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 50,775 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLRILEDUP | Wed May 8, 2013 | Extremely agitated | Bruce Venzke |
| ALVINS | Sun Dec 9, 2007 | Ailey and Toffler | Patrick Blindauer |
| ANEWLEASEONLIFE | Sat Jul 2, 2005 | The opportunity to start over | Sherry O. Blackard |
| ANTINODE | Tue Nov 29, 1994 | Part of a radio wave | Bernice Gordon |
| BEETJUICE | Sun Nov 9, 2025 | V8 component | Amie Walker |
| BIGGAMES | Fri Apr 11, 2014 | Bowls, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| BIGINJAPAN | Sun May 18, 2014 | Like some bands with only modest Western popularity | Joe DiPietro |
| BRINGINGUP | Tue Jul 2, 2013 | Mentioning in conversation | Daniel Raymon |
| BRONCS | Sun Oct 16, 2016 | Ones making lots of bucks? | Tom McCoy |
| BUTWILLITWORK | Sat Apr 6, 2019 | "Any chance of success, though?" | Ned White |
| DIETARYLAW | Fri Feb 22, 2019 | Kosher restaurant's observance | Daniel Nierenberg |
| ERECTILE | Sun Nov 12, 2017 | The "E" of E.D. | Ed Sessa |
| FILAR | Sun Jul 5, 1998 | Having fine threads | Joe DiPietro |
| GLOOPS | Wed Apr 29, 2020 | Thick, liquidy servings | Joe DiPietro |
| GRATESON | Thu Jul 28, 2011 | Irks | Alan Arbesfeld |
| HADONETOOMANY | Thu Dec 8, 1994 | Overtippled | Randolph Ross |
| HARRYCONNICK | Thu May 5, 2011 | Jazz/pop singer | Joel Fagliano |
| HUXTABLES | Wed Nov 6, 2019 | 1980s-'90s sitcom family | Ross Trudeau |
| KEEPSANEYEON | Fri Oct 10, 2008 | Monitors | Kyle Mahowald |
| LATERBRO | Sat Jan 11, 2025 | "Peace, dude!" | Ryan McCarty |
| LEUCITE | Sun Sep 10, 1995 | White or gray mineral | David J. Kahn |
| LOGMEN | Sun Oct 23, 2005 | Lumberjacks | David J. Kahn |
| MAKESABOOBOO | Tue Oct 30, 2007 | Misspells, say, as a ghost might at 20-, 28-, 37- and 50-Across? | Gary Steinmehl |
| MISOGYNY | Sat Aug 14, 2021 | What antifeminism is a direct expression of, per Andrea Dworkin | Nam Jin Yoon |
| PAROXYSM | Thu Dec 8, 2011 | Emotional outburst | Daniel A. Finan |
| PHANTASMS | Wed Nov 1, 2017 | Ghostly figures | Herre Schouwerwou |
| SEDIMENTED | Fri Mar 9, 2012 | Deposited into a bank | Tim Croce |
| SORRYISPILLEDIT | Thu Jul 29, 1999 | Poem by 39-Across about breakfast in bed | David J. Kahn |
| SPARKED | Sun Nov 19, 2000 | Instigated | Cathy Millhauser |
| SPINROOMS | Sun Oct 12, 2025 | Postdebate areas | Michael Schlossberg |
| STEELJAWS | Sat Nov 27, 2010 | Features of some bear traps | Xan Vongsathorn |
| STRIPMINES | Thu Sep 1, 2011 | Eco-unfriendly coal sources | Joel Fagliano |
| THEDON | Thu Sep 29, 2005 | Lead character in a Mario Puzo novel | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| THEWILDWILDWEST | Sun Feb 10, 2013 | Somewhat redundant 1960s spy series? | Patrick Berry |
| TINKERTOEVERSTOCHANCE | Sun Sep 6, 2020 | Play combo of old | David Kwong |
| TIRESIAS | Sat Feb 2, 2008 | Prophet of Thebes, struck blind by Athena when he accidentally saw her bathing | Natan Last |
| TOOTHDOCTOR | Tue Nov 18, 2025 | Dentist, colloquially | Joe Deeney |
| TRACII | Thu Sep 26, 2002 | Razor brand | Manny Nosowsky |
| WEATHERSTATIONS | Fri Jan 2, 2009 | Pressure points? | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| YIPPED | Fri Mar 8, 2013 | Imitated a wound-up toy | Paula Gamache |