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 50,617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMITTANCE | Sun Feb 12, 2017 | Entry | Lynn Lempel |
| AMARK | Tue Feb 20, 1996 | Leave___on (influence) | D. Trombley |
| ARAMID | Sat Apr 21, 2001 | Synthetic polyamide used in fiber-making | David J. Kahn |
| ASCRIBED | Fri Sep 20, 1996 | Attributed | J. Page |
| CALLTHEDOGSOFF | Thu Aug 22, 2013 | Stop threatening | Stu Ockman |
| CARPARTS | Thu Jan 1, 2015 | Belt and hose | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen |
| CHARGEUP | Thu Feb 8, 2024 | Excite, as a crowd | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| CHUCKJONES | Sun Sep 14, 2025 | Artist and co-creator of 91- and 110-Across | Daniel Grinberg |
| CITATIONNEEDED | Fri Sep 13, 2024 | Response to not getting the reference? | Boaz Moser |
| COEDDORMS | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | Buildings often segregated by floor | Patrick Berry |
| DOTHEBESTYOUCAN | Wed Aug 9, 2017 | Give 100% | Adam G. Perl |
| DOXOLOGY | Sat Jan 27, 2001 | Hymn of praise | Rich Norris |
| DRAGGLES | Sun Jul 31, 1994 | Trails along | Richard Silvestri |
| DUETOTHEFACTTHAT | Sun Feb 16, 2020 | Because | Sam Ezersky |
| ESURIENT | Sat Sep 28, 2002 | Greedy | Raymond Hamel |
| FORTUNA | Fri Mar 2, 2018 | Typeface that shares its name with the Roman goddess of luck | Rachel Maddow and Joe DiPietro |
| FURIOUS | Sat Nov 27, 1999 | Up in arms | Patrick D. Berry |
| GLASSEYES | Thu Dec 21, 2023 | People don't see through them | David Steinberg |
| GOACROSSTOWN | Sat Jun 26, 2004 | Take a city bus, perhaps | Byron Walden |
| HOTELDOORMAN | Sun May 29, 2011 | Hilton or Westin welcomer | Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach |
| INADREAM | Sun Aug 11, 2024 | Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place | Caryn Robbins |
| INSOMEMEASURE | Fri Dec 28, 2001 | To a degree | Manny Nosowsky |
| MAKEUPEXAMINATIONS | Sun Apr 28, 2002 | Product of a Lancôme/E.T.S. merger? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| MELISSAS | Sun Sep 8, 1996 | Singer Etheridge and others | R. H. Wolfe |
| MENTALITY | Sat May 27, 1995 | State of mind | A.J. Santora |
| MESAVERDE | Sun Jan 8, 2006 | National park in Colorado | Michael Ashley |
| OFFERTORY | Sun Mar 17, 2024 | Collection during a church service | Simeon Seigel |
| PARATROOPS | Mon Mar 15, 2010 | Two scout groups? | Fred Piscop |
| PASSTIME | Sun Apr 16, 1995 | Twiddle one's thumbs | Matt Gaffney |
| PENUCHES | Sat Jul 11, 1998 | Fudgelike treats with nuts | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| RIGHTONTARGET | Sun Nov 22, 2015 | Exact | Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen |
| SAGAWARD | Sun Aug 23, 2015 | Alternative to an Oscar | Joel Fagliano |
| SAKEBOTTLE | Sun Nov 2, 2025 | Drink order at a sushi restaurant | Rafael Musa |
| SERGIOS | Fri Mar 28, 1997 | Late pop singer Franchi et al. | Jim Page |
| SOUSCHEF | Mon Feb 10, 2014 | Second-in-command in a kitchen | C. W. Stewart |
| TINNERS | Sun Oct 23, 1994 | Some smiths | Cathy Millhauser |
| WONTHURTABIT | Wed Jun 11, 2008 | Doctor's assurance | Daniel Kantor |
| WUSSY | Sun Aug 31, 2014 | Like a milquetoast | Joel Fagliano |
| YESISUPPOSE | Sat Nov 25, 2023 | "Well, gosh, could be ..." | Jeff Stillman |
| ZENITHS | Sat Oct 23, 2010 | Climbers' goals | Will Nediger |