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 50,644 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARYE | Sun Sep 29, 1996 | Ex-"Ellen" actor Gross | M. Reagle |
| ATARISK | Sun Dec 20, 2020 | With some downside | Randolph Ross |
| BATTLEOFBRITAIN | Mon Jul 7, 1997 | Autumn 1940 aerial war | Gregory E. Paul |
| BORETOTEARS | Sat Sep 10, 2022 | Interest not at all | Kameron Austin Collins |
| CANNERIES | Sat Nov 4, 1995 | Sardine-packing plants | Frank A. Longo |
| CHECKERS | Mon Jun 27, 2022 | Board game in which pieces may be captured or crowned | Drew Schmenner |
| CHIRRUPS | Sun Aug 4, 2024 | High-pitched bird calls | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale |
| CLIMAXED | Sat Sep 6, 2008 | Reached the peak | Barry C. Silk |
| COBBLING | Wed Nov 17, 2021 | Roughly putting (together) | Anne Grae Martin |
| COURTSHIP | Thu May 10, 2012 | Engagement precursor | Jules P. Markey |
| COVENTRY | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Peeping Tom's home | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| CYBERWAR | Fri Dec 11, 2015 | Large-scale spread of viruses, say | Barry C. Silk |
| DRIPPOT | Sat May 16, 2015 | Coffee-brewing device | Byron Walden |
| EXTREMISTS | Sat Feb 3, 2001 | They go overboard | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| FITBIT | Thu Jan 20, 2022 | It counts on your movements | Howard Barkin |
| HANDWRITTEN | Wed May 3, 2000 | Scribbled, e.g. | Nancy Salomon |
| HIDINGS | Sun Aug 3, 1997 | Stashes | Peter Gordon |
| HOLDINGFIRM | Tue Nov 13, 2007 | Wrestling business? | Fred Piscop |
| JIMMYKIMMEL | Tue May 17, 2011 | ABC late-night host | John Farmer |
| JKSIMMONS | Sun Sep 1, 2024 | Oscar-winning actor in Farmers Insurance ads | Chandi Deitmer and Matthew Stock |
| KOWALSKI | Sun Nov 10, 2024 | Brando's role in "A Streetcar Named Desire" | Sam Ezersky |
| MAKINGANENTRANCE | Fri Jul 22, 2016 | Appearing with fanfare | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany |
| MYLARS | Wed May 10, 1995 | Polyester sheets | Jeremy Thomas Paine |
| NOPIECEOFCAKE | Tue Sep 20, 2016 | What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively | Tracy Bennett |
| ORVILLEWRIGHT | Mon Jul 1, 2024 | One half of a noted aviation team | Margi Stevenson |
| PEERINTO | Thu Mar 23, 2017 | Look at searchingly | Sandy Ganzell |
| PULPIT | Sun Jun 3, 2007 | Sermon site | Kelsey Blakley |
| QUEERTHEORY | Sat Sep 9, 2023 | Branch of study that challenges heteronormativity | Robert S. Gard |
| RATESATEN | Sat Mar 1, 2025 | Deems perfect, perhaps | Ryan Judge |
| REPLOTTED | Sun Dec 15, 2024 | Mapped out again | David Kwong |
| RIDINGBOOT | Sat Feb 18, 2023 | Footwear with a sturdy toe | Kameron Austin Collins |
| RUMINATES | Thu Jul 20, 2023 | Chews (on) | Drew Schmenner |
| SACLIKE | Sat Nov 27, 1999 | Resembling a spore | Patrick D. Berry |
| SCREWCAPS | Sat Jul 15, 2023 | Some bottle openers | Jeff Chen |
| SLEEPSOFAS | Sat Jul 29, 2000 | Some convertibles | Rich Norris |
| THICKJUICYSTEAK | Tue Jan 4, 1994 | Hearty entree | David A. Rosen |
| TROWEPRICE | Wed Aug 20, 2014 | *"Invest With Confidence" firm | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| VESTIBULES | Fri May 29, 1998 | Entries | Fred Piscop |
| VFOURS | Thu Nov 6, 2008 | Some engines | Jeremy Newton |
| WATERLINE | Sat Jul 4, 1998 | Flood mark | Harvey Estes |