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 51,088 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHOTMINUTE | Tue Nov 11, 2025 | Quite some time, antonymously | Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan |
| ANDANTINO | Sun May 9, 2010 | Slightly faster than moderately slow | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| APOLLOX | Sun Nov 25, 2012 | Lunar mission commanded by Thomas P. Stafford | Jeff Chen |
| BASSVIOL | Fri Dec 4, 1998 | It takes a big bow | John Wolting |
| BOWLGAMES | Fri Jul 15, 2022 | Some early January sporting events | Matthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon |
| BRONTES | Thu May 12, 2022 | Noted literary sisters | Ross Trudeau |
| CAMPOS | Mon Sep 26, 1994 | South American plains | Sidney L. Robbins |
| CHARCUTERIE | Mon Jun 3, 2024 | *Artfully arranged meats | Alana Platt |
| CITS | Sat Jun 9, 2018 | Residents: Abbr. | Roland Huget |
| COMFIER | Sun Oct 11, 2020 | Like slippers versus dress shoes | Gary Larson |
| DEEDIDO | Sun Oct 18, 2009 | Jazz standard whose title is repeatedly sung after "Honey ..." | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DROPT | Tue Dec 9, 1997 | Let fall, in poetry | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| EARLYDAY | Sun Dec 4, 2011 | Pioneering | Kelsey Blakley |
| FACEEAST | Fri Sep 16, 2022 | Behold a sunrise, say | Juliana Tringali Golden |
| GAMBA | Sat Oct 16, 2010 | Viola da ___ (old stringed instrument) | Patrick Berry |
| GASPIPES | Thu Oct 4, 2018 | Main connections, of a sort | Joon Pahk |
| GETSFAR | Sun Nov 22, 1998 | Makes a lot of progress | Nelson Hardy |
| HELLOIMMISTERED | Wed Jan 5, 2011 | Opening line from a TV show that debuted on 1/5/61 | Mr. Ed Sessa |
| MASSPRODUCED | Sun Jul 28, 2013 | Like the 116-Across | Andrew Reynolds |
| MBADEGREE | Sat Feb 17, 2018 | Common board requirement, in brief | Peter Wentz |
| NAPTRAPPED | Sat Nov 15, 2025 | Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slang | Kyle Dolan |
| ODDDUCKS | Tue May 29, 2018 | Idiosyncratic sorts | John Lieb |
| ONFURLOUGH | Sat Feb 14, 2009 | Away, in a way | Joe Krozel |
| POSTMARK | Sat Oct 24, 2009 | Prepare for delivery | Paula Gamache |
| REARMAMENT | Sat Apr 29, 2006 | Treaty violation, maybe | Robert H. Wolfe |
| REIMBURSE | Fri Nov 11, 2005 | Indemnify | Eric Berlin |
| SERVICELINE | Sun Oct 24, 2021 | "I'll be your waiter tonight," e.g.? | Katie Hale |
| SEXEDCLASS | Sat Jul 4, 2026 | Where students learn about congress | Kareem Ayas |
| SIZESEVEN | Sun Dec 31, 2000 | It's smallish, dresswise | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SPORTSHOE | Tue Nov 14, 2006 | Nike product | Sarah Keller |
| STRIKESDOWN | Sat Jun 12, 1999 | Kills | Matt Gaffney |
| SUCCINCTLY | Fri Sep 1, 2017 | Without wasting a word | Patrick Berry |
| THATSTOOBAD | Sat Jan 14, 2006 | "So sorry" | David Quarfoot |
| THEMANOFTHEPEOPLE | Sun Jul 5, 2015 | *Nickname for Thomas Jefferson | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| TOGGERY | Fri Nov 18, 2011 | Duds | Joe DiPietro |
| TOOLITTLETOOLATE | Thu Apr 13, 2023 | Not enough, and without the urgency, to make a difference ... or a literal hint to 18-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across | Robin Yu |
| WHEELNUT | Sun Mar 31, 2019 | Something removed when changing a tire | Andrew J. Ries |
| WITHAGRAINOFSALT | Sun Mar 8, 2020 | How to take glib promises | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| YOUTUBED | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | Watched some online videos | Jeremy Newton |
| ZINS | Sun Mar 22, 2026 | Some reds, for short | Alex Eaton-Salners |