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 51,191 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOACCESSORIES | Fri Jul 30, 2010 | Cup holders and such | Kevin G. Der |
| AYEAYECAPTAIN | Mon Jun 17, 2024 | Affirmative at sea ... or a phonetic hint to what's found sequentially in 20-, 31- and 41-Across | Kiran Pandey |
| BOWLGAMES | Fri Jul 15, 2022 | Some early January sporting events | Matthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon |
| BUDDYHOLLY | Sun Mar 13, 2022 | Self-titled rock album of 1958 | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| COLORWHEELS | Sun Sep 1, 2019 | Reference aids for artists | Finn Vigeland |
| DROPME | Fri Dec 1, 1995 | "____ a line" | Manny Nosowsky |
| EMPLOYED | Thu Oct 7, 2021 | Working | Timothy Polin |
| ENCUMBERED | Thu Sep 26, 2002 | Weighed down | Manny Nosowsky |
| ENDOWMENT | Wed Mar 4, 2009 | College asset | C. W. Stewart |
| ENEMYATTHEGATES | Fri Jul 7, 2006 | W.W. II action film of 2001 | Joe Krozel |
| ENERGYVAMPIRE | Mon Aug 7, 2023 | "Monster" who drains people emotionally | Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness |
| ENGORGES | Wed Feb 7, 1996 | Gluts | Frank A. Longo |
| FORENSICEXPERTS | Sat Jun 2, 2001 | Crime lab staff | Jim Page |
| GOESINHARMSWAY | Mon Dec 13, 1999 | Takes risks | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| GREEKLETTER | Thu Feb 13, 1997 | What's NU? | F. Longo |
| HEADOVER | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Go (to) | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| HOTOVEN | Sun May 24, 2009 | Baking need | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| JELLYBEANS | Wed Oct 30, 2013 | Part of a Halloween dinner? | Joel Fagliano |
| LAYSISTERS | Sat Mar 18, 2006 | Manual laborers in a convent | Patrick Berry |
| LYSIN | Sun Nov 6, 2011 | Certain antibody | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MAILCARRIER | Mon Nov 30, 1998 | Postal worker's ship? | Cynthia Joy Higgins |
| MINUETS | Fri Feb 27, 2015 | Dances in 3/4 time | Julian Lim |
| ONANYSUNDAY | Mon Sep 1, 1997 | 1971 Steve McQueen film | Gregory E. Paul |
| ONEFRANC | Sat Nov 12, 1994 | 100 centimes | Bryant White |
| POLITICALJUNKIE | Tue Dec 7, 2021 | Close follower of the "horse race" | Margaret Seikel |
| RESPUN | Sat Feb 25, 2006 | Like the "Wheel of Fortune" wheel, again and again | Henry Hook |
| SCARIFY | Sun Feb 13, 2005 | Severely criticize | Daniel C. Bryant |
| SELEN | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | Moon: Prefix | Cathy Millhauser |
| SHORTPOSITION | Sun Jul 30, 2006 | Comment, part 3 | Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry |
| SPECIALDELIVERY | Sun May 22, 2005 | 1976 comedy/action caper with Cybill Shepherd | A. J. Santora |
| STAYINGPOWER | Tue Oct 23, 2001 | Stamina | Leonard Williams |
| STEELJAWS | Sat Nov 27, 2010 | Features of some bear traps | Xan Vongsathorn |
| STINGOPERATION | Wed Oct 7, 2015 | Medical procedure for the singer of "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"? | Julian Lim |
| SWITS | Tue Jun 18, 1996 | Actress Loretta and others | E. C. Gorski |
| TALLISH | Sun Dec 1, 1996 | Somewhat high | D. J. Kahn |
| THATHURTS | Sun Dec 11, 2016 | "Oof!" | Tom McCoy |
| THIRTYDAYS | Wed Apr 30, 2003 | Start of a roadside verse | Jerry E. Rosman |
| TREELOT | Wed Oct 8, 2025 | Place to buy a fir at Christmas | Daniel Trujillo Diaz |
| UNDESIRED | Sat Jul 30, 2011 | Regrettable, as consequences | Patrick Berry |
| WHENDOWEEAT | Tue May 21, 2013 | Antsy premeal question | Patrick McIntyre |