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 50,654 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICANIZE | Tue Nov 14, 2000 | Convert to McDonald's, the Gap, etc. | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ASGENTLEASALAMB | Fri Jun 5, 2009 | Totally benign | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| BEAMY | Fri Mar 26, 2010 | Radiant | Henry Hook |
| CANDELA | Fri Sep 13, 2002 | Unit of luminous intensity | Mel Rosen |
| CANONICAL | Sat Apr 29, 1995 | _____ hour (prayer time) | Fred Piscop |
| CATCHFORTYWINKS | Wed Mar 29, 1995 | What an insomniac would like to do, minimally | Manny Nosowsky |
| CELLARDOORS | Sun Nov 19, 2000 | ... Mrs. Herr decided she'd ___ albums | Cathy Millhauser |
| CONNECTSTHEDOTS | Thu Nov 24, 2022 | Begins to see a pattern | Pao Roy |
| DWIS | Sun Aug 9, 2020 | Bad things on motorists' records, for short | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin |
| ENSLAVES | Sun May 22, 1994 | Fetters | Randolph Ross |
| FLACON | Sun Aug 6, 2006 | Perfume bottle | Mark Feldman |
| FTWAYNEIN | Sat Jan 15, 2005 | Home of the Univ. of St. Francis | Ed Early |
| GIVEANDGO | Fri Mar 29, 2013 | Offensive play in 35-/40-Across | Josh Knapp |
| INFORMALTALKS | Sun Feb 19, 2012 | Unofficial discussions | James F. C. Burns |
| IRISHJIGS | Sat Aug 22, 2015 | Spring performances? | Barry C. Silk |
| JOETHEBARTENDER | Tue May 16, 1995 | Comedy sketch with 44 Across | David J. Kahn |
| LEJEUNE | Sat Jul 15, 1995 | Camp _____, N.C. | Rand H. Burns |
| LOSTWEEKEND | Sun Mar 31, 2013 | 1945 Best Picture winner, with "The" | Caleb Madison |
| MIDDLEWATCH | Thu Dec 15, 2011 | Midnight to 4 a.m., at sea | Jim Hilger |
| OMENED | Sun May 29, 2005 | See 13-Down | Frank Longo |
| OPERAHATS | Sat Oct 27, 2012 | Some magicians' gear | Joon Pahk |
| PERJURED | Thu Jun 20, 2002 | Like some trial testimony | Steve Jones |
| POKERPROS | Sat May 22, 2021 | Aces with aces? | Sid Sivakumar and Matthew Stock |
| PRETAMANGER | Mon May 6, 2019 | Sandwich chain whose name is French for "ready to eat" | Peter Gordon |
| PREWEB | Sun Apr 24, 2022 | Like pioneering search engines of the 1980s | Sam Ezersky |
| PROVISORY | Sat Dec 28, 1996 | Conditional | N. Joline |
| REDUCETOTEARS | Thu Jul 2, 1998 | Make cry | Pat M. Hugel |
| REHEARSING | Wed Dec 11, 2024 | Doing a musical read-through | Kathy Bloomer and Jeff Chen |
| SUGARRAYLEONARD | Sat Sep 6, 2003 | Boxing legend | David J. Kahn |
| SWEETENEDTHEPOT | Mon Apr 17, 1995 | Upped the stakes | Kenneth Witte |
| SWIPEADEBITCARD | Wed May 1, 2002 | Pay, in a modern way | Steve Jones |
| THEMIRACLES | Sat Dec 15, 2001 | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" singers | Frank A. Longo |
| THERASCALS | Sat Nov 20, 2010 | Group whose 1968 album "Time Peace" was #1 | Joe DiPietro |
| TIDIESUP | Fri Jan 31, 2014 | Sets things straight | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| TOOTLED | Fri Nov 3, 1995 | Played the flute | David J. Kahn |
| TRUMPUP | Sun Mar 26, 2006 | Fabricate | Patrick Berry |
| UNPAVED | Wed Aug 5, 2015 | Just dirt, say | Patrick Berry |
| VELVETFOG | Mon Jul 11, 2005 | Mel Torme's sobriquet, with "the" | Janice M. Putney |
| WEBFOOT | Fri Nov 7, 2014 | Penguin part | Patrick Berry |
| WINECAVE | Fri Oct 21, 2022 | Place to store some barrels | Rafael Musa |