAMPOOED | Sat Sep 4, 2021 | Got in a lather, say | Byron Walden |
| SWORNTOSECRECY | Thu Dec 18, 2008 | Like a keeper of confidential information | Michael Vuolo |
| TAKECHANCES | Tue Aug 6, 2013 | Make off with some raffle tickets? | Lynn Lempel |
| THEREISNOESCAPE | Fri Feb 14, 2020 | "You're doomed!" | Daniel Larsen |
| THETRUTH | Thu Mar 16, 2017 | It's "rarely pure and never simple," per Oscar Wilde | Joel Fagliano |
| TWOTONED | Wed Dec 24, 2003 | Black and blue? | Steve Jones |
| TYPEY | Sun Aug 31, 1997 | Combining the ideal characteristics of its variety | David J. Kahn |
| WATTLEBIRD | Tue Dec 18, 2001 | Nectar-eating avian | Sarah Keller |
| WENTTOSEA | Fri Jan 15, 2010 | Set sail | Joe DiPietro |
| YUGOSLAV | Fri May 10, 1996 | Nationality beginning 1929 | M. Gaffney |