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 50,677 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPTATIONS | Sun Oct 24, 2021 | A wood frog's ability to freeze itself in winter and an octopus's ability to change color, for two | Katie Hale |
| AGAINSTTHERULES | Sat Nov 16, 2002 | Not allowed | Leonard Williams |
| ALEXCOMFORT | Tue Nov 28, 2006 | "The Joy of Sex" author | Alan Arbesfeld |
| ASSISTANTEDITOR | Fri Aug 18, 2000 | Name in the middle of a masthead | Patrick D. Berry |
| BALDPATE | Fri Sep 7, 2018 | Chrome dome, so to speak | Josh Knapp |
| BENICIO | Wed May 29, 2019 | Del Toro of "The Usual Suspects" | Jules Markey |
| BRAKESHOE | Fri Aug 4, 2000 | Car halter | Jim Page |
| CATASTROPHE | Wed Jul 21, 2010 | Disaster | Oliver Hill |
| CUTTLE | Wed Aug 30, 2017 | Sea creature with eight arms | David J. Kahn |
| DAILYDOZEN | Sat Dec 23, 2006 | Set of routine duties | Myles Callum |
| DAMOZEL | Sun Mar 22, 2009 | Young woman, old-style | Joon Pahk and Matt Matera |
| DRIVEOUT | Sun Apr 3, 2005 | Expel | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| EARTHQUAKES | Sun May 12, 2019 | What's measured by [circled letters] | Victor Barocas |
| ESTAMPA | Sat Aug 7, 2010 | Imprint: Sp. | Joe Krozel |
| FRIARSCLUB | Tue Mar 25, 2025 | Locale famous for roasts | Bob Benson |
| FULLTIMESTUDENT | Tue May 8, 2007 | One not taking just a few classes | Sarah Keller |
| HEALUP | Wed May 19, 2021 | Form a scab, say | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| HELLOHELLO | Sat Jul 7, 2007 | Enthusiastic welcome | Todd McClary |
| INKYCAP | Thu Dec 23, 1999 | Mushroom variety | Joe DiPietro |
| KIDIS | Sat Aug 7, 2010 | "But the ___ not my son" ("Billie Jean" lyric) | Joe Krozel |
| LAYANCHOR | Tue Sep 12, 2006 | Secure oneself in port | James R. Leeds |
| LEADEROFMEN | Fri Nov 18, 2005 | Take-charge kind of guy | Manny Nosowsky |
| MANDALORIAN | Sat Jan 27, 2024 | Series that begins on the ice planet Pagodon, with "The" | Grace Warrington and Greg Warrington |
| MARSHLANDS | Sun Apr 14, 2002 | Where bulrushes grow | David J. Kahn |
| MISSEDWORK | Sat Oct 27, 2018 | Took sick leave, say | Byron Walden |
| MULTILEVEL | Sat Jul 6, 2002 | Biplane? | Nancy Joline |
| PAPERSOVER | Fri Aug 24, 2001 | Tries to cover up | Manny Nosowsky |
| PEACECONFERENCE | Fri Jul 3, 1998 | It may follow a cease-fire | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| QRATIO | Sun Oct 21, 2007 | Market value of a company's assets divided by their replacement cost | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| RAINBOWTROUT | Thu Sep 13, 2018 | Colorful food fish | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| RUBOFF | Sun Jun 28, 2020 | Have an influence (on) | Jon Schneider and Anderson Wang |
| SHAQATTAQ | Tue Sep 13, 2016 | O'Neal's memoir of his N.B.A. rookie year | Stanley Newman |
| SHIPOFFOOLS | Tue Jun 22, 2010 | 1965 Vivien Leigh movie | Barry C. Silk |
| SMITHEREENS | Sat Aug 28, 2010 | Bits | Xan Vongsathorn |
| SOWHEREWEREWE | Wed Jun 3, 2015 | Pickup line? | Herre Schouwerwou |
| STRIKINGLY | Sat Mar 29, 1997 | Very much | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| THATSBESIDETHEPOINT | Sun Mar 30, 2025 | . [Not this] | Simeon Seigel |
| THIRTYONE | Fri Mar 1, 1996 | Card game also called schnautz | Charles E. Gersch |
| VISUALGAG | Sat Nov 18, 2023 | Photo of someone holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, say | Hoang-Kim Vu |
| WASJUDGEANDJURY | Wed Sep 11, 2002 | Had total authority | A. J. Santora |