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 50,376 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPEARSON | Sat Oct 6, 2001 | Does, as a TV show | Rich Norris |
| ATLANTICTIME | Tue Jan 3, 2017 | Puerto Rico clock setting | Michael Shteyman |
| BAHAMIANS | Sun May 27, 2012 | Nassau residents | Byron Walden |
| BEANBAGS | Fri Mar 23, 2007 | Some retro chairs | Manny Nosowsky |
| BLACKOP | Sun Nov 2, 2025 | Covert mission, familiarly | Rafael Musa |
| BLINDPIG | Thu Aug 6, 2020 | Speakeasy, by another name | Derek Allen and Jeff Chen |
| CHESTSOFDRAWERS | Wed Oct 26, 2005 | Bureaus | Adam G. Perl |
| CLAMBISQUE | Mon Oct 22, 2007 | Creamy soup | Lynn Lempel |
| CLEAVERS | Sat Mar 30, 2002 | 1950's-60's TV family | Mark Diehl |
| CROSSOVERARTIST | Fri Mar 24, 2023 | Pop star with country roots, say | Blake Slonecker |
| CRUNCHBERRY | Mon May 23, 1994 | Cereal "fruit" | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| EDWARDNORTON | Sat Jun 14, 2014 | Best Actor nominee for "American History X" | Alex Vratsanos |
| HEADINGFORTROUBLE | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | Bermuda Triangle's compass direction? | Joe DiPietro |
| HILLBILLIES | Fri Sep 5, 2014 | Some backwoods folks | Joe Krozel |
| IMPALER | Sat Jan 10, 2004 | Sticker | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| LIPTONBRISK | Mon Feb 25, 2013 | Iced tea brand | Angela Olson Halsted |
| MERRYWIVESOFWINDSOR | Sun Oct 29, 1995 | Di's and Fergie's favorite play, with "The" | Maura B. Jacobson |
| METRICAL | Sun Jan 12, 2014 | Like classical poetry | Andrew Chaikin |
| MODULOS | Sun Apr 18, 2010 | Math operations that yield remainders | Randolph Ross |
| MOODCONGRUENCE | Sun Nov 3, 2024 | Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one's current emotional state | Sid Sivakumar |
| MUSICROW | Sun Jan 19, 2025 | Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studios | Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar |
| NEWSCRAWL | Fri Jun 27, 2008 | Ticker with headlines | Brad Wilber |
| OSIERED | Thu May 1, 1997 | Made of certain twigs | Martin Schneider |
| PHILLIE | Sun Mar 15, 2009 | 2008 World Series winner | Patrick Berry |
| PLAYSUP | Sun Nov 10, 2013 | Highlights | Alan Olschwang |
| POSTOFFICES | Mon Dec 9, 2002 | Stamp sellers | Sarah Keller |
| REPOSSESS | Sun Feb 11, 2001 | Take back | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon |
| RIGI | Thu Dec 17, 2020 | Swiss Alp next to Lake Lucerne | Kathryn Ladner |
| SETFORLIFE | Sat Sep 2, 2023 | Not needing to work | Rebecca Goldstein |
| SOSOREVIEWS | Wed Oct 10, 2018 | They might have 2 1/2 or 3 stars | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| SPEEDWALKING | Thu Mar 16, 2023 | Form of racing that requires one foot on the ground at all times | Rebecca Goldstein |
| SPILLBLOOD | Sat Nov 25, 2017 | Engage in warfare | Kevin G. Der |
| STACEYABRAMS | Sat Feb 12, 2022 | Voting rights activist who founded Fair Fight Action | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| SUCKEDUP | Tue Oct 2, 2012 | Was obsequious, informally | Ethan Cooper |
| SWEETDREAMS | Tue Apr 11, 1995 | 1985 Jessica Lange film | Gregory E. Paul |
| THERACHEL | Mon Mar 7, 2016 | *Hairstyle popularized by Jennifer Aniston's character on "Friends" | Damon Gulczynski |
| THIRSTED | Thu Jan 16, 2003 | Craved | Patrick Merrell |
| TIMEBOMB | Sat Jul 25, 2015 | One waiting to go off | Kevin G. Der |
| WANTEDDEADORALIVE | Sun Mar 6, 2011 | Be willing to apprehend Mr. Bradley at any cost? | David Levinson Wilk |
| WORKSHARD | Sun Nov 12, 2000 | Sweats | Joe DiPietro |