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 51,180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUALFUND | Sat Aug 6, 2005 | Pledge recipient | Frank Longo |
| ARTSCHOOL | Wed Jun 8, 2022 | Locale for drawers in the study? | Bruce Haight |
| AXILLARY | Sun Aug 23, 2015 | Armpit-related | Joel Fagliano |
| BIDER | Sat Jan 26, 2008 | Patient one | Karen M. Tracey |
| BKLYN | Fri Jul 1, 1994 | Most populous N.Y.C. boro | Mel Taub |
| BOXINGCHAMPION | Wed Mar 27, 2002 | Winner of a belt | Sarah Keller |
| CARMENSANDIEGO | Thu Feb 7, 2019 | World traveler since 1985 | Morton J. Mendelson |
| CDX | Wed Aug 18, 2010 | XLI x X | Alex Boisvert |
| COUNTERCHECK | Thu Aug 3, 1995 | Restraint on a restraint | Wayne Robert Williams |
| DEATHTOSMOOCHY | Wed Oct 22, 2003 | 2002 Robin Williams film | Judy Cole |
| DIDA | Tue Nov 14, 2000 | ___ number on (psyched out) | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| DROPPERS | Thu Nov 4, 2010 | Small doses may come in them | Mike Nothnagel |
| EMPTYCALORIES | Tue Dec 3, 2024 | What many junk foods contain ... with a hint to the initials of 17-, 25-, 48- and 56-Across | Henry Lin-David |
| FORGEDALLIANCES | Tue Feb 6, 2024 | *Play matchmaker? | Victor Barocas |
| FRESHMEAT | Fri Nov 26, 2021 | Vulnerable newcomers, in slang | Kate Hawkins |
| GARM | Sun May 26, 2013 | Hellhound of Norse mythology | Joon Pahk and Jeremy Horwitz |
| GINSBERG | Sat Aug 9, 2014 | Big beat? | Josh Knapp |
| GRIGS | Sun Mar 16, 1997 | Lively ones | David J. Kahn |
| HANDITTO | Sun Nov 21, 2010 | Give due credit | Clive Probert |
| HIGHCHOLESTEROL | Tue Jan 4, 1994 | Eventual bonus? | David A. Rosen |
| HOMEHELP | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Shut-in's caregiver, in Britain | Patrick Berry |
| INASHOE | Sun Dec 11, 1994 | How the Old Woman lived | Wayne Robert Williams |
| INCINERATED | Fri Jul 21, 2006 | Burned up | Kyle Mahowald |
| INSURRECTIONARY | Fri Sep 4, 2009 | Rebel | Joe Krozel |
| JOGGERS | Fri Jun 18, 2004 | Band on the run? | David Quarfoot |
| LUNARPROBE | Fri Sep 19, 2025 | Fly me to the moon! | Erica Hsiung Wojcik |
| MACULAR | Sat Aug 17, 1996 | Blotched, as the skin | J. T. Paine |
| MOTORCYCLE | Sat Jan 25, 2014 | Road hog | James Mulhern |
| MUDGUARD | Wed Mar 12, 2008 | Curved motorcycle part | Larry Shearer |
| NATIONALDEFENSE | Fri Mar 20, 1998 | Big slice of a budget | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| PLOCE | Sun Nov 10, 1996 | Repetition for rhetorical effect | R. Hamel |
| POTENCES | Sat Feb 14, 1998 | Strengths: Var. | Mark Diehl |
| PRICEREDUCTIONS | Fri Oct 4, 1996 | Sales | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| ROCKETTOTHEMOON | Fri Mar 22, 2013 | One of Disneyland's original attractions | Tim Croce |
| SCHICK | Fri Sep 9, 2005 | Gillette alternative | Kyle Mahowald |
| SWORDSMITH | Sat Aug 5, 2023 | Expert with a temper? | John Guzzetta |
| TDRUN | Mon Aug 4, 2025 | Successful dash to the end zone, in brief | Patti Varol |
| TEARIER | Tue Jun 9, 2020 | More obviously sad | Freddie Cheng |
| TOB | Thu Jan 26, 1995 | Book of the Apocrypha: Abbr. | A.J. Santora |
| UNCLOAKS | Sat Nov 13, 2010 | Exposes | Mark Diehl |