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 50,381 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHITECTS | Tue Oct 11, 2011 | Ones making plans | Ed Sessa |
| ARMYTRAINEE | Sat Jun 3, 2023 | One on base? | John Westwig |
| BOLDPROPOSAL | Wed Jul 8, 2020 | <b>"Will you marry me?"</b> | Chase Dittrich |
| BOLDS | Fri Jun 17, 2005 | Darkens, as type | Manny Nosowsky |
| BONDINVESTMENTS | Sun Jun 29, 2003 | Secret agent disguised as a clergyman? | Rich Norris |
| BORNTHISWAY | Fri Jan 13, 2017 | Grammy-nominated 2011 Lady Gaga album | Andrew J. Ries |
| BRIGANDS | Thu Mar 22, 2001 | Banded bandits | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| CASELOAD | Sun Mar 10, 2024 | Lawyer's bundle of work | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock |
| COMBOMEAL | Fri Jun 15, 2012 | Money-saving fast-food option | Mark Diehl |
| ENGINEMOUNTS | Sun Aug 21, 2011 | Attachment points under the hood | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EVALUATION | Sun Oct 14, 2001 | Rating | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| FEDEXES | Fri Apr 3, 2015 | Ships with speed | Patrick Berry |
| GOODMANACE | Tue Jul 11, 1995 | Old Saturday Review humorist | Gregory E. Paul |
| GRAFTING | Thu Jan 3, 2002 | Greenhouse operation | Randolph Ross |
| GRUMIO | Sun Nov 16, 1997 | "The Taming of the Shrew" servant | Frank Longo |
| GUMMI | Sun Feb 2, 2025 | ___ bears | Derrick Niederman |
| MANDATES | Fri Jul 5, 1996 | Requires | M. Gaffney |
| MARIJUANALEAVES | Fri Dec 20, 2024 | Common motifs in high art? | Henry Josephson |
| MERER | Fri Mar 15, 2024 | More trifling | Daniel Grinberg |
| NEIGHBOR | Sun May 29, 2011 | Touch | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| OPENPANDORASBOX | Fri May 20, 2011 | Create a whole new set of problems | David Levinson Wilk |
| PICTUREGALLERY | Sun May 8, 2005 | Hanging site [Buick] | Jim Page |
| POLICECRUISER | Sat Dec 14, 2019 | Black-and-white | Ryan McCarty |
| PRINCEWILLIAM | Thu Apr 28, 2011 | Bridegroom of 4/29/11 | Gary Cee |
| READIEST | Fri May 5, 2000 | Superlatively set | Roger Barkan |
| REALDEAL | Sun Mar 29, 2020 | Someone with all the desired qualities | Ricky Cruz |
| RENARDS | Thu May 8, 1997 | Namesakes of a literary fox | David J. Kahn |
| RENNY | Fri Apr 7, 2006 | "Die Hard 2" director Harlin | Adam Cohen |
| RENZO | Thu Jul 14, 2016 | ___ Piano, designer of The New York Times Building | David J. Kahn |
| REVERSEBIDS | Tue May 13, 2003 | Contract bridge tactics | Todd McClary |
| SHAMELESS | Sat Feb 8, 2014 | Not likely to blush | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| SITCOMMY | Sat Oct 27, 2018 | Formulaically humorous | Byron Walden |
| SOUTHER | Tue Mar 6, 2018 | Wind that typically brings warmer air | Bruce Greig |
| SQUAREDAWAY | Thu Mar 27, 2014 | Settled up | Jean O'Conor |
| STATEHOOD | Thu Dec 23, 2021 | District of Columbia advocacy subject | Stephen McCarthy |
| TOASTEDBAGEL | Mon Nov 29, 1999 | Breakfast course #1 | Richard Chisholm |
| WANTOUT | Sun Nov 13, 2011 | Feel that one's had enough, say | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| WETHER | Wed Sep 26, 2001 | Gelded ram | Stephen Budiansky |
| ZENSTATE | Sat Apr 11, 2009 | A Buddhist might be found in one | Karen M. Tracey |
| ZORROMASK | Sat Nov 9, 2019 | Part of a Halloween costume accompanying a sword | Neil Padrick Wilson |