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 50,377 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJFOYT | Sun Dec 20, 2015 | Driver who won the Indy 500, Daytona 500 and Le Mans | Peter Wentz |
| ARMLOCK | Sat Dec 19, 2009 | Hold in a ring | Tyler Hinman and Byron Walden |
| AWHOLENEWWORLD | Thu Apr 26, 2012 | Oscar-winning song from "Aladdin" | Julian Lim |
| BIRLER | Sat Feb 26, 2011 | Competitive lumberjack | Bob Peoples |
| BOATPEOPLE | Tue Nov 9, 1999 | Theme of this puzzle | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CONRADNAGEL | Tue May 19, 2015 | Greta Garbo's "The Mysterious Lady" co-star | Allan E. Parrish |
| CRAYOLACRAYONS | Tue Oct 13, 2015 | Art supplies since 1903 | Patrick Berry |
| DODGIER | Sat Jan 30, 2010 | Relatively hard to pin down | Mark Diehl |
| DRBOB | Sun Oct 4, 2020 | Physician who co-founded A.A., familiarly | Sam Ezersky |
| EXPELLEE | Sat Jul 8, 2006 | Booted one | Barry C. Silk |
| FLAMENCOMUSIC | Thu Mar 24, 2005 | Gypsy dance accompaniment | Dan Reichert |
| FLOWERGIRLS | Wed Jan 13, 2010 | Certain wedding participants ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across? | Kevan Choset |
| FROGKICK | Tue Jun 9, 2020 | Breaststroke move | Freddie Cheng |
| FRONTDOORS | Sun May 9, 2010 | Entry-level carpentry jobs? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| INURETO | Thu Dec 1, 2022 | Desensitize against through experience | Daniel Mauer |
| KEEPITBETWEENUS | Mon Jun 5, 2023 | "Let this be our little secret" … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across | Eric Rollfing |
| KOMEN | Wed Dec 28, 2022 | Susan G. ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization) | Josh Goodman |
| MEGACHURCH | Sat Sep 18, 2021 | Home of a massive flock | Ryan McCarty |
| MERCIFUL | Sun Apr 2, 2000 | Forgiving | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| MOONSHADOW | Mon Apr 8, 2024 | 1971 Cat Stevens hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across | Peter Gordon |
| MUCHTOMYCHAGRIN | Fri Jul 18, 2008 | "Unfortunately ..." | Mike Nothnagel |
| MUSICALPIECES | Fri Aug 10, 2007 | Compositions | Patrick Berry |
| NOTINIT | Sun Nov 17, 2013 | Having failed to ante up, say | Julian Lim |
| OSCULE | Thu Jun 7, 2001 | Small mouthlike aperture | Randolph Ross |
| OVERDUBS | Tue Jul 22, 1997 | Recording studio add-ins | Fred Piscop |
| PROTOZOAN | Thu Jun 20, 2019 | Single-celled organism | Trenton Charlson |
| PROVOCATION | Wed Oct 19, 2016 | Apt title for this puzzle | Tom Pepper |
| PUNCHY | Sat Mar 1, 2025 | Strong and lively, as language | Ryan Judge |
| RECENTPAST | Sun Jun 22, 2014 | Several days ago, say | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ROOMTOIMPROVE | Tue Sep 2, 2014 | Unfulfilled potential | Ethan Cooper |
| SAEED | Sun Nov 2, 2025 | ___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives" | Rafael Musa |
| SELENITES | Sat Oct 12, 2024 | Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon" | Katie Hoody |
| SPIDERNEST | Wed Sep 6, 2006 | Queen's place, in fiction | Manny Nosowsky |
| STRETCHBRA | Mon Feb 7, 2011 | It offers flexible support for women | Lynn Lempel |
| SURVIVES | Sun Dec 29, 2024 | Stays alive | Harry Zheng |
| SUTURED | Sat Feb 18, 2017 | In stitches | Steve Overton |
| THEBIGSHORT | Fri Dec 14, 2012 | 2010 best seller by Michael Lewis | Paula Gamache |
| THEPOWEROFLOVE | Sun Jan 16, 2022 | x<sup>0</sup> (#1, 1985) | Derrick Niederman |
| TRICKORTREATERS | Mon Oct 31, 1994 | Halloween visitors | Sidney L. Robbins |
| UPPERCRUST | Mon Nov 14, 2022 | High-society, metaphorically | Taylor Johnson |