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 50,923 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABEYANCY | Sun Nov 9, 2003 | Suspended state: Var. | Patrick Berry |
| AMERICANFLAGS | Sun Jan 11, 2009 | Patriotic displays | David J. Kahn |
| ANONUEVO | Tue Apr 7, 2015 | Spanish New Year | David J. Lieb |
| BENDOVER | Wed Dec 9, 2020 | With 41-Across, make every effort to be accommodating | Owen Travis and Jeff Chen |
| CARHORNS | Sat Feb 20, 2021 | Things often hit during rush hour | Ali Gascoigne |
| CHERRYCRUSH | Wed Jun 9, 2010 | Fruity soda | Gary Whitehead |
| COINCOLLECTIONS | Wed Jun 1, 2022 | Prized possessions for numismatists | Chase Dittrich |
| COMMONCOLD | Sun Aug 27, 2023 | Seasickness? | Rich Katz |
| DANKMEMES | Sat Jul 7, 2018 | Internet in-jokes that have gone viral, in modern lingo | Ryan McCarty |
| DIRAE | Sun Feb 7, 2010 | Another name for the Furies | Patrick Berry |
| EBAYSALE | Wed Jan 21, 2026 | Transaction on an online marketplace | Ginny Too and Avery Gee Katz |
| FOGBOUND | Sun Jun 16, 2002 | Unable to see in any direction | Manny Nosowsky |
| FORDLINE | Sun Oct 29, 2017 | F-150s or Thunderbirds, or a further hint to 76-Across | Ross Trudeau |
| GETONONESNERVES | Mon Jan 8, 2001 | Exasperate, as a neurologist? | Gregory E. Paul |
| GOGGLED | Sun May 10, 2015 | Appeared amazed | Jacob Stulberg |
| GRAYHAIR | Wed Jul 9, 1997 | Grecian Formula target | Chuck Deodene |
| HALOHALO | Tue Jan 31, 2023 | Crushed-ice dessert with a reduplicative name | Erik Agard |
| IMSOLD | Wed Jul 29, 2015 | "You've convinced me!" | David J. Lieb |
| ISOTONER | Sun Mar 9, 2014 | Brand of gloves and slippers | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| KISSABLE | Sun Apr 27, 2025 | Like a lover's lips, perhaps | Jacob Reed |
| LENSHOOD | Sat Jul 7, 2012 | Preventer of photographic glare | Tim Croce |
| LICENSEPLATE | Tue Aug 21, 2001 | Vanity item, perhaps | Sarah Keller |
| NEWPOTATOES | Thu Dec 15, 2022 | Two pounds, peeled and chopped | Bruce Haight |
| OCTOPODS | Sun Jul 14, 1996 | Paper nautilus and others | J. Schmalzbach |
| PAJAMATOP | Wed Mar 18, 1998 | Bit of bedwear | Susan Smith |
| PARASAILING | Fri Jun 5, 2026 | Modern water sport | Kelly Morenus |
| PROCESSEDCHEESE | Fri Aug 28, 1998 | Melt material | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| PROLOGS | Sat Oct 22, 2005 | Prefatory parts | Patrick Berry |
| QUARTERSIZEHAIL | Sun Feb 8, 2015 | Big fall from the sky? | Jeremy Newton |
| ROILING | Tue May 23, 2023 | Making turbulent | Lee Taylor |
| SAVATE | Sat Feb 3, 2007 | Form of boxing using both the hands and feet | Rich Norris |
| SHOCKRESISTANT | Sat Oct 29, 2016 | Durable, as a wristwatch | Patrick Berry |
| SOBOL | Sun Apr 16, 1995 | Encyclopedia Brown creator | Matt Gaffney |
| STEELCLAD | Sat Apr 15, 1995 | Reinforced, in a way | Bob Klahn |
| SWAGBAG | Fri Dec 19, 2025 | Expo take-home | Hemant Mehta |
| TOLERANCELEVELS | Fri May 24, 2013 | Drug study data | Joe Krozel |
| TRUEING | Sun Nov 19, 1995 | Making even | Cathy Millhauser |
| UPSIZING | Fri Jul 16, 2004 | Expanding | Craig Kasper |
| VENEZUELA | Fri Jun 14, 2013 | Only founding member of OPEC not located in the Mideast | Patrick Berry |
| WIGMAKER | Sun Jun 9, 2013 | Expert with locks? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |