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 50,836 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APOLOGYTOUR | Sat Dec 3, 2022 | Guilt trip? | Kate Hawkins |
| BENNIFER | Wed Aug 5, 2009 | Affleck/Lopez as a tabloid twosome | Donna S. Levin |
| BURYTHEHATCHET | Sun Sep 8, 2019 | ... the guy who vows to take his Stetson to the grave | Joe DiPietro |
| BYGONEDAYS | Sat Nov 18, 2017 | Yore | Sam Trabucco |
| CLEARTAPE | Sat Apr 27, 2024 | Post office purchase | Rich Norris |
| COLOSSUS | Fri Mar 5, 2021 | The Statue of Liberty, for one | Sridhar Bhagavathula |
| ENFILADE | Sat Apr 19, 1997 | Facing mirrors, in architecture | Rich Norris |
| ENTES | Sat May 29, 1999 | Spanish beings | Randolph Ross |
| EXTRADITIONS | Tue Oct 17, 2006 | Old customs? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| FLYMYPRETTIESFLY | Sun Jun 9, 2019 | Line never said by 58-Across | Seth A. Abel |
| GENTLEWOMEN | Sun Jan 22, 1995 | Leis? | Frances Hansen |
| GRAINOFTRUTH | Sun Nov 26, 2000 | Minuscule intangible? | Patrick Berry |
| HARMONICATS | Fri Dec 26, 1997 | "Peg o' My Heart" hitmakers, 1947 | Bob Sefick |
| HEREAFTER | Fri Jul 14, 2017 | From now on | Patrick Berry |
| HIGHON | Fri Jul 5, 2002 | Enthusiastic about | Manny Nosowsky |
| IMNOTSOSURE | Sat Jul 11, 2015 | "Hmm, let me think about that" | Joe DiPietro |
| INTRAMURAL | Sat Sep 1, 2012 | Unlike conference games | Tim Croce |
| ISAIDSTOP | Sat Jan 24, 2026 | "Enough already!" | Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty |
| JODECI | Thu Nov 23, 2017 | Group with five #1 R&B hits in the 1990s | Howard Barkin |
| KIDULT | Sat Nov 2, 2013 | Grown-up who's not quite grown up | Tom Heilman |
| LEFTYLOOSEY | Wed Mar 27, 2024 | See 19-Across | Rich Katz |
| LEROT | Sun Jan 22, 1995 | European dormouse | Frances Hansen |
| MAKEASTINK | Wed Apr 15, 2026 | Put all the bold letters in this clue together? | Adam Wagner |
| MALTESEFALCON | Sat Jun 22, 1996 | Object of a hunt in a 1929 mystery | B. White |
| OFINTEREST | Wed Feb 11, 2026 | Worth exploring | Joseph Gangi |
| PAWPAWS | Sun Nov 5, 2006 | Contents of some patches | Derrick Niederman |
| PELLETGUN | Fri Mar 10, 2000 | Air rifle | Chuck Deodene |
| POLLTAKER | Mon Nov 9, 2020 | Busy person just before an election | Kate Hawkins |
| REVERENDSPOONER | Mon Nov 13, 2000 | Famous 52-Across | Peter Gordon |
| ROLLSUPTO | Sat Aug 15, 2020 | Arrives at in a vehicle | Joe DiPietro |
| ROSACEA | Thu Jul 24, 2025 | Skin condition that causes facial flushing | Ginny Too |
| SAFEZONES | Sun Dec 16, 2018 | Sanctuaries | Sam Ezersky |
| SCALIEST | Wed Jan 11, 2023 | Most reptilian, in a way | Victor Barocas |
| SHADRACH | Thu Dec 1, 2011 | One of a Jewish biblical trio | Elizabeth A. Long |
| SHAKSHUKA | Sat May 3, 2025 | North African egg-and-tomato dish | Michael Lieberman |
| SLOWMO | Sat Aug 24, 2019 | Highlight reel effect | Sam Ezersky |
| TRASHYNOVELS | Tue Oct 24, 1995 | Juicy reading | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| TRYTOKEEPUP | Fri Jul 12, 2024 | "Get with the program, will you!" | Malaika Handa |
| UPREAR | Tue Aug 19, 2014 | Erect | Sam Buchbinder |
| VIRILITY | Sat Oct 24, 2015 | Manliness | Andrew Zhou |