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 51,037 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALARMER | Sun Dec 8, 2002 | Four-___ (big fire) | Peter Gordon |
| ANHEIRANDASPARE | Fri May 3, 2024 | Phrase that inspired the title of Prince Harry's memoir | Eli Cotham |
| ANNIEPROULX | Mon Jul 25, 2022 | Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain" | Michael T. Buerke |
| BAHHUMBUG | Mon Feb 5, 2001 | Cynic's snort #1 | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| BALLSUP | Thu May 31, 2001 | Muddles | Robert H. Wolfe |
| BRIGHTLIGHTS | Mon Aug 7, 2017 | Feature of the big city | Kevin Christian |
| CHOOCHOOTRAIN | Sat May 30, 2020 | Something a toddler might chug? | Brian Thomas |
| CLINTWALKER | Tue Dec 3, 1996 | "Cheyenne" star | R. Hartman |
| CLOAKANDDAGGER | Wed May 31, 1995 | Dealing in espionage | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| COLORFULCHARACTER | Sun Oct 8, 2023 | Interesting person ... or what's included, phonetically, five times in this puzzle | Sid Sivakumar |
| CRUDDY | Sun Jan 1, 2012 | Badly made | Patrick Berry |
| DRAFTANIMAL | Sat Nov 11, 2017 | Plow puller | George Barany and Michael Shteyman |
| EMBALMER | Thu Apr 30, 2026 | Funeral home professional | Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman |
| ENTREPRENEURS | Fri Dec 15, 2017 | Ones starting up start-ups, say | Jacob Stulberg |
| EVENERS | Sun Feb 26, 2006 | Planes | Randolph Ross |
| GOBELIN | Sat Oct 28, 1995 | Fine French tapestry | Chuck Deodene |
| GREATPLAINS | Fri Jan 7, 2011 | It's known as "the Prairies" in Canada | Joe DiPietro |
| IHEARYOUKNOCKING | Fri Jun 10, 2016 | Classic R&B hit about a returning lover | David Steinberg |
| ILEAVE | Thu Sep 8, 2011 | Will words | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| LETMEDREAMAGAIN | Fri Aug 30, 1996 | Song standard from 1875 | A. J. Santora |
| MUNCHY | Sun Jun 13, 2010 | Good for snacking | Francis Heaney |
| PANTIE | Sun Sep 24, 2000 | Undergarment | Randolph Ross |
| PASSEDTIME | Sat Mar 8, 2025 | Did a whole lot of nothing | Joe Deeney |
| PERTNESS | Sun Sep 8, 1996 | Cheek | R. H. Wolfe |
| PICKYEATERS | Mon Feb 1, 2010 | They're choosy about what they chew | Scott Atkinson |
| POWERLUNCH | Fri Sep 13, 2002 | Meeting that's both business and pleasure | Mel Rosen |
| PREFERREDSALARY | Mon Sep 12, 2005 | Dollar amount indicated on 55-Across | Michael Shteyman |
| PROPHESIED | Thu Jun 6, 2024 | Foretold | Michael Lieberman |
| REWORKS | Tue Jun 28, 2022 | Thoroughly overhauls | Scott Graham |
| ROGAN | Sun Apr 20, 2025 | "Fear Factor" host Joe | Victor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett |
| RUNIT | Sun Aug 11, 2019 | Rehearse a play from start to finish, in theater lingo | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| SETSONFIRE | Sat Jun 27, 2009 | Lights | Trip Payne |
| SHIFTCHANGE | Mon Jun 10, 2019 | When a fresh factory crew arrives | Brad Wilber |
| SPONGEMOP | Sat May 30, 2020 | Tile-cleaning tool | Brian Thomas |
| TENPENCE | Wed Mar 17, 1999 | Petty cash in London | Myles Callum |
| TWISTANANKLE | Sun Sep 13, 2015 | Come down wrong, maybe | Joe DiPietro |
| USNAVYSEALS | Sat Dec 16, 2000 | Elite military unit | Jim Page |
| WASASREDASABEET | Thu Dec 15, 2005 | Exhibited severe embarrassment | Patrick Merrell |
| WATERMAINS | Thu Nov 17, 2016 | Hookups for hydrants | Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel |
| WILLED | Fri May 24, 2002 | Devised, in a sense | Manny Nosowsky |