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 50,399 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHIEVABLE | Sun Jul 2, 2006 | Within reach | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| APPROVES | Wed Aug 15, 2001 | Stamps, maybe | Karen Young Bonin |
| BACKTOBACKGAMES | Wed Oct 23, 2013 | Doubleheader ... or what 17-, 29- and 48-Across are? | Robyn Weintraub |
| BEDHOP | Fri Jul 18, 2014 | Sleep around | Ian Livengood |
| BETAAPP | Sun Oct 15, 2023 | Download in progress? | Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden |
| BINOCULARS | Tue Jan 19, 2010 | Bird watcher's accessory | Zoe Wheeler |
| CHEERING | Sun Aug 16, 2015 | Some stadium noise | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| CLAPTO | Sun May 12, 2024 | Keep rhythm with, in a way | Avery Gee Katz |
| COXAE | Thu Jul 22, 2021 | Pelvic joints | John Guzzetta |
| DAMNABLE | Tue Jun 10, 1997 | Horrid | Fred Piscop |
| DIRKDIGGLER | Sat Apr 18, 2015 | "Boogie Nights" persona played by Mark Wahlberg | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | Sun Aug 6, 2023 | Part of E.P.A. | Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen |
| EPILOGUE | Sat Feb 20, 2010 | Words after "The end" | Paula Gamache |
| FELDON | Sun Apr 6, 1997 | Agent 99 portrayer | Rich Norris |
| FISHOILS | Tue Nov 29, 2016 | They're rich in omega-3 fatty acids | Jacob Stulberg |
| GARLICBREAD | Sat Jan 5, 2019 | Pasta dinner staple | Andrew Zhou |
| GLAMIS | Sat Jan 12, 2013 | One of Macbeth's thanedoms | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| HOTASBLUEBLAZES | Fri Jun 27, 2014 | Sizzling | Peter A. Collins |
| LIGHTBULBJOKE | Wed Oct 26, 2005 | It usually starts "How many ?" | Adam G. Perl |
| MCKINLEY | Sun Feb 6, 2005 | $500 | Joel Kaplow |
| PERIODIDE | Sat Mar 22, 2008 | Salt with the maximum proportion of element #53 | Byron Walden |
| PFLUG | Sat Sep 11, 2010 | "Candid Camera" co-host Jo Ann | Brad Wilber |
| PRETREATMENTS | Wed Oct 31, 2007 | Stain looseners on washday | Ken Stern |
| PUNISHERS | Sat Mar 19, 2022 | Disciplinarians, at times | Ryan McCarty |
| RADARRANGE | Sun May 27, 2012 | Area that's frequently swept? | Byron Walden |
| REBURDEN | Sun Nov 15, 1998 | Charge with a new responsibility | Robert H. Wolfe |
| REUBENREUBEN | Wed Sep 10, 2003 | 1983 cinematic study of a Scottish poet | Patrick Berry |
| ROSEOFSHARON | Sun Dec 3, 2000 | Shrub with showy blossoms | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SEEPEDIN | Sat Jun 16, 2012 | Slowly came through | Barry C. Silk |
| SHOWERHEADS | Sun Jun 16, 2024 | BRIDAL, COLD, GATORADE, METEOR? | Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu |
| SPACESTATIONS | Fri Oct 9, 2020 | Homes all over the planet? | Sam Buchbinder |
| STARRYSKY | Sat Aug 13, 2011 | View on a clear night | Tim Croce |
| STEENBOK | Sun Oct 27, 2024 | Horned antelope of southern Africa | Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen |
| VETERANSMEMORIAL | Wed Nov 11, 2020 | *Place that honors those who've served | Alex Bajcz |
| WATERBALLOONS | Fri Aug 1, 2008 | They often make a splash | Patrick Berry |
| WERTHER | Thu Oct 11, 2012 | Massenet opera based on a work of Goethe | Byron Walden |
| WIFFLE | Sat May 25, 2024 | ___ ball | David P. Williams |
| WRISTSLAP | Fri Jan 8, 2021 | Token reprimand | Evan Kalish |
| YAMMERON | Sat Jun 25, 2022 | Talk, talk, talk | Adam Aaronson |
| YOUVECHANGED | Fri Jun 26, 2020 | "I hardly recognize the person I see" | Robyn Weintraub |