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 51,132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSOLUTVODKA | Mon Sep 5, 2011 | Swedish liquor with memorable ads | Patrick Merrell |
| ADMITTING | Sat Jun 7, 1997 | Conceding | Martin Schneider |
| AIREDOUT | Sat Jan 19, 2008 | Put on the line, perhaps | David J. Kahn |
| ALLGIRL | Sun Apr 6, 2008 | Like some single-sex schools | Daniel C. Bryant |
| BALLISTA | Sat Sep 4, 2021 | Ancient siege weapon for launching stones | Byron Walden |
| BEATRIXPOTTER | Sun Dec 3, 1995 | Scrawling ceramicist | Martin Schneider |
| BIGTENT | Wed Sep 8, 2004 | Center of a circus | Steve Jones |
| BIPARTISANBILL | Tue Jan 12, 2021 | Legislation often resulting from compromise | Ross Trudeau |
| BLINDCARBONCOPY | Thu Nov 1, 2012 | With 74- & 75-Across, "invisible" part of a distribution list ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | George Barany and Victor Barocas |
| BRIBERIES | Sat Jun 14, 2008 | Boodlers' acts | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BYRONIST | Thu Dec 16, 2010 | Certain English poetry scholar | Charles Deber |
| CALEDONIA | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Scotland, to poets | Patrick Berry |
| CARALARMS | Tue Mar 26, 2019 | Sources of urban noise pollution | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| CARBOMB | Sun Apr 24, 2022 | Irish ___, popular St. Patrick's Day cocktail | Sam Ezersky |
| CENTRALAMERICAN | Mon Dec 28, 1998 | ERIC | Adam G. Perl |
| DRESSDOWNDAYS | Tue Oct 17, 2023 | Casual office occasions | Dominic Grillo |
| ECHOLOCATION | Tue Jan 20, 2026 | Skill shared by bats and dolphins ... or, when read as two words, what 19-, 26-, 34- and 44-Across each is | Jonathan Raksin |
| EMISSIONS | Fri Jun 5, 2026 | Targets of some regulations | Kelly Morenus |
| FOLIEADEUX | Sat Aug 17, 2019 | Shared delusion, from the French | Michael Hawkins |
| GIVEITTHEOLCOLLEGETRY | Sun Sep 8, 2024 | Age 18 | Meghan Morris |
| GOESSOUTH | Fri Nov 25, 2011 | Declines | Joe Krozel |
| LACONFIDENTIAL | Mon Mar 6, 2000 | 1998 Best Picture nominee | Gregory E. Paul |
| MAINTAINERS | Sat Jun 12, 1999 | Custodians, e.g. | Matt Gaffney |
| MCDAVID | Sun May 24, 2026 | N.H.L. star Connor ___ | David Steinberg |
| MELLLAZARUS | Mon Mar 2, 2015 | "Momma" cartoonist | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| MIRER | Sun Jul 5, 1998 | 1993 A.F.C. Rookie of the Year Rick | Joe DiPietro |
| MRANDMRS | Thu Oct 21, 2010 | Start of some addresses | Dan Naddor |
| NAPTRAPPED | Sat Nov 15, 2025 | Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slang | Kyle Dolan |
| PLASMATVS | Sat Jun 13, 2026 | Outmoded living room fixtures | Ryan McCarty |
| PRIDEFUL | Sat Nov 23, 1996 | Self-satisfied | R. Silvestri |
| PURELY | Sat Jun 14, 1997 | 100% | A. J. Santora |
| SECURELY | Sun Jul 12, 2020 | With a firm grip | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| SIDEDRESS | Sat Jan 15, 2005 | Place plant nutrients near the roots of a growing crop | Ed Early |
| SOBSISTERS | Sat Feb 3, 2018 | Overly sentimental writers | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| STAKEHOLDER | Sat Feb 23, 2013 | Part-owner, say | Todd Gross |
| TALKTOYOULATER | Sun Jan 26, 2014 | 93-Down, relatively | Daniel A. Finan |
| THENEREIDS | Wed Oct 3, 2018 | Sea nymphs, in Greek mythology | Jennifer Nutt |
| TWOBITSWORTH | Thu Jan 13, 2005 | Quarter's value | Robert Zimmerman |
| ULEESGOLD | Fri Jan 20, 2012 | Highly rated 1997 film with the song "Tupelo Honey" | Patrick Berry |
| WARPPIPE | Sun Jul 26, 2026 | What this puzzle's subject uses to travel to a new location | Kim Alswager |