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 51,141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMORALITY | Sat Jun 29, 2019 | Principle associated with Machiavellianism | Kameron Austin Collins |
| AYMARA | Sat Feb 11, 2006 | One of Bolivia's official languages | David Quarfoot |
| BUSINESSINSIDERS | Thu Feb 19, 2026 | They may have knowledge of corporate secrets | John Ewbank |
| CANTERBURY | Wed Jan 5, 1994 | "Murder in the Cathedral" setting | Chet Currier |
| CASHLOAN | Fri Jun 30, 2023 | Borrowing option | Carly Schuna |
| CASINOFLOOR | Tue Mar 15, 2022 | Locale for baccarat or roulette | Michael Lieberman |
| CETYL | Sat Jun 30, 2001 | ___ alcohol (cosmetics emollient) | Frank Longo |
| COANCHOR | Sun Sep 18, 1994 | Chung or Rather, e.g. | Merl Reagle |
| CONTRAPTION | Mon Dec 21, 2015 | Unnamed object #1 | Bruce Haight |
| COUSINITT | Fri Jun 1, 2018 | Hirsute character on "The Addams Family" | Andrew J. Ries |
| COWBOYS | Mon May 18, 2020 | Some rodeo riders | Christina Iverson |
| DIASTEMA | Thu Sep 14, 2017 | Formal term for the gap suggested by 17/18-, 35/37- and 54/57-Across | John Guzzetta |
| DUCTTAPED | Sun Sep 22, 2024 | Held together in a makeshift way | Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray |
| ENTHALPY | Sun Jul 26, 2026 | Total heat content of a thermodynamic system | Kim Alswager |
| EXFOLIATE | Sat Feb 1, 2014 | Use pumice on, perhaps | Will Nediger |
| FENETRE | Sat Nov 12, 1994 | Maison window | Bryant White |
| FORGOLD | Thu Nov 7, 2002 | See 44-Across | Patrick Merrell |
| FRONTAL | Sun May 5, 1996 | Direct | D. J. Kahn |
| GOTCHAS | Mon Jun 8, 2026 | Hidden snags | Tom McCoy |
| HALFEAGLE | Sat Sep 3, 1994 | Collectible coin | Raymond Hamel |
| HASSAN | Sun Jun 21, 2020 | Iranian president Rouhani | Byron and Harrison Walden |
| HIGHDEFINITION | Tue Feb 20, 2018 | adj. under the influence of a drug | Joel Fagliano |
| HOOTSAT | Mon Jul 9, 2018 | Jeers | John Lampkin |
| JAGGED | Sat Nov 4, 2000 | Rough | Rich Norris |
| JAYSON | Sun Aug 17, 2025 | Many-time N.B.A. All-Star Tatum | Amsay Ezersky |
| LAYSISTERS | Sat Mar 18, 2006 | Manual laborers in a convent | Patrick Berry |
| MAZEPPA | Sat Apr 22, 1995 | Tchaikovsky opera | Alex K. Justin |
| MOURNING | Sun Oct 11, 2009 | Sad time | Randolph Ross |
| NATURALS | Sun Nov 15, 2020 | Quick studies | Caitlin Reid |
| QUAKER | Wed Apr 25, 2007 | Friend | John Farmer |
| QUAVERY | Sun Mar 9, 1997 | Trembling | June Boggs |
| REVAMPS | Sun Jul 16, 2017 | Overhauls | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller |
| SANFERNANDO | Mon Jun 9, 1997 | Los Angeles suburb | Thomas W. Schier |
| SKIPAD | Thu Jan 16, 2025 | Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video | Rebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner |
| SPINYEEL | Wed Nov 20, 2019 | Long fish with a row of barbs | Erik Agard |
| STIVES | Sun Jul 16, 2017 | Nursery rhyme destination | Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller |
| STOPSTHEPRESSES | Fri Feb 2, 2001 | Reacts to breaking news, perhaps | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| TOMFOOLS | Fri Nov 8, 2024 | Doofuses | Evans Clinchy |
| WHOLEWHEAT | Sat Aug 18, 2012 | White alternative | Dana Motley |
| WORLDCLASS | Tue Sep 4, 2018 | Top-of-the-line | Bruce Haight |