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 50,244 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACROSTICS | Fri Nov 20, 2015 | NEWS for the four directions, and others | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| ALGEBRAI | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | It often features the quadratic formula | Byron Walden |
| AMERICANCROW | Thu Jul 24, 2025 | "Hey, England, happy Fourth of July!" | Ginny Too |
| ARCLAMPS | Sat Nov 2, 2024 | Early electric lights | Blake Slonecker |
| BATHSET | Sat Apr 19, 2025 | Bundle that might include soap and towels | Alex Tomlinson |
| BORNTOBEWILD | Thu Oct 3, 2013 | Classic rock song in "Easy Rider" | Evan Birnholz |
| BUSTEDIN | Sat Aug 1, 1998 | Like a door after a raid | Joe DiPietro |
| BYNATURE | Sat Jul 9, 2022 | Intrinsically | Kevin G. Der |
| COMESONTO | Sat Aug 13, 2011 | Propositions | Tim Croce |
| DABBLERS | Sat May 26, 2001 | Dilettantes | Rich Norris |
| DOCTORSNOTE | Sat Jul 1, 2023 | Absence excuser | Ben Tolkin |
| ELPER | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | Cockney's assistant | Cathy Millhauser |
| FIXON | Wed May 18, 2011 | Choose definitely | David J. Kahn |
| HEALUP | Wed May 19, 2021 | Form a scab, say | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| HELPINGHAND | Tue Mar 19, 2002 | Bit of aid | Louis Hildebrand |
| HOGE | Sun Oct 23, 2011 | Longtime ESPN football analyst Merril ___ | Joe DiPietro |
| HOMEMADEBREAD | Sat Nov 30, 2024 | End result of a starter | Oliver Goodridge and Juan Garavito |
| HUFFPO | Sat Jul 29, 2023 | Daily Beast alternative, familiarly | Sam Ezersky |
| INITIALREACTION | Tue Dec 5, 2006 | Off-the-cuff response ... and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues | Kenneth J. Berniker |
| LATEGREAT | Sun Sep 5, 2021 | Gone-but-not-forgotten | Grant Thackray |
| LAUGHTEST | Thu Aug 18, 2022 | Proverbial assessment for whether or not an idea can be taken seriously | Adam Wagner |
| MEDICATION | Wed Oct 20, 1999 | See 17-Across | Richard Silvestri |
| MERCYMERCYMERCY | Mon Jul 3, 1995 | Cannonball Adderley tune | Fred Piscop |
| MOODISH | Sat Sep 28, 1996 | Inclined to sulk | G. R. Ferguson |
| PARAKEETS | Wed Sep 21, 2022 | Ones providing cheep trills? | Matthew Stock |
| PATINE | Wed Oct 4, 2000 | Copper coating: Var. | Adam Cohen |
| QUIFF | Fri Sep 4, 2015 | Man's do with upswept hair in the front | David C. Duncan Dekker |
| RECHEW | Thu Feb 25, 1999 | Work on cud, say | Jim Page |
| REDBEARD | Sun Oct 21, 2012 | Pirate's moniker | Caleb Rasmussen |
| SERKIS | Sun Dec 4, 2022 | Andy who voiced Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" | Gustie Owens |
| SPAZZES | Wed Jun 18, 2014 | Totally inept sorts (max opening score of 104 points) | Amy Johnson |
| SUGGESTIVE | Mon Mar 3, 1997 | Off-color | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| TACKIER | Thu Aug 7, 2014 | Cheaper-looking | Joe DiPietro |
| TAROTCARDREADER | Tue Nov 26, 2019 | One examining the starts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across | Olivia Mitra Framke |
| THEAMAZINGRANDI | Sun Apr 1, 2018 | Magician known for debunking paranormal claims | Sam Ezersky |
| THERAIDERS | Mon Jul 15, 2002 | 1960's group (in three different ways) | John Leavy |
| THREEDMOVIE | Fri Sep 2, 2005 | "Bwana Devil" was the first one | Sherry O. Blackard |
| TRUNKFISH | Sat May 15, 2004 | Swimmer with a boxlike body | Byron Walden |
| WEDDINGBANDS | Sat Mar 2, 2024 | Altar exchange | Natan Last |
| WORLDSERIESGAME | Wed Oct 7, 2009 | See 57-Across | Tim Wescott |