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 50,772 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICANFLAGS | Sun Jan 11, 2009 | Patriotic displays | David J. Kahn |
| APRILTHESES | Fri Sep 3, 2021 | Collection of 10 directives written by Vladimir Lenin | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco |
| ATUS | Sat Sep 28, 2013 | "Look ___" (Vince Gill hit) | Joe Krozel |
| BCOMPLEXVITAMIN | Sat Aug 21, 2010 | Part of many a daily supplement | Barry C. Silk |
| BIGGAMES | Fri Apr 11, 2014 | Bowls, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| CONVOY | Sun Mar 31, 2019 | Travel group | Andrew J. Ries |
| DATINGAGENCIES | Fri May 13, 2016 | Match.com competitors | David Phillips and David Steinberg |
| DILLIES | Tue Apr 8, 1997 | Humdingers | Fred Piscop |
| ENDINGIT | Sun Nov 19, 2023 | Breaking up | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi |
| FEASTONESEYESON | Sat Jul 10, 2021 | Gaze at with appreciation | Trenton Charlson |
| FEATHERBED | Sun Dec 8, 2013 | Begat a soft place to sleep? | Patrick Berry |
| FRIZZLES | Fri Jun 8, 2018 | Makes curly | Caleb Madison |
| HOMONYMS | Thu Jul 17, 2003 | Potential source of verbal misunderstanding | Robert H. Wolfe |
| INKCARTRIDGE | Mon Nov 7, 2016 | Home office item that's surprisingly expensive to replace | Bruce Haight |
| INTHEGATE | Fri Sep 27, 1996 | Ready to run at Pimlico | B. Sefick |
| KATNISS | Wed Mar 25, 2026 | "The Hunger Games" protagonist | Jeff Stillman |
| LILLEHAMMER | Mon Feb 4, 2002 | 1994 Winter Olympics site | Gregory E. Paul |
| LOLAT | Sun Jan 3, 2021 | React to, as an online joke | Paolo Pasco |
| MARESTAIL | Sat Feb 19, 2005 | Long, narrow cloud | Brad Wilber |
| MATCHHEAD | Sat Sep 16, 2006 | Something struck from a book | Michael Shteyman |
| NUZZLE | Wed Aug 21, 2002 | Loving motion | Joel Kaplow |
| ONTHEDOLE | Fri Oct 18, 2019 | Receiving benefits | Jamey Smith |
| PENTAS | Fri Dec 9, 1994 | Some hotels | Matt Gaffney |
| PHINEAS | Sat Dec 17, 2005 | Anthony Trollope's "___ Finn" | Patrick Berry |
| POSTMARK | Sat Oct 24, 2009 | Prepare for delivery | Paula Gamache |
| POUNDAGE | Mon May 8, 2000 | Weight | Ed Early |
| PUNCHER | Sun Dec 14, 2014 | Ending with cow or hole | Jim Peredo |
| QUESTIONS | Thu Nov 23, 2006 | They're often raised | Ari Halpern |
| REBILL | Sat Jun 1, 2002 | Charge over | Rich Norris |
| RECURRINGDREAMS | Sun Dec 5, 2021 | ... AMBITION AMBITION AMBITION ... | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| SECONDCUP | Wed Jun 16, 1999 | 1/60-minute drink? | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| SEETHROUGHDRESS | Sat May 12, 2001 | Head-turning attire | Michael Shteyman |
| SOILEROSION | Sat Jan 13, 1996 | Dust Bowl feature | J. Page |
| SPENTLESS | Sat Dec 8, 2001 | Conserved | Rich Norris |
| SQUEEZEBY | Fri Feb 8, 2002 | Barely get past | Manny Nosowsky |
| STEERSMAN | Fri Nov 16, 2007 | One at the helm | Chuck Deodene |
| TECHHUB | Sun Jul 2, 2023 | Silicon Valley, e.g. | Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa |
| TIREGAUGE | Thu Jun 12, 2025 | Low pressure indicator | Daniel Bodily |
| TRICHOID | Sun Oct 16, 1994 | Hairlike | Raymond Hamel |
| YOUREKIDDINGME | Mon Nov 10, 2014 | "No way!" | Bruce Haight |