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 50,458 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUPS | Fri May 22, 2015 | Some bra parts | David Woolf |
| BLUESTOCKING | Mon Mar 5, 2018 | Woman having literary interests | Lynn Lempel |
| COSTABRAVA | Sun Sep 27, 2009 | Resort region near Barcelona | Patrick Berry |
| CROSIER | Sat Oct 9, 1999 | Staff resembling a shepherd's crook | Manny Nosowsky |
| DUCS | Sun Apr 27, 2008 | French noblemen | Oliver Hill |
| FEELSSILLY | Sat Sep 26, 1998 | Is mildly embarrassed | Jerry Ferguson |
| FOURTHDIMENSION | Thu Nov 24, 2005 | See circles | Michael Shteyman |
| GETASHOCK | Sat Aug 15, 2020 | Receive surprising news | Joe DiPietro |
| INFUSED | Sun Jan 23, 2022 | Like some vodkas | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| IRONDEFICIENCIES | Sun Apr 19, 2020 | Duffer's reasons to choose a wood? | Jack Mowat and Jeff Chen |
| ITCAN | Sun Aug 5, 2012 | "Happens sometimes" | Patrick Merrell |
| ITSANO | Thu Jul 27, 2023 | Words of rejection | Guilherme Gilioli |
| JOCKEYS | Sat Jul 31, 2004 | They're usually short ... or shorts | Byron Walden |
| LABORATORY | Mon Mar 3, 2003 | Dr. Frankenstein's workplace | Patrick Merrell |
| LESTROYENS | Fri Apr 20, 2007 | Berlioz opera based on Virgil's "Aeneid" | David Quarfoot |
| LIONSCLUB | Mon Dec 9, 2013 | Civic group with more than 45,000 affiliates | Nina Rulon-Miller |
| MAGICHAT | Thu Dec 14, 2023 | Three wise men | Esha Datta |
| MEETTHEPRESS | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | Longest-running network TV show | Cathy Millhauser |
| NOCHOLESTEROL | Thu Oct 10, 2019 | What margarine has, unlike butter | Tracy Gray |
| OGAM | Sun Mar 17, 2002 | Old Irish alphabet: Var. | David J. Kahn |
| ONONESSIDE | Fri Mar 30, 2007 | Being supportive | David Quarfoot |
| PREYUPON | Wed May 9, 2012 | Hunt for, as game | Eshan Mitra |
| PROSCENIA | Thu Sep 17, 2009 | Stage arches | Arthur Schulman |
| REVOLTED | Fri Jan 1, 2021 | Refused to accept the status quo, say | Milo Beckman |
| SIGNEDIN | Fri Sep 4, 1998 | Registered | Hugh Davis |
| STAYFOR | Sat Jul 9, 2005 | Stick around to see | Patrick Berry |
| STOODGUARD | Sat Oct 29, 2005 | Watched | Joe DiPietro |
| STRAIGHTLACED | Fri Mar 4, 1994 | In her corset, actress Beatrice was _____ | Betty Jorgensen |
| STREAKING | Sat Aug 6, 2016 | Activity for when there's nothing going on? | David Phillips |
| SYNGMANRHEE | Sat Jun 1, 1996 | President who was a Princeton graduate | B. Klahn |
| TAKECHANCES | Tue Aug 6, 2013 | Make off with some raffle tickets? | Lynn Lempel |
| THESHIPPINGNEWS | Wed Apr 29, 1998 | E. Annie Proulx novel | Gayle Dean |
| TOMBSTONES | Fri Feb 21, 2025 | Some October lawn decorations | Colin Adams |
| UMAMIBOMB | Thu Nov 20, 2025 | Dish that creates an explosion of rich flavors, in modern parlance | Adam Wagner |
| VIRILITY | Sat Oct 24, 2015 | Manliness | Andrew Zhou |
| WESTEGG | Sat Jul 3, 1999 | "The Great Gatsby" locale | David J. Kahn |
| WOT | Sun Dec 24, 1995 | Cousin of "huh?" | Frances Hansen |
| YESISUPPOSE | Sat Nov 25, 2023 | "Well, gosh, could be ..." | Jeff Stillman |
| YOICKS | Mon Nov 3, 2014 | Bygone cry of high spirits | Janet R. Bender |
| YOUNGMC | Fri Dec 23, 2022 | Co-writer of Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" | Brandon Koppy |