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 50,507 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOTUNER | Sun Dec 7, 2025 | Musical tool popularized by T-Pain | Kate Jensen |
| BABYI | Wed Mar 21, 2012 | With 10-Down, 1967 hit for 42-Across | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| BASEBALLTEAM | Sun Mar 27, 2011 | Nine | Kevin G. Der |
| CAPTIVEAUDIENCE | Fri Aug 20, 2004 | They have to listen | Harvey Estes |
| CASHLOAN | Fri Jun 30, 2023 | Borrowing option | Carly Schuna |
| COPYPASTA | Sat Aug 12, 2023 | Block of text duplicated and reposted online, in internet slang | Rachel Fabi and Christina Iverson |
| CUPASOUP | Tue Nov 11, 2014 | Powdered lunch product from Lipton | James Mulhern |
| CURRICULUMVITAE | Tue May 30, 1995 | Caesar's résumé? | Richard Hughes |
| DETECTIVEBUREAU | Sat Apr 19, 2025 | Base for cases | Alex Tomlinson |
| DIFFRENTSTROKES | Fri Nov 8, 2024 | Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" | Evans Clinchy |
| EXTREMECASE | Sat May 5, 2001 | Atypical example | Randolph Ross |
| GOODTIMECHARLEY | Tue Nov 8, 1994 | He's friendly and party-loving | Richard Hughes |
| HADALONGWAYTOGO | Fri Jan 31, 2014 | Was just getting started | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| HEADINGS | Thu Mar 9, 2000 | Chapter titles | Myles Callum |
| HOMERANGE | Fri Mar 1, 2002 | Animal's natural habitat | Manny Nosowsky |
| JAPANESEYEN | Sun Aug 10, 2025 | ... something round and metallic with kanji written on it | Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer |
| LAGGER | Sun May 24, 2015 | One who's behind | Kevin G. Der |
| LEGERDEMAIN | Fri Jan 2, 2015 | Hocus-pocus | David Steinberg |
| LEOROSTEN | Sun Nov 11, 2007 | "The Joys of Yiddish" author | Alan Arbesfeld |
| LGBTQFLAG | Tue Dec 30, 2025 | Something to wave with pride? | Geoffrey Schorkopf and Will Eisenberg |
| LOWPROFILE | Fri Sep 22, 1995 | Near-anonymity | Jim Page |
| NEOTERIC | Fri Jul 7, 1995 | Recent | Wayne Robert Williams |
| OKAYDEAR | Wed Mar 20, 2019 | "As you wish," to a spouse | Erik Agard, Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| OLDFORD | Fri Feb 23, 1996 | Model T, e.g. | A. J. Santora |
| OTTERPOPS | Thu Apr 13, 2017 | Frozen treats with "six zippy flavors" | Michael Shteyman |
| OVERSTRESS | Fri Sep 12, 2014 | Put too much weight on | Michael Wiesenberg |
| PASTASAUCE | Sat May 28, 2022 | It's often found on bow ties | Joseph Greenbaum |
| POORPEOPLE | Sun Sep 25, 2011 | Less fortunate | Paul Hunsberger |
| PULASKI | Sun Dec 28, 2008 | Georgia's Fort ___, site of an 1862 surrender | Patrick Berry |
| PUZZLEPALACE | Wed Jan 16, 2008 | Nickname for the National Security Agency | Barry C. Silk |
| RECORDDEALS | Fri Sep 9, 2022 | Dreams for aspiring bands | Brandon Koppy |
| REUTTERS | Sat Jul 14, 2001 | Iterates | David J. Kahn |
| ROCKMUSIC | Wed Oct 11, 2023 | Output of the Rolling Stones, appropriately | Miranda Kany |
| SUPERVENE | Sat Dec 23, 1995 | Follow as an unexpected result | Manny Nosowsky |
| THESANTAFETRAIL | Fri Sep 6, 1996 | Vachel Lindsay poem | R. Norris |
| TRANQUIL | Sun Feb 14, 2021 | Calm | Lisa Bunker |
| TYSONGAY | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | He became the fastest sprinter in the U.S. in 2009 | Sam Ezersky |
| WHATELSE | Fri Nov 10, 2017 | "Am I forgetting anything?" | Patrick Berry |
| WHATISTHEHANGUP | Mon May 19, 2014 | "Will you please hurry?" | Michael Hawkins |
| YOUONLYLIVEONCE | Sat Sep 22, 2007 | Daredevil's creed | Mark Diehl |