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 50,584 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFFIANCED | Sun Aug 16, 2015 | Engaged | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| ANDIMEANIT | Fri Nov 17, 2023 | "... seriously!" | Hemant Mehta |
| ANTIPASTI | Thu May 13, 2004 | Some appetizers | Patrick Merrell |
| BARMAN | Sun Aug 31, 1997 | One who sets up shots | David J. Kahn |
| BETHUNE | Tue Jun 9, 1998 | Educator Mary McLeod ___ | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| CAUTIOUSOPTIMISM | Sat May 24, 2025 | Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst" | Gene Louise De Vera |
| CIGARASH | Sat Jan 14, 2012 | Cuban remnant | Mark Diehl |
| COMEDOWNTOTHEWIRE | Thu Nov 7, 2024 | Result in a photo finish | Joe Deeney |
| DRINKSIN | Sun Aug 10, 2014 | Experiences with great enjoyment | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DRYCELL | Sun Apr 28, 1996 | Kind of battery | D. C. Baldwin |
| ENERGIZES | Sat Jun 11, 1994 | Peps up | Daniel R. Stark |
| EVEREADY | Sun Oct 5, 1997 | Big name in batteries | Derrick Niederman |
| GETSHORTCHANGED | Mon Jan 30, 1995 | Be cheated | Ernie Furtado |
| GOODAS | Sun Nov 21, 1993 | _____ gold | Peter Gordon |
| GUDGE | Sat Mar 15, 2003 | Character in Chesterton's "What's Wrong With the World" | Adam Cohen |
| HEADTOWORK | Sat Oct 30, 2004 | Start out in the morning, perhaps | Byron Walden |
| HIGHANDAWAY | Sat Mar 10, 2018 | Like some bad pitches, in baseball lingo | Ryan McCarty |
| IMAGINEERS | Mon Aug 7, 2023 | Designers of Disney attractions | Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness |
| INFIGHTING | Thu Nov 15, 2012 | Possible result of sectarianism | Andrew Reynolds |
| ITOLDYOUAHUNDREDTIMES | Sun Sep 18, 2022 | Mathematician's go-to parenting phrase? | Katie Hale |
| JUSTBECAUSE | Sat Aug 9, 2025 | Unhelpful response to "Why?" | Aidan Deshong and Akshay Seetharam |
| LOWPROFILE | Fri Sep 22, 1995 | Near-anonymity | Jim Page |
| LUMS | Mon Feb 7, 1994 | Abner's pal and namesakes | Sidney L. Robbins |
| MOCKUMENTARY | Thu Apr 24, 2025 | "Borat" and "This Is Spinal Tap" | Kathleen Duncan |
| MORMONS | Sat Feb 1, 2025 | Group that practices baptism for the dead | Kate Chin Park and Rafael Musa |
| NISSANSENTRA | Thu Jan 24, 2013 | Compact since 1982 | Michael Shteyman |
| NPEPA | Sun Oct 6, 2002 | Salt-___ (rap trio) | Myles Callum |
| RIFLESCOPE | Wed Jan 6, 1999 | Marksman's aid | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| SIUNITS | Mon Mar 18, 2013 | Basic physical measures ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 48- and 63-Across | Daniel Landman |
| SOFTBALLPLAYER | Sun Oct 13, 2019 | Professional whose favorite movie line might be "There's no place like home" | Erik Agard |
| SOLARSYSTEMS | Thu Mar 2, 2023 | Sites of many revolutions | Malaika Handa |
| SUSSUDIO | Thu Sep 26, 2019 | 1985 Phil Collins hit with an improvised title | Doug Peterson |
| TEIXEIRA | Sun Aug 2, 2020 | Longtime Yankees first baseman Mark | David Levinson Wilk |
| THATSSONOTOK | Sat Jul 7, 2018 | "Absolutely unacceptable!" | Ryan McCarty |
| THETOTALPACKAGE | Mon Dec 29, 2025 | Description for an ideal partner ... or what the ends of 17-, 27-, 39- and 47-Across create? | Chase Dittrich |
| THEWEALTHOFNATIONS | Sun Sep 15, 2024 | Green book? | Aimee Lucido |
| THROUPLE | Fri Jul 28, 2023 | Polyamory portmanteau | Rafael Musa and Hoang-Kim Vu |
| UNMEMBERSHIP | Sat Sep 4, 2021 | Access to a country club, in brief? | Byron Walden |
| WELLKNOWN | Mon Jan 3, 2000 | Famous | Hugh Davis |
| WOODYS | Wed Jan 10, 1996 | Harrelson and Woodpecker | M. Gaffney |