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 50,794 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABINITIO | Sat Sep 1, 2012 | From the start | Tim Croce |
| ACHENES | Sun Oct 7, 2007 | Sunflower seeds, botanically | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| ANYADVICE | Sat May 17, 2025 | Tip line? | Ryan Judge |
| AROUSERS | Wed Mar 19, 1997 | Firebrands | Trip Payne |
| ASCENTOFEVEREST | Fri Jun 20, 2014 | Peak performance in 1953? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| BEATUP | Thu Aug 23, 2012 | Ragged | Mark Feldman |
| CATHAYAN | Mon Dec 2, 1996 | Native of old China | D. L. Wilk |
| CHAMPION | Wed May 9, 2018 | Advocate for | Jeff Chen |
| COALED | Sat Nov 8, 1997 | Provided fuel for an engine | Jim Page |
| CONVENES | Sun Jan 18, 2004 | Brings together | Arlan and Linda Bushman |
| DISPENSARY | Wed Nov 10, 2021 | Pharmacist's workplace in a hospital | Max Chen Lauring and Benjamin Chen Lauring |
| ELLESMEREISLAND | Fri Oct 18, 1996 | Part of Canada's Arctic Archipelago | M. Gaffney |
| FILMCANON | Thu Oct 2, 2014 | Most important movies | David Woolf |
| FOOLMEONCE | Wed Sep 19, 2012 | Start of a four-part saying | Michael Shteyman |
| IVANDRAGO | Sat Jun 15, 2019 | "Rocky IV" rival who makes a reappearance in "Creed II" | Ryan McCarty |
| JVSQUAD | Wed Aug 31, 2022 | *Up-and-coming group in high school athletics | Joe Deeney |
| LACTATE | Sun Sep 18, 2005 | Make milk | Joe DiPietro |
| LADYSNIGHT | Thu Mar 2, 2006 | Women-only affair? (G.K.) | Patrick Merrell |
| LAMPSHADE | Sun May 27, 2012 | Party hat? | Byron Walden |
| LAWFULLY | Sat May 14, 2016 | By the book | Jeff Chen |
| LIFECOACHES | Sun Apr 11, 2021 | Result of a merger between Quaker Oats and Greyhound? | Dick Shlakman and Will Nediger |
| LITIGATOR | Mon Apr 10, 2000 | Law-practicing reptile? | Ed Early |
| MAYFAIR | Tue Nov 23, 2010 | Upscale London district | Richard Chisholm |
| MUDFACIAL | Sat Aug 18, 2018 | Rejuvenating treatment at a spa | Mark Diehl |
| MYSIDE | Sun Jan 18, 2009 | What "time is on" in a 1964 Rolling Stones hit | Randolph Ross |
| ODORNEUTRALIZER | Sun Jun 7, 2009 | It freshens the air | Jeremy Newton |
| PLANECREW | Sun Jan 28, 2007 | Pilot, flight attendants, etc. | Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke |
| PROGRESSBAR | Thu Oct 31, 2024 | Graphic showing the status of a download, say | Sarah Sinclair and Paolo Pasco |
| QUICKIE | Fri Oct 26, 2012 | Rush job | Peter A. Collins |
| RADIOSPEAK | Sun Aug 25, 2024 | What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in | John Kugelman |
| ROBMORROW | Thu May 22, 2008 | *"Numb3rs" star | Richard Silvestri |
| SAPPIER | Sun Dec 5, 2010 | More sentimental | Ben Pall |
| SCARYSPICE | Fri Nov 2, 2012 | 1990s girl group member with a tongue piercing | Derek Bowman |
| SCOOPEDUP | Tue Jul 22, 2025 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? | Jeremy Newton |
| SEATOFTHEPANTS | Fri Dec 26, 2014 | Based on instinct and guesswork | Patrick Berry |
| STORYTIME | Sun Feb 26, 2023 | When to read aloud to kids | Will Nediger |
| TOMWOLFE | Sun Jan 5, 1997 | "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" author | W. R. Williams |
| TORONTORAPTORS | Mon May 27, 2019 | Canadian team in the N.B.A. | Bruce Haight |
| WARREQUIEM | Sun Mar 28, 1999 | 1961 Britten composition | Cathy Allis Millhauser |
| WINDOWSUPDATEFAILED | Sun Jan 25, 2026 | "Sorry, we'll have to put the old panes back in" | Mark MacLachlan |