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 50,636 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFIGHTINGCHANCE | Sat Jun 30, 2012 | What every honest competitor deserves | Tim Croce |
| ANSERINE | Sat Apr 10, 1999 | Gooselike | A. J. Santora |
| BETTYBOOP | Mon Sep 13, 2010 | Flapper of old toondom | Aimee Lucido, Brown University '13 |
| BLANDEST | Sun Jan 10, 2021 | Least spicy | Alex Bajcz |
| BLARNEYED | Sun Aug 26, 2007 | Persuaded with flattery | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper |
| BRITANNICA | Fri Nov 25, 2016 | Pax ___ (century preceding W.W. I) | Patrick Berry |
| CAFFEINEFIX | Sun Feb 3, 2019 | Joe can provide it | Natan Last |
| CHICANERY | Tue Feb 4, 2020 | Deceitful doings | Queena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners |
| DEPONES | Sun Apr 27, 2003 | Testifies under oath | Jon Delfin |
| DOUBLEDOGDARES | Sat Jul 22, 2023 | Extreme challenges | Robert Logan |
| DRAFTSPERSON | Tue Nov 10, 2020 | Bartender? | Robert Fisher |
| DUCHESSOFCORNWALL | Thu Aug 23, 2018 | Title for Prince Charles's Camilla | Kyle Dolan |
| FIREDEPT | Thu Aug 15, 2002 | Grp. at a station | Manny Nosowsky |
| FORKOVER | Thu Mar 28, 2013 | Pay | Randolph Ross |
| FORTIFIES | Wed Sep 12, 2007 | Enriches with vitamins | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GOODEATS | Sun May 1, 2022 | Longtime cooking show hosted by Alton Brown | Brandon Koppy |
| IMESSEDUP | Thu Nov 21, 2024 | "That's on me" | Katie Hoody |
| JAZZSESSION | Sat Aug 22, 2009 | Swingers' get-together? | Karen M. Tracey |
| JERRYRICE | Fri Jan 6, 2006 | Legendary 49ers receiver | David Levinson Wilk |
| LUMS | Mon Feb 7, 1994 | Abner's pal and namesakes | Sidney L. Robbins |
| MAKINGANENTRANCE | Fri Jul 22, 2016 | Appearing with fanfare | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany |
| METALMUSIC | Mon Nov 4, 2019 | Genre for Slayer and Iron Maiden ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across | Trent H. Evans |
| MIGHTMAKESRIGHT | Sun Jul 27, 2014 | Power line | Randolph Ross |
| MOVEDAPART | Mon Aug 1, 2011 | *Gradually separated | Joel Fagliano |
| NARCOSIS | Sun May 28, 1995 | Stupor | Matt Gaffney |
| NASCARTRACK | Tue Mar 15, 2022 | Daytona International Speedway, for one | Michael Lieberman |
| ORNURSES | Fri Nov 24, 2023 | Workers who must maintain a sterile environment, in brief | Rafael Musa |
| PANDL | Thu Feb 3, 2011 | C.F.O.'s concern | Matt Ginsberg |
| PARALLELBARS | Sun Dec 2, 2018 | P P U U B B | Paul Coulter |
| PERSONIFY | Sun May 26, 2024 | Epitomize | John Kugelman |
| PRATFALL | Mon Apr 21, 2014 | Buster Keaton specialty | John Lieb |
| PRECIOUS | Sat Nov 23, 2019 | Term of endearment | Trenton Charlson |
| ROYALBLOOD | Thu Jun 14, 2018 | Nice genealogical find | Joe Krozel |
| SPAREMOMENT | Sun Mar 27, 2011 | Bit of free time | Kevin G. Der |
| SPECIMENS | Fri Dec 17, 2010 | Lab stock | Patrick Berry |
| STEMWARE | Fri Oct 7, 2016 | Fancy glasses | Robyn Weintraub |
| TWEETERS | Sat Jul 22, 2000 | They put out high-frequency sounds | Joan Williamson |
| UPPERBOUND | Sat Nov 22, 2025 | End of a set, in mathematics | Blake Slonecker |
| WAYABOVE | Thu Feb 25, 2016 | Towering over | Joel Fagliano |
| WREATHES | Thu Oct 26, 1995 | Shapes into a garland | Jim Page |