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 50,746 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANAPOLIS | Fri Jul 1, 2016 | Brazilian city name that sounds like a U.S. state capital | James Mulhern |
| AQUANET | Sun Nov 13, 2022 | Hairspray brand since the 1950s | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| ARMEDFORCES | Sat Sep 3, 2022 | U.S. group with six branches | David Distenfeld |
| BABYBOTTLE | Wed May 15, 2024 | Breast milk container | MaryEllen Uthlaut |
| BEGINNER | Thu Apr 11, 2002 | Tenderfoot | Greg Staples |
| BULLYFORHIM | Sat May 16, 2015 | "Isn't he great!" | Byron Walden |
| CARGAME | Fri Oct 29, 2021 | I Spy or Backseat Bingo | Aimee Lucido |
| CENTRALPERK | Wed Sep 9, 2015 | "Friends" coffeehouse | Michael Hawkins |
| CHARCOAL | Sun Aug 9, 2009 | Backyard briquettes | Patrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels |
| COVERED | Mon Oct 26, 2009 | Having insurance | Mike Nothnagel |
| CUPOJOE | Sun Jan 6, 2019 | Morning fix, slangily | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| DAYSPAS | Sun Nov 21, 2021 | Places for rubs and scrubs | Adam Wagner |
| DEVALERA | Sun Jun 11, 2006 | First Irish P.M. | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. |
| DIALONE | Wed Apr 2, 2025 | Start a long-distance call, in bygone days | Daniel Bodily |
| DOOMSDAYCLOCK | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | It counts down to disaster | Sam Ezersky |
| FEARSNOT | Wed Oct 17, 2012 | Is intrepid | Peter Koetters |
| GAINTIME | Thu Feb 26, 2026 | Stall, e.g. | Yitzi Snow |
| GOODRATING | Thu Aug 17, 2017 | First set of circled letters | Peter A. Collins |
| HERMITS | Sun Dec 6, 1998 | Stay-at-homes | Marjorie Richter |
| HIDESFROM | Mon Jun 4, 2001 | Eludes | Patrick Jordan |
| HIGHCHURCH | Mon May 12, 2008 | Anglican body | Randall J. Hartman |
| HIGHHATTER | Mon Feb 7, 2000 | Snob | Gregory E. Paul |
| HITBACK | Fri Mar 1, 2019 | Retaliate | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| HOLYDAYS | Thu May 16, 2019 | High time in Judaism | Jeff Chen |
| HOTHOUSES | Fri May 27, 1994 | Super-growth locales | Chet Currier |
| KNIGHTHEAD | Sun Jan 30, 2005 | Ship's mooring aid [black] | Derrick Niederman |
| LASTINGMONUMENT | Sat Jun 28, 2003 | Exemplar through the ages | Robert H. Wolfe |
| LAYETTES | Thu Dec 8, 1994 | Nursery outfits | Randolph Ross |
| MCNAMARASBAND | Tue Mar 17, 2009 | 1946 Bing Crosby hit | Richard Chisholm |
| MRFANTASTIC | Sat Jan 23, 2016 | Marvel superhero | Kameron Austin Collins |
| PNCPARK | Sun Mar 6, 2011 | Pirates' home | David Levinson Wilk |
| SITSFOR | Thu Nov 17, 2005 | Takes, as an exam | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SOFTSCIENCE | Fri Dec 26, 2014 | Psychology or sociology | Patrick Berry |
| SPECTERS | Fri May 23, 2008 | Spirits | Patrick John Duggan |
| SUSTAIN | Fri Nov 23, 2012 | Keep up | Patrick Berry |
| TAKINGIT | Sun Oct 4, 2009 | Turning the other cheek | Todd McClary |
| TEMPERANCE | Fri Jul 29, 1994 | Self-control | A. D. Cover |
| TOUCHTYPES | Fri Apr 17, 2020 | Enters without looking, say | Robyn Weintraub |
| UNIQUELY | Fri Nov 9, 2007 | Without a match | Henry Hook |
| VOICEVOTE | Wed Jun 16, 2010 | Yea-or-nay event | Joe Krozel |