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 50,872 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMIDONE | Sat Sep 20, 2025 | "Need anything else from me?" | Katie Hoody |
| ASHREW | Sun Apr 10, 1994 | "Every man... can tame _____ but he that hath her": Burton | Trip Payne |
| BIGBANK | Sat Sep 28, 2013 | Occupy opponent | Joe Krozel |
| CONSTANTS | Sat Jul 4, 2009 | Pi and others | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| COSLEEPER | Sat Sep 27, 2025 | Alternative to a crib | Adrian Johnson and Christina Iverson |
| CURVED | Thu Jan 18, 2001 | Like a boomerang | Manny Nosowsky |
| DEADBODY | Thu Oct 10, 2013 | Nonspeaking role on "CSI" | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| ESCALLOPS | Sat May 3, 2003 | Prepares potatoes in a way | John Scott Marrone |
| EXPOSING | Sun Oct 13, 2002 | Shedding light on | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GETSINSHAPE | Tue Feb 10, 2026 | Regularly hits the gym, say | Sarah Sinclair and Amie Walker |
| GUIDEBOOKS | Fri Aug 27, 2021 | Tourists' reading | Robyn Weintraub |
| HERETICS | Sat Apr 17, 2021 | Some Renaissance-era scientists | Leslie Rogers |
| IMNOTAKIDANYMORE | Sun Nov 9, 2025 | "Treat me like an adult, MOM!" | Amie Walker |
| IMPALING | Sat Nov 18, 1995 | Spiking | Glenton Petgrave |
| INCINERATED | Fri Jul 21, 2006 | Burned up | Kyle Mahowald |
| LAMBSHANKS | Mon Dec 15, 2008 | Essayist Charles's favorite entree? | Susan Gelfand |
| LASTSONG | Mon Apr 1, 2019 | Band's closing number | Joel Fagliano |
| LIKEAROCK | Wed Aug 22, 2007 | Chevy truck slogan, once | Patrick Blindauer |
| LOOSEASAGOOSE | Mon Dec 3, 2001 | Completely relaxed | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| MEGAHITS | Sat Dec 18, 2010 | Smashes | Brad Wilber |
| MINEPIT | Sat Oct 13, 2001 | Place to look for the silver lining? | Jim Page |
| NANTUCKET | Sat Aug 2, 2003 | Noted whaling port, once | Dana Motley |
| NFLD | Sun Aug 8, 2004 | Can. province | Bill Zais |
| NIANTIC | Tue Jan 4, 2000 | Connecticut town near New London | Joy L. Wouk |
| OVERREACH | Sat Aug 14, 1999 | Exceed | Joe DiPietro |
| OVERTRADE | Fri Aug 30, 1996 | Leave oneself at risk on Wall Street | A. J. Santora |
| PARTYPEOPLE | Mon Jan 18, 2016 | They know how to have a good time | Kathy Wienberg |
| PULLUPTOTHECURB | Tue Jun 13, 2000 | Park | Peter Gordon |
| RIDDED | Sat May 2, 1998 | Purged: Var. | Jeff Herrington |
| RUSSELLLONG | Tue Aug 14, 2001 | Louisiana senator, 1948-87 | Randall J. Hartman |
| SECONDTHEMOTION | Mon Oct 16, 1995 | Support, at a meeting | Bernice Gordon |
| SERVESMERIGHT | Sun Jun 16, 2024 | "That's what I get" | Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu |
| SLACKJAW | Fri May 22, 1998 | Part of an astonished expression | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SPINROOMS | Sun Oct 12, 2025 | Postdebate areas | Michael Schlossberg |
| STAGNATION | Fri Oct 2, 2015 | Result of standing too long, maybe | Patrick Berry |
| SUPERMOONS | Wed Jun 11, 2025 | Celestial phenomena observed at perigees | Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen |
| THINKINGEVIL | Sat Dec 24, 2005 | Demonizing, with "of" | Byron Walden |
| VELURE | Sat Jan 24, 2015 | Cushiony fabric | Kevin G. Der |
| WAREHOUSE | Sat Apr 24, 1999 | Forklift locale | Joe DiPietro |
| WHISKED | Wed Mar 5, 2025 | Beat rapidly, as eggs | Rebecca Goldstein |