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 50,619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTDUMB | Sat Jul 26, 2025 | Play the fool | Adam Levav |
| ANYOF | Wed Mar 13, 2002 | "Don't give me ___ your lip!" | Ed Early |
| BALEFULLY | Sat Sep 30, 2006 | With undisguised menace | Patrick Berry |
| BOOMMICROPHONE | Mon Jan 1, 2001 | Voice amplifier on a pole | Manny Nosowsky |
| CASSELLIOT | Thu Mar 13, 1997 | Big Mama | Matt Gaffney |
| COMEUPON | Thu Mar 4, 1999 | Discover | Cathy Millhauser |
| DAVESTEWART | Thu Mar 31, 2011 | A's hurler (1989 champs) / Eurythmics musician on "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (#1 in 1983) | Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman |
| DISCUSTHROW | Thu Dec 22, 2011 | Olympic event dating back to ancient Greece | Kristian House |
| DYANCANNON | Thu Mar 29, 2007 | Walter Matthau's love interest in "Out to Sea" | David J. Kahn |
| EMPLOYED | Thu Oct 7, 2021 | Working | Timothy Polin |
| FOGGIER | Sun Feb 5, 2017 | Less safe for a plane landing, in a way | Sam Trabucco |
| GLEANERS | Tue Aug 11, 1998 | Grain gatherers | Randall J. Hartman |
| GREENAGE | Sat Jan 7, 1995 | Meadowlands | Randolph Ross |
| HEMOPHILIA | Fri Mar 16, 2018 | Genetic disorder carried by Queen Victoria | Robyn Weintraub |
| IFTAR | Fri Aug 1, 2025 | Evening meal during Ramadan | Abigail Martin |
| INKSTONE | Sat Mar 26, 2016 | Calligrapher's grinding mortar | Damon Gulczynski |
| JAYMOHR | Mon Jul 19, 2010 | Former host of TV's "Last Comic Standing" | David Blake |
| JIMHENSON | Sat Jan 15, 1994 | He once had a hand in morning TV | Manny Nosowsky |
| LABORDAY | Mon Jul 23, 2007 | Jerry Lewis telethon time | Randall J. Hartman |
| LABORPAINS | Sat Oct 28, 2023 | They signal a delivery | Ryan McCarty |
| LASTMOVE | Sat Jan 1, 2005 | Checkmate | Raymond C. Young |
| LOMBARDY | Fri Oct 18, 2013 | Italian region that's home to Milan | David Steinberg |
| MEDIASTORM | Sun Oct 15, 2017 | Modern-day circus | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| MISCALCULATIONS | Fri Jan 9, 1998 | Errors | Manny Nosowsky |
| NATATOR | Thu Jan 3, 2013 | Swimmer | Bruce Haight |
| NETNEGATIVE | Tue Feb 28, 2017 | Outcome that's overall unfavorable | Jacob Stulberg |
| NUUK | Sat Oct 19, 2024 | Greenland's capital | August Miller |
| PASSDOWN | Tue Sep 19, 2023 | Give to someone from a younger generation | Gia Bosko |
| PERVERTS | Fri Dec 16, 2005 | Misapplies | Joe DiPietro |
| POLLERS | Sun Jan 11, 2009 | Pre-election workers | David J. Kahn |
| REPUTEDLY | Fri Apr 16, 2010 | "Rumor has it ..." | Eric Berlin |
| RIGGEDUP | Sat May 7, 2011 | Threw together | Tim Croce |
| SIXSTORY | Thu Jan 19, 2012 | Like the maximum-height New York City apartment building that's not required to have a fire evacuation plan | Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller |
| TEARSOPEN | Tue Oct 28, 2008 | Unwraps in a hurry | Allan E. Parrish |
| THEMEROOM | Sun Oct 16, 2022 | Part of a hotel with décor fitting a certain motif | Paolo Pasco |
| THEPEOPLE | Fri Jan 11, 2002 | Side in a criminal case | Mark Diehl |
| THESTARSANDBARS | Fri Feb 27, 2009 | Bygone flag | Joe DiPietro |
| THEWITCHINGHOUR | Mon Oct 20, 2014 | Midnight | Patrick Blindauer |
| TINSELLY | Sat Dec 23, 1995 | Like a Christmas tree | Manny Nosowsky |
| TURKISH | Tue Nov 29, 2016 | With 53-Across, a sugary treat | Jacob Stulberg |