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 50,664 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALASKARANGE | Tue Oct 16, 2012 | Location of Mount McKinley | Bill Thompson |
| AROACE | Sun Nov 9, 2025 | Like someone who experiences little to no amorous and sexual attraction, for short | Amie Walker |
| BLANKETS | Sun Jul 17, 2022 | They might be down for a nap | Greg Slovacek |
| BOWSAW | Tue Nov 2, 2021 | Tension-based cutting tool | Vaibhav Srikaran and Matthew Stock |
| BROADWAYTICKETS | Wed May 22, 2019 | Two for the show | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| CALEDONIA | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Scotland, to poets | Patrick Berry |
| CAPSULE | Sat Nov 26, 1994 | Tablet alternative | Manny Nosowsky |
| CRAZYASALOON | Mon Sep 22, 1997 | Bonkers | Gregory E. Paul |
| DRINKLIKEAFISH | Mon May 16, 2022 | Imbibe copiously | Lynn Lempel |
| FUELCAN | Wed Mar 29, 2023 | Something a Tesla driver doesn't need to carry | Ben Zoon |
| FULLBEARD | Sun Mar 1, 2026 | Notable feature of Hagrid or Gandalf | Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic |
| GANGSTASPARADISE | Thu Jul 13, 2023 | 1995 Coolio song featured in the film "Dangerous Minds" | Hanh Huynh |
| GETGRAY | Fri Jun 7, 2002 | Age, in a way | Manny Nosowsky |
| JUNTO | Thu Apr 11, 1996 | Cabal | R. Hamel |
| KINGSOLVER | Sat Dec 31, 2011 | Novelist whose character Adah speaks in palindromes | Joe Krozel |
| LEONPANETTA | Fri Feb 17, 2006 | 1990's White House chief of staff | Trip Payne |
| LIFERAFT | Mon Mar 9, 2015 | Need on a sinking ship | Debbie Ellerin |
| LIGHTNINGCHESS | Sun Jan 20, 2002 | Quick mating ritual? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| LIZPHAIR | Thu Nov 24, 2005 | Female rocker with the 2003 hit "Why Can't I?" | Michael Shteyman |
| MAKEANOFFER | Mon Aug 1, 2005 | Start a negotiation | Kendall Twigg |
| MARBLESLAB | Mon Aug 10, 2015 | *Many a countertop | C. W. Stewart |
| MATHEMATICAL | Sun Jan 13, 2013 | Like magic squares | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MISPRINTED | Sun Jun 25, 2006 | Like some highly collectible paper money | Jim Page |
| MOODCONGRUENCE | Sun Nov 3, 2024 | Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one's current emotional state | Sid Sivakumar |
| NOMINALFEE | Fri Nov 29, 2019 | Small price to pay | Sam Buchbinder |
| PERNICIOUS | Fri Nov 10, 2023 | Subtly damaging | Kate Hawkins |
| PLAINLY | Sat Apr 20, 2002 | À la the Amish | Dana Motley |
| POCKETERS | Sun Mar 19, 2006 | Subtle thieves | Michael Shteyman |
| RAILROADTIE | Sun Aug 24, 1997 | Engineer's apparel? | Michael S. Maurer |
| REAWOKEN | Fri Jun 24, 2016 | Brought out of hibernation | Patrick Berry |
| RIPSON | Tue Feb 28, 2023 | Mercilessly criticizes | Gia Bosko |
| RODEON | Sun Feb 25, 2018 | Was mounted atop | Will Nediger |
| SCOOCHED | Wed Oct 6, 2021 | Slid over a bit | Jules Markey |
| SEEABLE | Sat May 3, 1997 | In view | Rich Norris |
| SISBOOMBAH | Wed Sep 12, 2001 | End of a cheer | Philip Lew |
| SKOOL | Sun May 21, 2023 | Vans Old ___ (classic sneaker) | Robert Ryan |
| TREASURESTATE | Sat Nov 25, 2023 | Line on a Montana license plate | Jeff Stillman |
| WEIRDVIBE | Mon Mar 23, 2026 | Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have? | Matthew Luter |
| WRESTLINGRING | Thu May 12, 2016 | Stage for Hulk Hogan | James Tuttle |
| ZIPA | Mon Jan 14, 2002 | "___-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Michael Shteyman |