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 50,639 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADESTEFIDELES | Sun Nov 15, 2020 | Seasonal song with lyrics in Latin | Caitlin Reid |
| APPOINTED | Sat Nov 11, 2000 | Tapped | Randolph Ross |
| BANANAOIL | Thu Oct 20, 2011 | Insincere flattery, in slang | Patrick Berry |
| BOOMBOOM | Mon May 25, 2009 | Classic John Lee Hooker song of 1962 | Peter A. Collins |
| BYMARRIAGE | Wed Mar 13, 2002 | End of the definition | Ed Early |
| CABALIST | Sun Dec 3, 1995 | Mystical scholar | Martin Schneider |
| CHICKENSTOCK | Thu Dec 15, 2022 | Five cups, after lengthy simmering | Bruce Haight |
| COXING | Sun Jun 29, 2014 | Directing a shell | Byron Walden |
| DIANECHAMBERS | Wed Oct 26, 1994 | Longtime role for Shelley Long | Rich Norris |
| DIEDOUT | Tue Jun 28, 2016 | Went extinct | Alex Vratsanos |
| DIRTFARMER | Mon Mar 5, 2007 | Planter without hired hands | Fred Piscop |
| DOYOUHEARME | Fri Dec 7, 2018 | "Are we clear?" | Sam Trabucco |
| FRESHENSUP | Fri Mar 16, 2018 | Attends to some personal care | Robyn Weintraub |
| GIBBERISH | Sun Jun 19, 1994 | Xjclmzit obwny, e.g. | Nancy Scandrett Ross |
| GOGGLED | Sun May 10, 2015 | Appeared amazed | Jacob Stulberg |
| INCLEMENT | Sun Apr 14, 2019 | Stormy | Will Nediger |
| ITSPECIALIST | Sun Oct 13, 2019 | ... "I wish I knew how to quit you" | Erik Agard |
| ITSTEMPTING | Thu Mar 2, 2023 | "Ooh ... I so want to!" | Malaika Handa |
| JOLLYHAPPYSOUL | Sun Dec 30, 2007 | Lyric, part 2, after "Was a" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LATECAREER | Sun Dec 10, 2006 | Phase of life before retirement | David J. Kahn |
| LISTINGS | Sat Feb 18, 1995 | TV Guide material | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| MADEASPLASH | Sun May 5, 2019 | Debuted to great acclaim | Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson |
| MEALIE | Fri Feb 27, 2004 | Ear of Indian corn | Myles Callum |
| MINDSEYE | Wed Feb 23, 2022 | Imagination | Rose Conlon |
| OUCHES | Wed Jan 1, 2003 | Cries of pain | Ed Early |
| PERCYSLEDGE | Thu Mar 8, 2012 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" singer | Bill Thompson |
| POPPYFIELD | Wed Aug 5, 2020 | *Wicked Witch's trap for Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" | Michael Paleos |
| PREFERS | Sat Jul 26, 2025 | Leans toward | Adam Levav |
| REGALER | Tue Jun 16, 2015 | Storyteller | Peter A. Collins |
| RELEVANT | Wed Jul 17, 1996 | Apropos | M. Nosowsky |
| SPACEJUNK | Sat Nov 15, 2008 | Debris around the world? | Karen M. Tracey |
| THATWONTWORK | Sun Mar 23, 2014 | End of the comment | Ian Livengood |
| THINKSBIG | Sat Jun 28, 1997 | Dreams | Bob Klahn |
| TOYDOG | Tue May 29, 2012 | Chihuahua, e.g. | Daniel A. Finan |
| TURNUPTHEHEAT | Wed Feb 14, 2007 | Put more pressure (on) or a title for this puzzle? | Paula Gamache |
| UBERBLACK | Tue Nov 21, 2023 | High-end ridesharing option | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| UNSTOPPABLE | Sun Jul 2, 2006 | Like a juggernaut | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| WEAVESAWEB | Sun Nov 20, 2005 | Tries to trap something | Patrick Merrell |
| WHATSTHEBIGRUSH | Fri Oct 31, 2008 | "Easy does it!" | Jim Page |
| WIGGY | Thu Apr 2, 2009 | Crazy excited | Brendan Emmett Quigley |