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 50,581 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAINSTTHEWIND | Tue May 13, 2014 | 1980 Bob Seger hit | Tracy Gray |
| AIRMARSHAL | Fri Jan 9, 2026 | Stealthy flier | Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis |
| AIRRAIDSIRENS | Sun May 27, 2012 | Civil defense devices | Byron Walden |
| AIRTAXIS | Sat Sep 2, 2017 | They might be used in making hops | Erik Agard |
| ALIFEFORTHECZAR | Tue Jun 9, 1998 | Opera by Glinka | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| ARTISTICABILITY | Mon Feb 11, 2013 | Skill with a paintbrush, say | Gary Cee |
| BEAUFORT | Sun May 16, 2010 | ___ Sea, north of Alaska | Matt Ginsberg |
| BOOKYOURSEATNOW | Tue Nov 30, 2004 | With 48-Across, practical advice for attending the lecture | Joan Yanofsky |
| CHICKCOREA | Sun Aug 16, 1998 | "Crystal Silence" jazzman | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| DNIESTER | Sat Oct 9, 2010 | Ukraine/Moldova border river | Joe Krozel |
| DRIESOFF | Wed Mar 13, 2013 | Sits by a fire after a drenching, say | Joe DiPietro |
| ENCOMIUM | Sat May 7, 2011 | Lofty praise | Tim Croce |
| FLATCARS | Thu Nov 28, 2002 | Vagabonds' transportation, maybe | Patrick Merrell |
| FRIGHTWIG | Fri Jan 1, 2010 | Clown's over-the-top topper | Brad Wilber |
| GOESALONG | Thu Dec 22, 1994 | Agrees | Stanley Newman |
| HASDONE | Mon Sep 6, 2004 | Committed, as an act | Michael Shteyman |
| HOLYWATER | Sun Jun 21, 2015 | Liquid harmful to vampires | Timothy Polin |
| HOTPACKS | Sun Jun 25, 2023 | Muscle relaxers | John Westwig |
| HOWELL | Thu Jul 1, 1999 | Bell's partner, in film equipment | Alan Arbesfeld |
| ITJUSTAINTRIGHT | Sat Mar 30, 2019 | "What a dang shame" | Greg Johnson |
| IYAM | Sun Apr 17, 2005 | Part of Popeye's credo | Manny Nosowsky |
| JILTER | Sun Sep 26, 1999 | "Dear John" letter writer | Randolph Ross |
| LAHDIFRICKINDAH | Fri Aug 6, 2021 | "Well, aren't you so darn special!" | Seth A. Abel |
| LETSDOTHATAGAIN | Fri Dec 9, 2022 | Excited shout after a thrill ride | Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu |
| LIBERALISM | Fri Jul 1, 2011 | What's not right? | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| MO | Wed Jul 16, 2008 | See note | Joe Krozel |
| NOWORNEVER | Tue Mar 18, 1997 | Words before taking the plunge | John R. Conrad |
| ORBIS | Tue May 22, 2018 | Caesar's world? | Jeff Stillman |
| PARACHUTEJUMPER | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | One taking the plunge | Manny Nosowsky |
| RECORDING | Sat Jun 24, 2000 | Tape, say | Nancy Joline |
| RUNSONEMPTY | Thu Oct 22, 2020 | Keeps going despite fatigue ... or a hint to three features of this puzzle | Sid Sivakumar |
| SEVAREID | Wed Jan 10, 2018 | Eric of old CBS News | Sen. Joe Donnelly and Michael S. Maurer |
| SHEILAS | Fri Dec 27, 1996 | Young women, Down Under | B. White |
| SPORTAGE | Sat Apr 24, 2021 | Kia model introduced in 1993 | Kristian House and Mike Dockins |
| SPUES | Sun Apr 30, 2006 | Gushes forth: Var. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| STIRREDIN | Fri Aug 19, 2011 | Added to the soup, say | Patrick Berry |
| TANDEMBIKE | Tue Nov 5, 2019 | Conveyance for two | John Guzzetta |
| TERMINSURANCE | Wed May 12, 1999 | Get-out-of-jail-free card? | Nancy Salomon |
| TOUCHIER | Fri Sep 24, 2004 | More delicate | Patrick Berry |
| UNJUSTLY | Sat Aug 28, 1999 | One way to be accused | Frank Longo |