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 50,654 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALKY | Thu Dec 16, 2010 | Boozer | Charles Deber |
| ALONGSHORE | Sat Aug 9, 2003 | Not in deep water, say | William I. Johnston |
| ANGELFISH | Mon Jun 10, 2024 | Striped swimmer named for a heavenly being | Kareem Ayas |
| ANTAEUS | Sun Oct 30, 1994 | "Invincible" victim of Hercules | R. M. Hopkins |
| AREYOUWITHME | Sun Mar 1, 2020 | RUMYSELF | Sam Trabucco |
| AWAYFROM | Sun Nov 4, 2012 | Not present at | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BACKSOSOON | Fri Dec 22, 2023 | "Didn't you just leave?" | Brooke Husic and Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BROOKINGSSD | Sat Sep 24, 2005 | University town with ZIP code 57006 | Byron Walden |
| COROUTINE | Sat Nov 4, 1995 | Computer program segment | Frank A. Longo |
| EGOSAVING | Mon Nov 15, 1999 | Helping to avoid humiliation | Nick Grivas |
| ELEMS | Thu Feb 9, 2012 | Fe, Ag, Au, etc. | Kevin G. Der |
| ENHANCING | Fri Jul 19, 2002 | Touching up | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| FASTCASUAL | Fri May 23, 2025 | Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g. | Kate Hawkins |
| FIGHTERJETS | Tue Apr 21, 2020 | *Air Force aircraft | Andrew Kingsley |
| FOURTHOFJULY | Mon Jul 4, 2016 | Holiday suggested by the starts of 20-, 26-, 36- and 42-Across, literally | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen |
| FROSTBIT | Thu Jun 13, 1996 | Nipped in the winter | D. J. Kahn |
| GRAYLADY | Sat Sep 3, 2005 | Nickname for Nantucket, because of its frequent fog, with "the" | Bob Peoples |
| HASATASTE | Mon Mar 8, 2021 | Tries some food | Eric Bornstein |
| HOOKNOSE | Sun Aug 13, 2006 | Plastic surgeon's target | Derrick Niederman |
| IMTHEKINGOFTHEWORLD | Sun Apr 15, 2012 | Iconic line shouted in "56-Down" | Kevin G. Der |
| LANDSCAPES | Sun Mar 21, 2010 | Manages to grab some bullfight attire? | Adam Fromm |
| LIFEFORCES | Fri Nov 11, 1994 | Agents of change | Randolph Ross |
| LOSTSOULS | Thu Nov 3, 2022 | Directionless sorts | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| MAZIER | Sat Feb 23, 2002 | More confusing | Rich Norris |
| MUSICRACKS | Sun Aug 10, 2008 | Conductors' aids | Will Nediger |
| PARTAY | Sun Jul 1, 2018 | Quite a bash, in slang | Sam Trabucco |
| PLAYEDCUPID | Tue Oct 4, 2022 | Set up a couple on a blind date, say | Joe Deeney |
| PROPHECY | Fri Jul 26, 2024 | Predictive text? | Andy Kravis |
| QUADRATICS | Fri Nov 11, 1994 | Branch of algebra | Randolph Ross |
| RAYMONDCARVER | Sun Dec 3, 1995 | Scribbling sculptor | Martin Schneider |
| RETROSPECT | Fri Nov 7, 2003 | Survey of the past | Jim Page |
| SCHAVS | Thu Dec 7, 1995 | Cold sorrel soups | Michael S. Maurer |
| SENATEROSTERS | Sun Oct 10, 2004 | Groups of 100 | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SETSOFTONGS | Sun Apr 3, 2022 | Items used by barkeepers, barbecuers and blacksmiths | Byron Walden |
| SEVENYEARSINTIBET | Sun Nov 24, 2019 | Hit 1997 film condemned by the Chinese government | Frank Longo |
| TELLMEIMPRETTY | Sun Feb 4, 2024 | Fishing line? | Daniel Grinberg |
| THEWOMEN | Wed Jul 19, 1995 | 1936 Clare Boothe Luce play | Nancy S. Ross |
| TRADESON | Sun Jun 15, 2025 | Takes advantage of / Decoration painted on many a W.W. II aircraft | Adam Wagner and Rebecca Goldstein |
| UPFORDEBATE | Thu Jul 20, 2023 | Worth discussing, as an issue | Drew Schmenner |
| WENTTOETOTOE | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Faced off | Sam Ezersky |