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 50,775 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGGRESSORNATION | Fri Jun 24, 2016 | Hostile territory? | Patrick Berry |
| AMANDAPEET | Wed Feb 17, 2021 | "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" co-star | David Harris and Evan Kalish |
| ANALGESIA | Fri Nov 17, 2017 | One effect of marijuana | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| BOBUECKER | Sun Aug 15, 2004 | Source of the quip | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| CHOPCHOP | Sun Jan 29, 2012 | Lickety-split | Ian Livengood |
| CINCY | Tue Aug 1, 2006 | Bengals' home, familiarly | David Sullivan |
| COUGHEDUP | Thu Apr 6, 2000 | Paid reluctantly | Manny Nosowsky |
| CROSSEDONESPATH | Sat Oct 9, 2010 | Met a body | Joe Krozel |
| DIFFUSE | Mon Dec 11, 2017 | Not concentrated, as light | Brian Thomas |
| DIRTYPOOL | Sun Oct 5, 2008 | *What theaters play | Byron Walden |
| DREWAWAY | Thu Oct 14, 1999 | Recoiled | Joe DiPietro |
| FACEBOOKBUTTONS | Mon Jul 13, 2015 | What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across are | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| HASTENER | Sun Mar 7, 1999 | One in a rush | Randolph Ross |
| HIGHENERGY | Tue Jul 8, 2014 | Like much snack food for hikers | Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski |
| LAHAINA | Sat May 8, 2010 | Maui locale that was once the capital of the kingdom of Hawaii | Mark Diehl |
| LCDDISPLAY | Thu Jul 12, 2001 | Laptop readout | William I. Johnston |
| LETSPUTAPININIT | Tue May 31, 2022 | Suggestion to defer discussion ... and what might be said of 17-, 25, 46- and 60-Across | Sam Buchbinder and Brad Wilber |
| MARCHON | Fri Dec 8, 2000 | Continue in a parade | Bob Klahn |
| NEEDLEPOINTKITS | Thu Jun 22, 2006 | Craft store offerings | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| NIPPLES | Tue Dec 9, 2008 | Parts of baby bottles | C. W. Stewart |
| NOMANS | Wed Apr 29, 2009 | Kind of land | Barry C. Silk |
| NOSHESON | Fri May 2, 2025 | Makes a snack of | Robyn Weintraub |
| OLDPALS | Sun Jun 18, 2017 | Cronies | Sam Trabucco |
| ONTHEBEAT | Sat Aug 30, 2025 | Patrolling a neighborhood | Maddy Ziegler |
| ONTHEFIRSTCOUNT | Mon Sep 28, 1998 | Judge's query to a jury | Robert Dillman |
| PRAISERS | Tue Nov 22, 1994 | Eulogists | Wayne Robert Williams |
| PRINCESSDAISY | Mon Nov 28, 1994 | Judith Krantz novel | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| PUTYOURHANDSUP | Tue Oct 1, 1996 | What the manicurist-turned-policeman said | R. J. Hartman |
| PYROTECHNIC | Mon Jan 18, 2016 | Related to fireworks | Kathy Wienberg |
| RECRIMINATION | Fri May 6, 2016 | Countercharge | Julian Lim |
| REQUEST | Wed Mar 26, 2014 | Radio station listener's call-in, perhaps | Alex Vratsanos |
| SPACETHEFINALFRONTIER | Sun Feb 6, 2022 | Memorable quote from 70-Across | Stephen McCarthy |
| THANKSAHEAP | Fri Dec 1, 2023 | Sarcastic expression of gratitude | Jem Burch |
| THINKINGCAP | Mon Sep 29, 2025 | Headwear usually worn metaphorically | Brian Keller |
| UNCLOAKS | Sat Nov 13, 2010 | Exposes | Mark Diehl |
| UNSUNGHEROES | Fri May 4, 2007 | Ones not getting their deserved acclaim | Manny Nosowsky |
| WATERBIRTH | Sat Aug 17, 2019 | Maternity option involving a pool | Michael Hawkins |
| WHATMATTERS | Tue Dec 18, 2007 | The important thing | Alan Arbesfeld |
| WORDORDER | Fri Sep 23, 2011 | Factor affecting Google search results | Mike Nothnagel |
| ZOOMLENSES | Wed Aug 7, 2013 | *Photo gear with variable focal lengths | Erik Wennstrom |