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 50,531 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADBLOCKERS | Fri Nov 27, 2020 | Spot removers | Robyn Weintraub |
| AESOPIAN | Sat Oct 30, 1999 | Moralistic | Rich Norris |
| AFFIXED | Thu Nov 16, 2006 | Stuck on | Kevin Donovan |
| ANTHESIS | Mon Nov 14, 1994 | Flower development | Sidney L. Robbins |
| BRISTER | Fri Jan 7, 1994 | Bubby of the N.F.L. | Fred Piscop |
| CATANDMOUSE | Sun Jan 20, 2008 | Something to play | Natan Last |
| CORNCRIB | Tue Jan 23, 1996 | Farm storage site | B. Lubbers |
| CULTURED | Sat Aug 9, 2008 | Man-made | Mark Diehl |
| DANKMEMES | Sat Jul 7, 2018 | Internet in-jokes that have gone viral, in modern lingo | Ryan McCarty |
| DEADHEADS | Sat Jun 8, 1996 | Mourners of August 9, 1995 | M. Shenk |
| DEVELOPMENTAREA | Fri Jun 30, 2000 | Locale receiving investments | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| EURODOLLAR | Sat Jun 21, 1997 | International monetary unit | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| FEDERALGRANTS | Mon Jan 27, 2025 | Funding sources for many labs | Alexander Liebeskind |
| FOURTHYEARS | Mon Jan 13, 2025 | High school or college seniors, usually | Adam Levav |
| HOMEREMEDY | Sat Aug 31, 2019 | Putting duct tape on a wart, e.g. | Brian Thomas |
| HORNRIMMED | Tue Aug 11, 2009 | Like Buddy Holly's glasses | Oliver Hill |
| IMITATING | Fri Jun 1, 2018 | Skill of many "S.N.L." cast members | Andrew J. Ries |
| INFECT | Sun Apr 25, 2021 | Contaminate | Jeremy Newton |
| INSTORES | Thu Apr 21, 2016 | Not sold on TV or online | Alex Bajcz |
| LEGOPERSON | Fri Mar 10, 2023 | Toy brick figurine | Claire Rimkus |
| LUGEING | Thu Jun 16, 1994 | Coasting at Lillehammer | Jim Page |
| MAILOUT | Thu Jun 23, 2011 | Send | Ian Livengood |
| MINORLEAGUE | Tue Apr 20, 2004 | See 40-Across | Allan E. Parrish |
| MOSHEDAYAN | Sun May 21, 1995 | (ΒΆ-) | Dean Niles |
| OMAHASTEAKS | Thu Jun 6, 2019 | Direct-to-customer beef retailer | Fred Piscop |
| PRINCEDOM | Sun Aug 2, 2009 | Monaco is one | Patrick Berry |
| REGIMENTAL | Sat Apr 30, 1994 | Providing strict order | Wayne Robert Williams |
| SEALEDENVELOPES | Sat Jul 25, 2020 | Props at the Oscars | Royce Ferguson |
| SIDESPLITTING | Thu Oct 18, 2007 | Hilarious ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | Lucy Gardner Anderson |
| SIGHING | Sat May 3, 2025 | Showing exasperation, in a way | Michael Lieberman |
| STEARINS | Sat Oct 29, 1994 | Candle-wax compounds | Frank A. Longo |
| SURMISES | Mon May 4, 1998 | Conjectures | Hugh Davis |
| THATSWEIRD | Fri Apr 24, 2020 | "Huh!" | John Guzzetta |
| THEREMIN | Sun Jun 15, 2003 | Early electronic musical instrument | Cathy Millhauser |
| TRAMSTOPS | Sat Aug 3, 2019 | Boarding points at amusement parks | Ryan McCarty |
| UTC | Tue Apr 15, 2025 | World clock std. | Per Bykodorov |
| WALLPAINT | Sat Sep 26, 1998 | Decorator's canful | Jerry Ferguson |
| WINDOWCLEANER | Fri Apr 1, 2022 | It might help clear things up | Evan Mahnken |
| WOODIBIS | Fri Apr 16, 1999 | Stork with a featherless head | John Wolting |
| ZORI | Sun Jun 25, 1995 | Japanese sandal | Frances Hansen |