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 50,547 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALITTLEGIVEANDTAKE | Sun Jul 20, 2014 | See instructions | Eric Berlin |
| AMORPHIC | Sun Feb 1, 1998 | Without form | Merl Reagle |
| ANNEBAXTER | Sat Jan 17, 1998 | "All About Eve" actress | Rich Norris |
| ARRIVER | Sun Jan 27, 2008 | One pulling in | Mike Nothnagel |
| ASDRYASABONE | Sun May 27, 2012 | Severely parched | Byron Walden |
| BANGOUT | Wed Feb 3, 2021 | Do quickly, as an assignment | Yacob Yonas |
| CAMERAFILM | Mon Aug 19, 2013 | Obsolescent Kodak product | Jean O'Conor |
| COREBELIEF | Sun Jun 18, 2023 | "Whaddya mean it's the pits? It's the best part of an apple!" | Joe DiPietro |
| CORRECTIONS | Sat Dec 22, 2018 | Slip covers? | Joon Pahk |
| CREDENTIALS | Thu Jun 28, 2018 | Bona fides | Jeff Chen |
| DATASTORAGE | Sun Jun 18, 2017 | Cloud's purpose | Sam Trabucco |
| DEMOREEL | Sat Dec 27, 2025 | Best performances by an actor in a short film? | Katie Hoody |
| HALVAH | Sun Aug 7, 1994 | Honeyed Turkish confection | Dean Niles |
| HITMEAGAIN | Wed Oct 3, 2007 | Call in blackjack | Robert Dillman |
| HUNGOVER | Sat Feb 3, 2018 | Like many people on January 1 | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| INFANTRYGENERAL | Sat Feb 19, 1994 | Army bigwig | Charles E. Gersch |
| INGATE | Sun Oct 24, 1999 | Molten metal channel | Nancy Salomon |
| INTRADE | Sat Jul 19, 1997 | Without money changing hands | Robert H. Wolfe |
| ITOLDYOUAHUNDREDTIMES | Sun Sep 18, 2022 | Mathematician's go-to parenting phrase? | Katie Hale |
| JOINTVENTURE | Sun Apr 5, 2009 | Founding of a hip replacement clinic? | Charles Deber |
| JUDGEWAPNER | Sat Feb 13, 2016 | Arbiter of 1980s TV | Peter Wentz |
| LANDOFLINCOLN | Sun Jan 23, 2005 | Illinois | Joe DiPietro |
| LIQUEUR | Thu Oct 1, 1998 | Cordial | Manny Nosowsky |
| MAGDALA | Sun Aug 24, 2003 | Birthplace of a biblical Mary | Patrick Berry |
| OBVIOUS | Sun Feb 10, 2002 | Hardly subtle | Harvey Estes & Nancy Salomon |
| PUBLICRELATIONS | Mon Apr 14, 2003 | Media consultant's field | Janet R. Bender |
| PUGNACITY | Wed Dec 3, 1997 | Belligerence | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| RAB | Fri Jun 16, 1995 | Mortar beater | Thomas W. Schier |
| RECIPEFORDISASTER | Sun Jan 21, 2018 | Very bad plan | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis |
| SATCHELS | Fri Apr 13, 2001 | Purse alternatives | Joe DiPietro |
| SAYBYEBYE | Tue Oct 5, 2010 | Bid adieu, informally | Paula Gamache |
| SEESIT | Sun Oct 8, 2023 | Gets the picture | Sid Sivakumar |
| SEXPOTS | Fri Jul 13, 2018 | Vamps | Trenton Charlson |
| SIXTE | Sun Dec 25, 2011 | Fencing position | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| STORAGESPACES | Fri Feb 27, 2015 | Trunks, e.g. | Julian Lim |
| TRICKQUESTIONS | Thu Feb 23, 2017 | *"Which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" and others* | Jeff Chen |
| UNDERGROUND | Sun Feb 26, 2012 | London transportation | Daniel A. Finan |
| WANDAVISION | Mon Sep 12, 2022 | Disney+ series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe | Michael Lieberman |
| WHOLLSTOPTHERAIN | Sun Jun 18, 1995 | Creedence Clearwater question, 1970 | Rich Norris |
| WOIM | Sun Sep 17, 1995 | Butch's "Our Gang" pal | Stanley Newman |