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 50,818 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUSINESSAFFAIR | Sat Dec 31, 2005 | 1994 Christopher Walken comedy | Robert H. Wolfe |
| ALITTLEHELPHERE | Fri Jul 5, 2024 | Request for assistance | Trent H. Evans |
| ANTISANA | Wed Mar 8, 1995 | Ecuadorean volcano | Wayne Robert Williams |
| ASEXPECTED | Fri May 2, 2025 | "To nobody's surprise ..." | Robyn Weintraub |
| BEEFTEAS | Sun Nov 23, 1997 | Old-fashioned cold remedies | Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague |
| BRRRR | Sun Jun 4, 1995 | "I'm c-c-c-cold!" | Bryant White |
| CHAIRLIFT | Sun Jan 29, 2012 | It brings up many ticket holders | Ian Livengood |
| CLASPING | Fri Sep 13, 2013 | Holding | Patrick Berry |
| DECOMPOSE | Thu Apr 29, 2010 | Rot | David J. W. Simpson |
| DRESSRACKS | Sat Oct 9, 2004 | Shifts places? | Byron Walden |
| FRECKLED | Fri Sep 30, 2011 | Having been overexposed to the sun, maybe | Joe Krozel |
| GETAHANDLEON | Thu Oct 9, 2003 | Begin to understand | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GREENPEA | Sun Mar 25, 2007 | Edible spherule | Fred Piscop |
| HOMILIES | Fri Jul 8, 2005 | Mass communication? | Eric Berlin |
| IMPEACHING | Sun Oct 5, 2014 | Accusing of misconduct | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| JUNCTURE | Mon Jun 4, 2001 | Critical point | Patrick Jordan |
| KENNYROGERS | Thu Mar 31, 2011 | Yankees hurler (1996 champs) / Solo singer of "Lady" (#1 in 1980) | Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman |
| LAYWOMAN | Thu Jul 5, 2001 | One who's not in the habit of wearing a habit | Peter Gordon |
| MAPLEGROVE | Sun Oct 12, 2008 | City NW of Minneapolis | Rich Norris |
| MERCYMERCYMERCY | Mon Jul 3, 1995 | Cannonball Adderley tune | Fred Piscop |
| NAILEDIN | Sun Oct 24, 2004 | Secured, as carpet tacks | Patrick Berry |
| PITNEY | Wed Apr 26, 1995 | 60's singer Gene | Wayne Robert Williams |
| POTATOBUD | Sun Nov 9, 2025 | "Eye" on a spud | Amie Walker |
| PUNCHY | Sat Mar 1, 2025 | Strong and lively, as language | Ryan Judge |
| RANKER | Mon May 24, 2004 | Fouler | Frederick J. Healy |
| REFRIGERATORCAR | Fri Aug 24, 2018 | Coolest thing about a train? | Roland Huget |
| RENTFREEZE | Tue Jul 14, 2020 | Super-cold spell on the set of a 1996 Broadway musical? | Stella Zawistowski |
| RIBCAGES | Thu May 30, 2024 | Chest protectors | Royce Ferguson |
| RUNINCIRCLES | Sun Apr 15, 2018 | Fight clubs? | Alex Bajcz |
| SEEDLINGS | Sun Jan 11, 2009 | Newly sprouted trees | David J. Kahn |
| SHIRELLES | Fri Apr 29, 2022 | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" group, with "the" | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| SPITTOONS | Mon Dec 22, 2008 | Receptacles for tobacco chewers | Lynn Lempel |
| SPLITSEC | Thu Apr 11, 2002 | With 31-Across, instant, literally | Greg Staples |
| STOPTHEPRESSES | Thu Sep 24, 1998 | Newsman's dramatic cry | Frances Hansen |
| STRIVEFOR | Sat May 7, 2022 | Target | Rachel Fabi |
| TOWNDRUNK | Sun Jun 28, 2015 | Stock character like Mayberry's Otis | Jeremy Newton |
| TRAVERS | Sun Feb 1, 1998 | Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary | Merl Reagle |
| VESTEDINTEREST | Thu Jul 1, 2004 | Stake | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| YOICKS | Mon Nov 3, 2014 | Bygone cry of high spirits | Janet R. Bender |
| YOUGETTHEIDEA | Fri May 2, 2025 | "Yadda, yadda, yadda" | Robyn Weintraub |