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 50,371 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCESSORIAL | Sat Feb 16, 2002 | Supplementary | Frank Longo |
| ALECKS | Tue Aug 1, 2023 | "Smart" guys | Kathryn Ladner |
| ALITTLESOFTSHOE | Sun Aug 24, 1997 | Dancer's apparel? | Michael S. Maurer |
| ATTHEHEART | Fri May 29, 2020 | Central to, with "of" | Sam Ezersky |
| BARCLAY | Sun Jun 4, 2000 | British banking name | Martin Schneider |
| BATSUIT | Sat Nov 19, 2005 | Wayne duds | Byron Walden |
| BETONIT | Thu Aug 16, 2012 | "You can be sure" | Ethan Cooper |
| BLOCKING | Sun Feb 7, 2010 | "He's looking for an opening, but she's doing a tremendous job of ___!" | Patrick Berry |
| CENTERLANE | Fri Jul 27, 2012 | What's between fast and slow? | Joe Krozel |
| CENTR | Fri Aug 22, 2008 | Middle: Prefix | Kevin G. Der |
| COCONUTCRAB | Tue Jan 19, 2021 | *World's largest terrestrial arthropod | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| CRACKED | Thu Apr 6, 2006 | Like the Liberty Bell | Ed Early |
| DERRINGERS | Sun May 22, 2005 | Pocket pistols | A. J. Santora |
| EMPANELS | Sat Nov 25, 2017 | Picks for a case | Kevin G. Der |
| FINGERLAKES | Mon Mar 6, 2023 | *Region of upstate New York named for its bodies of water | Lynn Lempel |
| FREESKATE | Sat Dec 27, 2003 | Rink event | Adam Cohen |
| GEARTEETH | Sat Nov 1, 2025 | They're often engaged in engineering | Michael Lieberman |
| HADAGOATIT | Sun Jan 7, 2018 | Tried something | David Steinberg |
| INCATRAIL | Sun Jun 23, 2024 | Path to Machu Picchu | Michael Schlossberg |
| INLIGHT | Fri Apr 17, 2009 | Considering, with "of" | Corey Rubin |
| IONSTORM | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | Magnetic disruption in space | Jeremy Newton |
| LAYSANEGG | Sat Oct 14, 2006 | Fails | Byron Walden |
| LETTERBOX | Sat Sep 13, 2014 | TV screen format | Josh Knapp |
| LIMPY | Tue May 24, 1994 | With uneven gait | Arthur S. Ash |
| LINEOFFIRE | Thu Sep 20, 2012 | Dangerous locale | John R. Conrad |
| LODESTONES | Sat Jul 6, 2002 | They have a strong attraction | Nancy Joline |
| PANNIER | Sun Feb 25, 2001 | Large basket | Greg Staples |
| POPPER | Tue Oct 30, 2018 | Device used with corn kernels | Jules Markey |
| PRINTSUP | Sat Feb 11, 2012 | Quickly reproduces | Joe Krozel |
| ROBLE | Sun May 14, 2000 | White oak | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| SANFERNANDO | Mon Jun 9, 1997 | Los Angeles suburb | Thomas W. Schier |
| SIRET | Sat Mar 16, 1996 | River to the Danube | G. R. Ferguson |
| SNUGS | Thu Sep 13, 2001 | Lies comfortably | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SORORITYPIN | Sat Jul 23, 1994 | Piece of college jewelry | Randolph Ross |
| TAILFANS | Sat Oct 16, 2010 | Crayfish features | Patrick Berry |
| TOTHATEND | Thu Apr 29, 2010 | For the reason stated | David J. W. Simpson |
| TURKEYINTHESTRAW | Thu Dec 26, 2019 | Classic tune often played by ice cream trucks | Trenton Charlson |
| UNLIMITEDBUDGET | Thu Jun 10, 2010 | 9-Across + 26-Down | Mike Nothnagel |
| VOWING | Sat Jan 4, 2025 | Oath activity | Sam Ezersky |
| WITHERSPOON | Wed Nov 9, 1994 | Declaration of Independence signer John | Wayne Robert Williams |