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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANACTOFCONGRESS | Sun Dec 10, 2023 | The paid escort was fined for ... | Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen |
| BACKPAGE | Fri Nov 27, 2015 | It's usually devoted to sports in a tabloid newspaper | Peter Wentz |
| BANYANS | Sun Apr 28, 2024 | Trees that can grow multiple acres wide | Mike Ellison |
| BLOWSAPART | Fri Nov 23, 2018 | Explodes | Temple Brown |
| CANARYYELLOW | Mon Feb 3, 2014 | Bright color | Sean Dobbin |
| CHARLESSLAW | Sat Aug 4, 2001 | Principle involving the temperature and density of gases | Randolph Ross |
| COLDTAKES | Fri May 1, 2026 | Uncontroversial opinions | Rena Cohen |
| COLONIES | Sun Jun 4, 2023 | Onetime set of 13 | Rafael Musa |
| DOGSCHANCE | Mon May 22, 1995 | Little likelihood | Gregory E. Paul |
| DREBIN | Sat May 7, 1994 | "Naked Gun" hero | Bryant White |
| EDDIEMURPHY | Mon Aug 21, 2023 | "Saturday Night Live" cast member from 1980 to 1984 | Jennifer Nutt |
| ESSENTIALORGANS | Fri Feb 12, 2010 | Heart and brain | Kevin G. Der |
| EVADNE | Sun Feb 15, 2004 | Daughter of Poseidon who was the ancestor of a prophetic clan | Derrick Niederman |
| EXULTED | Sat Mar 25, 1995 | Was jubilant | Walter Webb |
| FILLS | Mon Dec 14, 2015 | Opposite of empties | Timothy Polin |
| FORTMCHENRY | Fri Aug 5, 2011 | Historic U.S. place in the shape of a five-pointed star | Barry Silk |
| FOUNDATION | Sat Feb 7, 2009 | Something to build on | Pete Muller |
| JARRED | Sat Jan 25, 2020 | Shaken up | Stella Zawistowski |
| JEALOUS | Fri Jun 5, 1998 | Green, in a way | Manny Nosowsky |
| JEBBUSH | Sat Sep 20, 2008 | Founder of the Foundation for Florida's Future | Joe Krozel |
| KICKUPYOURHEELS | Mon Nov 1, 2004 | "Dance the night away!" | Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon |
| KINDEYES | Sat Jan 21, 2017 | Warm, inviting facial feature | James Mulhern |
| LASERMAZE | Sat Sep 27, 2025 | Part of a high-tech security system | Adrian Johnson and Christina Iverson |
| LETTERPRESS | Mon Dec 6, 2021 | Gutenberg invention | Emily Rourke |
| LIGANDS | Fri Jun 6, 1997 | Molecules that bind to receptors | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| LONGBOARDS | Fri Mar 27, 2020 | Four-wheeled transports that developed out of surf culture | Kyle Dolan |
| MOODSWING | Wed Apr 3, 2013 | Sign of bipolar disorder | Gary Cee |
| MOTORCITY | Sun Jun 2, 2019 | Center of the U.S. auto industry | Erik Agard |
| PRETZELLOOP | Sat Jul 19, 2014 | Roller coaster feature with a food name | Barry C. Silk |
| REVOLTED | Fri Jan 1, 2021 | Refused to accept the status quo, say | Milo Beckman |
| SEALYS | Sun Dec 24, 2000 | Some mattresses | Bill Zais |
| SMASHING | Mon Mar 27, 2023 | With 45-Across, "Does the name contain a vegetable?" YES. "Is it a band fronted by Billy Corgan?" YES! | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
| SPICATE | Thu Aug 1, 2002 | Like ears of grain | William I. Johnston |
| STANDARDWORKDAY | Wed Apr 29, 2009 | Hint to the word ladder in the answers to the starred clues | Barry C. Silk |
| STICKUPMEN | Mon Sep 22, 2014 | Bank heist group | Ian Livengood |
| STRAINCREDULITY | Thu Jun 1, 2006 | Exaggerate too much | Ethan Cooper |
| THANKER | Thu Apr 27, 2000 | Polite guest | Greg Staples |
| TOOKAPASS | Thu Jul 11, 2002 | Didn't participate | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| UNINVITEDPEOPLE | Tue Jun 11, 2002 | Those not on the guest list | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| WALLUNIT | Fri Oct 11, 2019 | Place for a TV and books | Andy Kravis |