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 50,388 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADISH | Sun Mar 23, 2003 | "___ fit for a king" | Con Pederson |
| ALTRUIST | Tue Feb 27, 2024 | One with unselfish motivations | Nate Cardin |
| ASLIM | Wed Oct 8, 1997 | "There's ___ chance of that" | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| BACKINTOACORNER | Wed Mar 26, 2003 | Theme of this puzzle | Randall J. Hartman |
| BIONICEYE | Sun Aug 21, 2016 | Feature of the Six Million Dollar Man | Kathy Matheson and Jeff Chen |
| BONESTRUCTURE | Mon Jan 30, 2012 | Osteoporosis threatens it | Francesco Trogu |
| CARIBES | Fri Nov 2, 2012 | Piranhas | Derek Bowman |
| CHEMISTS | Thu Nov 27, 2008 | Formula formulators | Patrick Berry |
| COLORCOORDINATED | Sun May 23, 1999 | Avoiding a clash | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| COMFIER | Sun Oct 11, 2020 | Like slippers versus dress shoes | Gary Larson |
| CONJOIN | Wed May 15, 2019 | Link | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| COSBYS | Fri Aug 30, 1996 | Comic Bill and others | A. J. Santora |
| CREATURES | Wed Dec 28, 2005 | Some Halloween costumes | Ernest Lampert |
| DIVIDEUP | Thu Jul 1, 2010 | Split | Clive Probert |
| EIDMUBARAK | Fri Jul 7, 2023 | Festive Islamic greeting | Adrian Johnson |
| FISHOILS | Tue Nov 29, 2016 | They're rich in omega-3 fatty acids | Jacob Stulberg |
| FTENS | Thu Nov 24, 2005 | U.S. military planes | Michael Shteyman |
| GETBACKINSHAPE | Sun Jan 1, 2023 | Recommit to one's fitness … or what 23-Across depicts literally | Adam Wagner, Michael Lieberman and Rafael Musa |
| INDIAPERS | Fri Dec 10, 2021 | Untrained, perhaps | Joe DiPietro |
| INONESSALADDAYS | Fri Apr 13, 2012 | Young and inexperienced | Tim Croce |
| LATEBETS | Sat Dec 26, 2020 | No-nos at a racetrack | John Guzzetta |
| LIKEBUTTON | Sat Jan 4, 2020 | Support mechanism? | Adam Aaronson |
| LOOKFOR | Sun Feb 17, 2013 | Pursue | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| MIDDLELOWGERMAN | Tue Sep 2, 2008 | 12th-15th century European tongue | Stanley Newman |
| NEWBALANCE | Mon Aug 15, 2022 | Footwear giant headquartered in Boston, Mass. | Simon Marotte |
| NEWTONSCRADLE | Thu Jul 11, 2013 | Gizmo often with five balls that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy | Henry Hook |
| OURLORD | Sun May 17, 2020 | Christ, to Christians | Byron Walden |
| PLAYINGSOLO | Wed Mar 4, 2015 | What Harrison Ford was doing in 1977, 1980 and 1983? | Jeff Stillman |
| SCAPA | Sun Jan 21, 2001 | ___ Flow (British naval base site) | Con Pederson |
| SHREWDER | Sun Jun 30, 1996 | More astute | R. Norris |
| SOBBING | Tue Oct 28, 2025 | Melodramatic crying | Adrianne Baik |
| SOCIALCUE | Fri Jul 5, 2024 | Crossed arms or yawning, e.g. | Trent H. Evans |
| STALKED | Sat Mar 20, 2010 | Didn't just follow around | Joe Krozel |
| SUPERLATIVE | Thu Jan 11, 2024 | Like an accomplishment worthy of Guinness | Damon Gulczynski |
| TAKINGILL | Fri Sep 17, 1999 | Coming down with something | Patrick D. Berry |
| TEAMEVENT | Sun Sep 22, 2024 | 4x100 relay, for one | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| TEMPORAL | Fri Jul 21, 2000 | Time-related | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TIMEOFTHESEASON | Thu Dec 16, 2004 | 1969 #3 hit and a hint to this puzzle's theme | Mike Torch |
| UNBOSOMS | Sun Apr 13, 1997 | Reveals, as a secret | Cathy Millhauser |
| VERIFY | Thu Jun 5, 2025 | *Confirm to be true | Timothy Gaetz |