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 50,478 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTINOMIC | Mon Jan 3, 1994 | In opposition to one another | Sidney L. Robbins |
| AROSEISAROSE | Sun Oct 6, 2019 | Truism based on a line by Gertrude Stein | Howard Barkin and Victor Barocas |
| ASSORTER | Fri Apr 3, 1998 | Classifier | Frank Longo |
| BARRELALONG | Mon Nov 13, 1995 | Drive fast | Norma Steinberg |
| BBQED | Wed Oct 15, 2025 | Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally | Nick Offerman and Christina Iverson |
| CREEPIEST | Fri Aug 2, 2002 | Most spine-chilling | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DANIELBOONE | Thu Oct 31, 1996 | Wilderness Road traveler | L. Sidway |
| DASHIKIS | Sat Dec 30, 2017 | Colorful pullovers | Damon Gulczynski |
| DENTALINSURANCE | Sat Aug 19, 2017 | It covers bridges, typically | Mark Diehl |
| DEVISER | Mon Jan 29, 2007 | Inventor | Fred Piscop |
| DICOTS | Fri Jul 12, 2013 | Daisies and the like, botanically | Matt Ginsberg |
| DIMAGE | Sun Jul 18, 2004 | Minolta digital camera | Seth A. Abel |
| DINNERBELL | Mon Jan 29, 2001 | Mealtime summoner | Sarah Keller |
| FURYROAD | Thu May 10, 2018 | 2015 "Mad Max" reboot, familiarly | Caitlin Reid |
| GHOSTWRITERS | Thu Oct 27, 2011 | Helps for autobiographers | Kurt Mueller |
| GIANTSEATURTLES | Fri May 20, 2011 | Loggerheads, e.g. | David Levinson Wilk |
| GIVEITSOMETIME | Sun Feb 19, 2006 | "Be a little more patient" | Joe DiPietro |
| GROUSES | Sun Mar 5, 1995 | Complains | A.J. Santora |
| GUERILLAWARFARE | Mon Aug 1, 2022 | Tactic employed by the Vietcong | Garrett Chalfin |
| HERESTHEKICKER | Tue Sep 13, 2022 | Lead-in to a surprising twist ... or a hint to 16-, 22-, 32- and 45-Across | Adam Wagner |
| HULKOUT | Sun Dec 27, 2009 | Become enraged, as a comic book figure | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LANELINES | Tue Dec 6, 2022 | Pool divisions | Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu |
| MAKEUPEXAMINATIONS | Sun Apr 28, 2002 | Product of a Lancôme/E.T.S. merger? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| NETWORKING | Fri Jul 7, 2017 | Business meeting? | Andy Kravis |
| POKERTAKE | Tue Sep 19, 2006 | See 33-Down | Allan E. Parrish |
| PUSHOUT | Thu Jun 15, 2023 | Forcibly remove | David Harris |
| RAFF | Sun May 7, 1995 | Disreputable people, for short | Bob Klahn |
| RAMMERS | Sat May 7, 2005 | Compaction tools | Patrick Berry |
| REDQUEEN | Thu Nov 6, 2008 | "Through the Looking-Glass" antagonist | Jeremy Newton |
| RIDDER | Wed Oct 5, 2011 | Knight ___ (former newspaper group) | Barry Boone |
| SEALADEAL | Tue May 9, 2017 | Complete the negotiations | Peter A. Collins |
| SENATESEATS | Sun Oct 22, 2006 | Very expensive contest prizes? | Harvey Estes |
| SHETLAND | Fri Feb 26, 2021 | Northernmost part of the U.K. | Chuck Deodene |
| SQUISHED | Mon Feb 7, 2000 | Stepped on, as a bug | Gregory E. Paul |
| STALLOUT | Sun Oct 14, 2007 | Abruptly stop | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THEODICY | Fri May 29, 2020 | Explanation for the existence of evil in God's presence | Sam Ezersky |
| THEOUTSIDERS | Fri Aug 29, 2008 | S. E. Hinton classic | Mike Nothnagel |
| UNOWED | Sun Apr 17, 2005 | Not needing payment, as a bill | Manny Nosowsky |
| WAXWORK | Fri Jul 3, 2009 | One might stand in a chamber of horrors | Kevin G. Der |
| WHANGED | Fri Apr 9, 2004 | Struck with a resounding blow | Bob Peoples |