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 50,634 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGISM | Thu Nov 3, 2016 | Issue of concern to the AARP: Var. | Mel Rosen |
| AMBUSHES | Sun Mar 24, 2002 | Waylays | Con Pederson |
| APPALLS | Sat Sep 6, 1997 | Causes consternation | Rich Norris |
| AVIDFAN | Sat Aug 14, 2004 | Follower and then some | Joe DiPietro |
| BANDNAME | Sat Jan 26, 2019 | U2, e.g. | Grant Thackray |
| BOSWELL | Thu Apr 21, 1994 | Dr. Johnson's biographer | Timothy S. Lewis |
| BRINGTOJUSTICE | Sat Feb 2, 2008 | Convict | Natan Last |
| CELEBRITYPOKER | Sun Oct 5, 2008 | *Where stars can be seen fluffing and folding | Byron Walden |
| COUNTERFEITCOIN | Mon Jul 16, 2018 | Faux money | Erik Agard |
| CRYFOR | Fri Aug 25, 1995 | Mourn | Rich Norris |
| DONTIKNOWYOU | Wed Jul 31, 1996 | Pickup line | J. Schmalzbach |
| ELATH | Wed Dec 21, 1994 | Ancient city on the Gulf of Aqaba | Alfio Micci |
| EMAILMESSAGES | Tue Jun 18, 1996 | Notes in cyberspace | E. C. Gorski |
| FLYINGCROW | Wed Jan 24, 1996 | Seneca chief during the American Revolution | J. Hess |
| JOYTO | Sun Aug 24, 2003 | "___ the World" | Patrick Berry |
| MEDIUMARTILLERY | Mon Dec 20, 1999 | Neither large- nor small-caliber guns | Nancy Salomon |
| MICROPHONE | Sun Feb 11, 2024 | The "thing" in "Is this thing on?" | Peter Koetters |
| MISSJAPAN | Sun Nov 3, 2013 | Tokyo beauty, maybe | Andy Kravis and Victor Barocas |
| MONTECARLOCASINO | Fri May 1, 2015 | Riviera hot spot | David Steinberg |
| OFFONESGAME | Thu Jun 21, 2018 | In a slump | Milo Beckman and David Steinberg |
| PCGAMES | Sun Aug 30, 2020 | The Sims and others | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| RAFFI | Sun Apr 21, 1996 | One-named children's singer | M. Gaffney |
| RECUPERATED | Thu Jan 8, 2015 | Got well | Jacob Stulberg |
| ROCKTHEVOTE | Sat Jul 27, 2013 | Election-related nonprofit since 1990 | John Lieb and David Quarfoot |
| SILLYBILLY | Mon Sep 23, 2002 | Clownish one | Peter Gordon |
| SNIPSOUT | Sat Sep 6, 1997 | Removes, as for a scrapbook | Rich Norris |
| SUPERUSER | Sun Apr 26, 2020 | One with special I.T. privileges | Royce Ferguson |
| TELEPROMPTER | Fri Jun 22, 2018 | Orator's aid | Andrew Kingsley |
| THREECHEERS | Mon Apr 9, 2001 | Champion's reward? | Mel and Peggy Rosen |
| TIMECAPSULE | Thu Feb 12, 2015 | Something found behind a 36-Across | Jules P. Markey |
| TRAILMAPS | Sun Nov 7, 2021 | Hiking aids | Sid Sivakumar |
| VENUSFLYTRAP | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | Plant eater? | Jacob McDermott |
| WARMEDAL | Sun Jul 29, 2012 | Veteran's award | Kevin G. Der |
| WARPING | Sun Aug 25, 1996 | Distorting | R. Silvestri |
| WAVESBYE | Tue Dec 31, 2019 | Silently bids adieu | Evan Kalish |
| WINDYCITY | Tue Nov 11, 2008 | Chicago, with "the" | Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer |
| WINKYFACE | Tue Feb 27, 2024 | This emoticon: ;-) | Nate Cardin |
| WORKMAN | Mon Jan 22, 2024 | One who makes his living with his hands | Jake Halperin |
| YANA | Sun Oct 31, 1999 | Indian of the Sacramento River valley | Frank A. Longo |
| ZOOLATRY | Thu Mar 16, 2000 | Animal worship | Peter Gordon |