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 51,131 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARTHEBURDEN | Sun Aug 26, 2007 | Be weighed down | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper |
| BESEECHES | Sun Jul 21, 2002 | Petitions | Trip Payne |
| BOLSTERUP | Sat Jan 31, 2004 | Support, redundantly | Byron Walden |
| BOUNTYHUNTER | Mon Aug 28, 2023 | *Boba Fett's occupation in "Star Wars" films | Brian Callahan |
| CHINESECHECKER | Tue Apr 18, 1995 | Canton cab? | Christopher Page |
| CLIPSOFF | Wed Sep 9, 2020 | Shears | Jakob Weisblat |
| CREDITRISK | Wed Feb 26, 2014 | One unable to get a loan, say | Ruth B. Margolin |
| DISCOVERSION | Mon Feb 12, 2018 | Many a 1970s remix | Michael Black |
| DONTTHATBEATALL | Sat May 27, 2017 | "Who'da thunk it?!" | Damon Gulczynski |
| DOUBTFIRE | Fri Mar 29, 2019 | Mrs. of film | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| EBS | Sat Feb 18, 2012 | "This is a test. For the next 60 seconds ..." org. | Matt Ginsberg |
| ENDURABLE | Sun Jul 1, 2012 | Like adversity, one hopes | Dan Schoenholz |
| EVILGRINS | Fri Feb 21, 2020 | Dastardly looks | Erik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh |
| FENNEC | Sun May 14, 2023 | Small fox with unusually large ears | Sid Sivakumar |
| FORMULAS | Thu Jul 15, 2010 | After 66-Across, marketing gimmicks | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Patrick Blindauer |
| GOANDSEE | Wed Feb 26, 2020 | "Check it out ... I'll wait here" | Francis Heaney |
| ITWASNTTOBE | Wed Feb 14, 2018 | "Fate would prove otherwise" | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| KCS | Fri Jun 25, 1999 | Basketball coach Jones and others | Matt Gaffney |
| LABOURCANDIDATE | Mon Sep 4, 1995 | British runner | Richard Thomas |
| MISNAMES | Sat May 6, 2023 | Calls incorrectly | Carter Cobb |
| MOLLYBOLT | Sun Jan 7, 2001 | She's holding things down | Manny Nosowsky |
| MOODCONGRUENCE | Sun Nov 3, 2024 | Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one's current emotional state | Sid Sivakumar |
| NANOGRAM | Tue Apr 7, 2015 | One-trillionth of a kilo | David J. Lieb |
| NATALIEPORTMAN | Wed Mar 11, 2009 | *"Star Wars" actress who's a Harvard grad | Caleb Madison |
| POUTED | Thu Mar 4, 2021 | Gave a bit of lip? | Blake Slonecker |
| REGULARMEALS | Sun Sep 12, 2010 | Three squares | Paula Gamache |
| REHAUL | Fri Jul 24, 1998 | Drag off again | Manny Nosowsky |
| SHAWM | Sun Nov 5, 1995 | Early woodwind | Dean Niles |
| SHOTGLASS | Sat Sep 2, 2000 | Belt holder | Rich Norris |
| SIXHIGHSTRAIGHT | Tue Jun 22, 1999 | 24-Across beater | Nancy Salomon |
| SOSPICY | Fri Jan 28, 2022 | "Whew, that's hot!" | Jem Burch |
| SPORTAGE | Sat Apr 24, 2021 | Kia model introduced in 1993 | Kristian House and Mike Dockins |
| TAKINGASTAB | Sat Aug 4, 2001 | Trying | Randolph Ross |
| THEROOTS | Fri Jun 23, 2017 | "Tonight Show" house band | James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson |
| TREEFARM | Sat Feb 12, 2000 | Where elders grow older? | Dave Tuller |
| TWITTERY | Wed Aug 11, 2010 | Giggling nervously | Edward Sessa |
| UNORGANIC | Sat Apr 29, 1995 | Not derived from plants or animals: Var. | Fred Piscop |
| VPPICK | Sun Jun 19, 2022 | Major political announcement before a convention, informally | Jeremy Newton |
| WATERSHIPDOWN | Sun Aug 16, 2020 | Alternative title for "Titanic"? | Francis Heaney |
| YOKNAPATAWPHA | Tue Aug 8, 2000 | Fictional county, locale of 20-Across | Joy L. Wouk |