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 50,558 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCHOVIES | Mon Oct 3, 1994 | Popular topping | Stanley Newman |
| APGARSCORE | Fri Feb 20, 2009 | Measure of a newborn's health, named for its developer | Paula Gamache |
| BEGLAD | Tue Jan 10, 1995 | "_____ and rejoice": Psalms | Christopher Page |
| BELOWPAR | Fri Feb 9, 1996 | Like an eagle, e.g. | Rich Norris |
| CAMERAOBSCURA | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | Provider of early projections | Patrick Berry |
| CANVASSED | Sat Jun 7, 2008 | Solicited | Karen M. Tracey |
| COKEFLOAT | Sun Jul 3, 2011 | Version of a 117-Across | Pete Muller |
| CRYINGJAG | Tue Oct 24, 2006 | Blubberer's binge | Gail Grabowski |
| DUCA | Sun Nov 24, 2019 | Nobleman above un conte | Frank Longo |
| EGGTEETH | Fri Dec 17, 2010 | Aids in breaking shells | Patrick Berry |
| EMIRATI | Sat Oct 23, 2021 | Certain native of the Mideast | Sam Ezersky |
| ENDMOST | Sat Oct 27, 2001 | Farthest | Trip Payne |
| FLEWTHECOOP | Sun Apr 27, 2014 | The chicken farmer ... | John Lampkin |
| FORMATION | Wed Jan 21, 2015 | Following the nine black squares in the center of the grid, a hint to five pairs of answers in this puzzle | Jim Hilger |
| GRADEBMILK | Sat May 1, 2004 | Dairy product used in some cheese plants | Byron Walden |
| HEADSPACE | Wed Jan 1, 2020 | State of mind | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen |
| HIDDENTREASURE | Mon Jul 3, 2000 | Buried loot | Marjorie Berg |
| HONORBOUND | Sun Dec 10, 2000 | Obliged out of integrity | Rich Norris |
| HOPHEAD | Sun Feb 22, 2004 | Junkie | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| ICANTHELPMYSELF | Tue Jul 9, 2002 | Four Tops hit of 1965 | Robert Malinow |
| LAPFUL | Sat Aug 19, 1995 | Squirming baby, sometimes | Bryant White |
| LAVIDALOCA | Fri Jun 12, 2015 | Subject of a 1999 Ricky Martin hit | David Steinberg |
| LIKEASORETHUMB | Sun Apr 28, 2019 | LAST words? | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| MAKESGOOD | Mon Sep 29, 2014 | What a local success story does | Eric Sydney Phillips |
| MALENUDE | Thu Mar 26, 2015 | "David" or "The Thinker" | Byron Walden |
| MICHELINGUIDE | Sat May 25, 2019 | Book of stars? | Paolo Pasco |
| NURSABLE | Sat Mar 15, 2003 | Like infants and grudges | Adam Cohen |
| OFFEREDUP | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | Sacrificed | Joe DiPietro |
| PICKETERS | Fri Aug 31, 2007 | Striking figures | Paula Gamache |
| POCHES | Sat Dec 6, 1997 | French pockets | David J. Kahn |
| RETRAP | Tue Dec 23, 2008 | Snare again | Joe Krozel |
| SOBRIETY | Sat Jul 29, 1995 | Kind of test | Charles E. Gersch |
| STREAMINGSERVICE | Tue Jun 10, 2025 | Netflix or Hulu | Zachary David Levy |
| TOOMUCHHEAVEN | Thu Jul 31, 2008 | 1979 Bee Gees chart-topper | Allan E. Parrish |
| VERBENA | Sun Jun 12, 1994 | Fragrant garden plant | Frances Hansen |
| WECAMEINPEACE | Tue Jul 21, 2009 | With 55-Across, message left by 28-Across for future explorers | Donna S. Levin |
| WELLGEE | Tue Sep 17, 2024 | "Why, I'll be!" | Howard Neuthaler |
| WITHOUTADOUBT | Wed Oct 8, 2025 | Third time's the charm: "Will Ruby go to prom with me?" | Daniel Trujillo Diaz |
| WUTANG | Sun Dec 15, 2024 | ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s | David Kwong |
| YOUBE | Wed Oct 8, 1997 | "Could ___ more specific?" | Gilbert H. Ludwig |