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 50,859 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIGENERATED | Thu Sep 7, 2023 | What this puzzle is definitely not, having been created by me, a real and true human being | Ryan Patrick Smith |
| ANDYMURRAY | Mon Jul 20, 2015 | 2013 Wimbledon champion | John Westwig |
| BULLSESSIONS | Sat Jun 17, 2023 | Informal talks | Ryan McCarty |
| CARPEDABOUT | Tue Jan 19, 2016 | Criticized nigglingly | Byron Walden |
| CLAIMJUMPER | Sun Aug 24, 1997 | Miner's apparel? | Michael S. Maurer |
| CLAMBERS | Sun Apr 21, 2024 | Ascends with one's hands and feet | Michael Schlossberg |
| COOKING | Sun Dec 31, 2006 | Child's activity? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| COURTSUMMONS | Mon May 2, 2005 | Citation | Tyler Hinman |
| CURSEAT | Sat Mar 28, 1998 | Vituperate | David J. Kahn |
| CUTROSE | Wed Dec 7, 2016 | *One of a dozen for a sweetheart | David Steinberg |
| DOVECOTE | Sat May 27, 2006 | Birdhouse, of a kind | Will Nediger |
| DRAGGEDIN | Fri Oct 10, 2003 | Coerced to participate | Arlan and Linda Bushman |
| FALLBREAK | Mon Sep 8, 2025 | *Days off following October midterms | Margaret Seikel |
| GATHERINGCLOUDS | Sun Sep 30, 2007 | *Sign of coming danger | Kelsey Blakley |
| GUPPIES | Fri Sep 11, 1998 | Rainbow fish | Harvey Estes |
| HADAR | Sat May 28, 2005 | First magnitude star in Centaurus | Bob Peoples |
| HHINGE | Thu Aug 13, 2015 | Bit of letter-shaped hardware on a door | Jim Hilger |
| IMCONFUSED | Tue Mar 24, 2026 | "Wha?! ... That makes no sense" | Killian Olson |
| JOHNDEEREGREEN | Thu Feb 4, 2021 | 1993 country hit by Joe Diffie | Derek Allen |
| JOUNCES | Thu Oct 25, 2007 | Bumps on a ride | Susan Harrington Smith |
| LAWNDALE | Sun Aug 3, 2003 | Los Angeles suburb next to Torrance | Jim Page |
| LIFEINPRISON | Mon Dec 24, 2007 | Long, long sentence | Mark Sherwood |
| LIGHTEST | Mon Oct 16, 2000 | Least heavy | Mitch Komro |
| MALLOFAMERICA | Sun Oct 22, 2017 | Facebook Status: "Yes! Retail therapy at the largest shopping spot in the U.S.!" | Tracy Gray |
| NICKJR | Sun Nov 6, 2005 | Cable channel for kids | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| OCCUPANCY | Wed Oct 26, 2011 | Number of people in a room | Milo Beckman |
| OVERWRITE | Sat Jan 31, 1998 | Cover, as text | Rich Norris |
| PERPWALK | Fri Oct 26, 2018 | Postarrest ritual | Evan Kalish |
| PLUMPEST | Wed Jun 23, 2021 | Most desirable, say, as a ripe peach | Kate Hawkins |
| PRUE | Wed Apr 12, 2023 | Celebrity chef ___ Leith | Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic |
| RAMADAINN | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | One of a chain owned by Wyndham | Raymond C. Young |
| RINGINGOFFTHEHOOK | Thu Nov 10, 2016 | Getting tons of calls | Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen |
| ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE | Thu Nov 13, 2025 | Props for one's performance | Kyle Perkins |
| SAVEWATER | Sun Jun 24, 2012 | Conservationist's catchphrase | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SHIPSTO | Sun May 18, 2014 | Targets for a delivery | Joe DiPietro |
| SUBGOAL | Wed Jun 29, 2005 | Intermediate target | David Liben-Nowell |
| TURNSCOLOR | Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Blushes | F. Longo |
| UNORGANIC | Sat Apr 29, 1995 | Not derived from plants or animals: Var. | Fred Piscop |
| USBDRIVES | Sun Sep 10, 2023 | Adam Wagner | |
| WAVESTO | Fri Apr 25, 1997 | Greets from afar | Robert H. Wolfe |