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 50,528 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUTERING | Fri Feb 22, 2013 | Getting in gear | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| ANTHRO | Tue Nov 12, 2019 | College course in one of the social sciences, informally | Gabrielle Friedman and Jakob Weisblat |
| BATTLEOFTHENILE | Sat Nov 18, 2006 | Admiral Nelson victory | Victor Fleming |
| BEARDOIL | Sat May 20, 2023 | Muttonchops moisturizer | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| BLACKMASS | Wed Nov 16, 2016 | 2015 Whitey Bulger biopic | Jim Peredo |
| BLUSHES | Sun Feb 13, 2011 | Some sweet wines | Ian Livengood |
| BOUTONNIERE | Tue Apr 28, 1998 | Lapel adornment | Manny Nosowsky |
| CAIRNED | Fri Sep 8, 2006 | Having a stone heap as a landmark | Lisa Bunker |
| CANADABLUEGRASS | Sat Jan 11, 2014 | It has a close "Kentucky" cousin | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CONFIDANT | Sat Jan 27, 2024 | Secret lover? | Grace Warrington and Greg Warrington |
| CORALSNAKE | Fri Sep 12, 2025 | Reptile known for its distinct color bands | Joe Marquez |
| COVERTOPERATIONS | Sun Mar 1, 2009 | *Good and bad for a spy | Robert W. Harris |
| CROSSEYED | Mon Jun 23, 1997 | Afflicted with strabismus | Shannon Burns |
| DEALEY | Tue Jun 21, 1994 | Dallas's _____ Plaza | Betty Jorgensen |
| DISMALSWAMP | Tue Oct 15, 1996 | Large marsh near Virginia Beach | G. E. Paul |
| DMASS | Sun Nov 16, 2008 | Abbr. after Ted Kennedy's name | Merl Reagle |
| DOGBERT | Wed Jan 2, 2019 | Bespectacled canine of comics | Jacob Stulberg |
| EGGANDSPOONRACE | Fri Dec 26, 2025 | Competition that combines speed with balance | Andrew Spooner |
| GRASSROOTSMOVEMENT | Sun Dec 10, 2023 | The groundskeeper spent years studying ... | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| HALLEYSCOMET | Sun Feb 27, 1994 | Visitor of 1986 | Bette Sue Cohen |
| INBRIEF | Sat Dec 30, 2006 | Quickly | Rich Norris |
| LIGHTNINGSPEED | Sun Jun 21, 2020 | What do you get when you cross 114-Across with a 93-Down? | Byron and Harrison Walden |
| LOVELEADSTHEWAY | Sat Mar 18, 1995 | Treacly 1984 Disney movie | Manny Nosowsky |
| MANDAN | Sat Oct 4, 1997 | North Dakota native or city | Rich Norris |
| MULISH | Fri Sep 10, 2004 | Stubborn | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| NEWSREADER | Sat Sep 2, 2006 | BBC employee | Mel Rosen |
| OZEMPIC | Wed Nov 19, 2025 | Antidiabetes drug taken by many for weight loss | Jeremy Newton |
| PINEOIL | Fri Mar 1, 2019 | Natural disinfectant | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| RAVAGER | Fri Apr 25, 1997 | Vandal | Robert H. Wolfe |
| REPASTE | Fri Sep 28, 2001 | Stick over | Peter Gordon |
| STEALTHEPICTURE | Wed May 1, 2002 | Upstage everyone, maybe | Steve Jones |
| TANSHOES | Sat Aug 27, 2005 | Footwear in a 1959 Dodie Stevens hit | Byron Walden |
| TIPSOVER | Thu Aug 27, 2009 | Upsets | Derek Bowman |
| TOOBADSOSAD | Tue Sep 22, 2009 | "Tough!" | Gail Grabowski |
| TWOBITCROOKS | Thu Nov 7, 2013 | Small-time thieves | Alan DerKazarian |
| USERNAMEANDPASSWORD | Sun Sep 25, 2022 | *Security blankets | Meghan Morris |
| VANPELT | Fri Jul 9, 2010 | "Peanuts" surname | Patrick Berry |
| WASTEFUL | Sun Apr 16, 2000 | Generous to a fault | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WELLLIKED | Tue Oct 4, 2005 | Popular | Barry C. Silk |
| YOUPAY | Sun Feb 20, 2011 | Words before a discounted price | Elizabeth C. Gorski |