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 50,685 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDINSULTTOINJURY | Sun Dec 2, 2018 | Wound + dis | Paul Coulter |
| ARTEFACTS | Sun May 20, 2018 | Relics, to Brits | Will Nediger |
| ATAMAN | Thu Jan 14, 1999 | Cossack chief | Rand H. Burns |
| BEMOANED | Sun Jun 28, 2015 | Didn't like, and said so | Jeremy Newton |
| BLOCKBUSTERMOVIE | Thu Jan 23, 2014 | "Titanic" or "Avatar" | Michael Hawkins |
| BUFFALOBILLCODY | Sat Mar 6, 2010 | Ned Buntline dime novel subject | Barry Silk |
| CAMBRIC | Sun Oct 2, 1994 | Thin white linen fabric | Frances Hansen |
| COITUS | Wed Sep 11, 2024 | Sex | Barbara Lin |
| COMEBEFORE | Sat Mar 23, 2019 | Be more important than | David Steinberg |
| CORNIEST | Thu Oct 17, 2019 | Like the worst dad joke | Randolph Ross |
| DEADLYSINS | Wed Sep 3, 2003 | After 41-Across, a religious set | Myles Callum |
| DENTISTRYPROFESSOR | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | Drill instructor's other job? | Craig Kasper |
| DEODORIZE | Wed Mar 30, 2011 | Freshen | Erik Wennstrom |
| DEOXIDIZE | Sat Jun 3, 2023 | Purify, in metallurgy | John Westwig |
| ENDODONTICS | Sun Sep 11, 2022 | Branch of dentistry that specializes in root canals | Derrick Niederman |
| FIREOFLONDON | Sun Apr 7, 2013 | "Great" 1666 conflagration | Matt Ginsberg |
| FLEEFROM | Sat May 19, 2007 | Escape | Byron Walden |
| FURHAT | Fri Jan 11, 2013 | Russian dressing? | Ian Livengood |
| ITSHOTOUTTHERE | Thu Oct 16, 2003 | "You can fry an egg on the sidewalk today!" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| KANSA | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | American tribe that lent its name to a state | Raymond C. Young |
| KNITCAP | Sat Sep 29, 2018 | Balaclava, for one | David Steinberg |
| LABUTE | Wed Aug 5, 2015 | Film director Neil | Patrick Berry |
| LASPARKS | Sat Dec 8, 2018 | 2016 WNBA champs, informally | Trenton Charlson and David Steinberg |
| LIVENER | Fri Oct 13, 2006 | Animator | Eric Berlin |
| MOTHERNIGHT | Sun Apr 20, 2008 | Nick Nolte movie based on a Kurt Vonnegut novel | John Farmer |
| ONEFIFTH | Tue Dec 20, 2005 | 20% | Nancy and Holden Baker |
| OUTRAGES | Sat Sep 17, 1994 | Causes great resentment | Rich Norris |
| PLEASEBEPATIENT | Fri Oct 3, 2025 | "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can" | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| POLICYCHANGE | Wed Mar 23, 2022 | FLIP-FLOP | Barbara Lin |
| SAATCHI | Sun Nov 6, 2005 | Big name in ad agencies | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SHREDOFDECENCY | Sun Nov 26, 2000 | Fragment from an intangible? | Patrick Berry |
| SPATUBS | Sat Jul 17, 2021 | Whirlpools | Ryan McCarty |
| TENCC | Sun Jun 26, 2005 | "The Things We Do for Love" rock group, 1977 | Joe DiPietro |
| THEELEPHANTMAN | Sun Jul 2, 2023 | 1980 film that led to the creation of the Academy Award for Best Makeup | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| TONYRANDALL | Fri Jun 9, 2000 | National Actors Theatre founder | Joe DiPietro |
| TOTHEDOGS | Thu Nov 24, 2011 | Deteriorate | Sharon Delorme |
| TRIPLING | Sun Dec 15, 2019 | Hitting close to home? | Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen |
| WITHOUTFAILURE | Thu Nov 20, 2008 | Quote, part 2 | Pete Muller |
| WORKOUTTHEBUGS | Sun Dec 26, 2021 | Gradually fix something ... or what to do to understand this puzzle's italicized clues? | Christina Iverson |
| XEROXCOPY | Sat Mar 17, 2007 | Result of running off? | John Farmer |