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 50,390 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSALOMABSALOM | Sun Aug 28, 1994 | William Faulkner title from II Samuel | Randolph Ross |
| AFINEMESS | Sun Jul 2, 1995 | 1986 Blake Edwards film spoof | Alex K. Justin |
| AWESOMENESS | Sat Jun 12, 1999 | Grandiosity | Matt Gaffney |
| BADHAM | Sat Jun 3, 1995 | "Saturday Night Fever" director John | Bob Klahn |
| CATALYTIC | Thu Feb 19, 2015 | ___ converter | Jason Flinn |
| CIAWORLDFACTBOOK | Sat Feb 11, 2023 | Reference work in the public domain that's updated weekly | Sam Ezersky |
| DELTAFORCE | Tue May 6, 2008 | Special Operations group | Gary J. Whitehead |
| DOORSILLS | Fri Jul 26, 1996 | Threshold parts | G. Newman |
| DRIVERSED | Mon Jan 22, 1996 | Where to learn parallel parking | E. Gorski |
| DUSKS | Sun Oct 24, 1999 | Times when headlights are turned on | Nancy Salomon |
| EGGCREAM | Tue Jan 23, 2024 | Soda fountain treat that contains neither of the ingredients in its name | Patrick Maher |
| ENTRUSTED | Sat Jan 21, 2006 | Turned over | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ENUMERATED | Sun Aug 15, 2004 | Listed | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| FEELSAFE | Sat Nov 25, 2017 | Have peace of mind | Kevin G. Der |
| FRATTY | Mon Mar 1, 2021 | Like some college bros | Michael Lieberman |
| GENUINELY | Sat Apr 18, 2009 | From the heart | Byron Walden |
| HEBRIDES | Sat Apr 22, 2017 | Skye, the Small Isles, etc. | Adam Fromm |
| HIFIEQUIPMENT | Thu Oct 20, 2005 | Turntable, speakers, etc. | Manny Nosowsky |
| HIGHJACKING | Sun Apr 22, 2001 | Monster truck driver changes flat tire, gets charged with ... | Patrick Berry |
| JILLIAN | Sun Feb 14, 2010 | Actress Ann | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| KILNED | Sat Aug 31, 1996 | Baked in an oven | G. Petgrave |
| LITERARYSOCIETY | Wed Apr 1, 1998 | CIRCLE | Alan Arbesfeld |
| MAKELESS | Sat Aug 14, 2004 | Decrease the production (of) | Joe DiPietro |
| MALINGERS | Thu Mar 5, 2020 | Feigns sickness to avoid work | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| MAUMET | Wed Feb 28, 2001 | Numbskull, to a Brit | A. J. Santora |
| MESSTENTS | Sat Aug 16, 2014 | Spots for company cuisine | Peter Broda |
| MORALAMBIGUITY | Thu Oct 20, 2022 | Ethical gray area | Rebecca Goldstein |
| MOTORPOOL | Sun Dec 1, 2013 | Collection of vehicles available to personnel | Alan DerKazarian |
| NINESTORIES | Sun Apr 23, 1995 | J.D. Salinger collection | Randolph Ross |
| NOTHINGTODECLARE | Sun Jan 18, 2004 | Good for a returning traveler, bad for a bridge player | Arlan and Linda Bushman |
| OVERBLOWN | Fri Mar 17, 1995 | Exaggerated | Randolph Ross |
| PERTNESS | Sun Sep 8, 1996 | Cheek | R. H. Wolfe |
| PRECISIONS | Fri Mar 7, 1997 | Niceties | Jeff Herrington |
| SPROUTWINGS | Thu Nov 29, 2018 | *Become angelic, figuratively | Herre Schouwerwou |
| STABLY | Wed Apr 17, 2024 | How Jenga blocks are placed, hopefully | Joseph Gangi |
| STEELWOOL | Mon Dec 24, 2012 | Scouring pad material | Michael Sharp |
| SUAVER | Thu Apr 24, 1997 | More urbane | David J. Kahn |
| TURNEDOUTTHELIGHT | Sun Jul 17, 1994 | In his bedroom Mr. Ridder ____ | Cathy Millhauser |
| UNDERWHERE | Fri Dec 13, 2024 | Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| WALKEDONEGGSHELLS | Thu May 9, 2024 | Used extreme caution, in old Rome? | Joe DiPietro |