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 50,514 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKCOLLARS | Tue May 14, 2024 | Neckwear for noisy dogs | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| BRETHARTE | Thu Nov 23, 2000 | Gold rush writer | Louis Hildebrand |
| CHALLENGER | Wed Nov 24, 2010 | #3 | Allan E. Parrish |
| CHARTROOM | Fri Jan 21, 1994 | Navigator's work area | A.J. Santora |
| CHEWSAT | Thu Feb 21, 2008 | Bothers | Peter A. Collins |
| DEREKJETER | Sat Feb 23, 2002 | 1996 A.L. Rookie of the Year | Rich Norris |
| DOGCATCHERS | Sat Jul 11, 1998 | They may pick up a few pointers | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| DOLLCARRIAGE | Tue Nov 18, 2008 | Wheeled toy | Richard Chisholm |
| DROPLEAFTABLE | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Piece of furniture with parts that fold down, as depicted seven times in this puzzle | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| EXHIBITB | Sat Jun 16, 2007 | Further evidence | Joe DiPietro |
| EXPOSGAME | Fri Apr 18, 2008 | Bygone Montreal event | Joe DiPietro |
| FIREDEPT | Thu Aug 15, 2002 | Grp. at a station | Manny Nosowsky |
| FIREMARSHAL | Fri Jul 18, 2008 | Person with a burning resentment? | Mike Nothnagel |
| FLATWHITE | Fri Aug 14, 2020 | Coffee order similar to a latte | Nam Jin Yoon |
| GREENAGE | Sat Jan 7, 1995 | Meadowlands | Randolph Ross |
| GSHAPED | Sun Apr 23, 2006 | Like some fishing hooks | Joe DiPietro |
| HADAGOAT | Sat Aug 27, 2005 | Tried | Byron Walden |
| INDOCHINA | Thu May 8, 2008 | Red River area | Harvey Estes |
| INTHEFIELD | Fri Jul 9, 2004 | Where a specialist has expertise | David Liben-Nowell |
| INTRICACY | Mon Aug 30, 2021 | Complexity | Brooke Husic |
| JAGUARXKES | Sun Feb 2, 2025 | Classic British sports cars | Derrick Niederman |
| LENSCOVERS | Fri Jan 15, 2016 | Shot blockers | Patrick Berry |
| MICROSECONDS | Thu Feb 17, 2022 | Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ... | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| OAKISLAND | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | Famous buried treasure site in Nova Scotia | Joe DiPietro |
| OVERDRIVES | Sun Aug 18, 2013 | Certain car gears | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| POLLEES | Thu Oct 10, 1996 | Roper subjects | D. J. Kahn |
| POLYGON | Wed Apr 29, 2015 | ELK, EARL, LEAK or GEAR, geometrically | Daniel Landman |
| PURSUANT | Thu Apr 14, 2005 | Following, with "to" | David Murchie |
| RINGSOUTTHEOLD | Sun Jan 1, 1995 | Leaves the past behind | Henry Hook |
| SCREECHINGHALT | Thu Feb 27, 2003 | A driver may come to it | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SODONE | Fri Nov 14, 2025 | "I canNOT handle this right now" | Malaika Handa |
| SOUPCONS | Fri Nov 15, 2024 | Minuscule quantities | Alina Abidi |
| STUDIERS | Sun Aug 24, 2003 | Diligent pupils | Patrick Berry |
| TECHNOBAND | Thu Sep 29, 2022 | Group putting out electronic music | Jeremy Newton |
| THESCENT | Wed Sep 13, 2000 | What foxhounds try to catch | Jim Morton |
| THESHAPEOFWATER | Mon Nov 19, 2018 | "Fluid" 2017 film? | Jim Hilger |
| ULENT | Fri May 27, 2005 | Suffix with fraud | Manny Nosowsky |
| VERN | Wed Mar 15, 2017 | HGTV personality ___ Yip | Bruce Haight |
| WALKERS | Fri Oct 7, 2005 | Ones refusing transportation? | Manny Nosowsky |
| YANGS | Fri Sep 6, 1996 | Honks, as a goose | R. Norris |