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 50,946 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADOPTA | Sun Apr 13, 2008 | Highway or Pet lead-in | Cathy Millhauser |
| BILLYGRAHAM | Tue Jan 18, 2005 | Evangelist and friend of presidents | Richard Chisholm |
| BOMER | Sun Nov 17, 2024 | Matt of "Magic Mike" | Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman |
| CANYOUFEELTHELOVETONIGHT | Sun Feb 14, 2016 | 1994 Oscar- and Grammy-winning song for Elton John | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| CARACOLE | Sat Jul 6, 2013 | Dressage half-turn | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CATANDMOUSEGAME | Mon Apr 10, 1995 | Evasion and pursuit | Sidney L. Robbins |
| CHARLEYHORSE | Sun Jul 3, 2022 | Fish with a prehensile tail | Tom McCoy |
| COBBLING | Wed Nov 17, 2021 | Roughly putting (together) | Anne Grae Martin |
| COMMIE | Wed Oct 9, 2013 | Cold war foe, slangily | Jason Flinn |
| DARESTO | Sun May 4, 2014 | Thinks maybe one can | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| DRBLACK | Wed Nov 17, 2021 | Colorfully named victim in the U.K. version of Clue | Anne Grae Martin |
| DRESSDOWNDAYS | Tue Oct 17, 2023 | Casual office occasions | Dominic Grillo |
| ECIGARETTE | Sat Sep 27, 2014 | Smoke without fire? | Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany |
| EMERGENCYSHELTER | Sun Apr 13, 2014 | Last-minute way to reduce tax for a desperate filer? | Dan Schoenholz |
| ENKINDLED | Sat Nov 24, 2001 | Lit | Rich Norris |
| EXACTITUDE | Sun Mar 27, 2016 | Precision | Patrick Blindauer |
| GARGOYLE | Tue Dec 13, 2005 | Quaint building decoration | Roy Leban |
| HARDLINERS | Thu Dec 16, 2021 | Uncompromising sorts | Trenton Charlson |
| HOMEFORECLOSURE | Tue Dec 1, 2020 | *Devastating event in a real estate bust | Byron Walden |
| LASTPLACEFINISHES | Sun Mar 12, 2023 | They might result in booby prizes / Physical discomforts | David Tuffs |
| LETSKEEPTHISINHOUSE | Sun Sep 24, 2017 | "We shouldn't sell our Fort Wayne home"? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| LOOKFOR | Sun Feb 17, 2013 | Pursue | Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| NAPOLEONBONAPARTE | Sun Jul 16, 2006 | TO APPEAR ON ELBA, NON? | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| NATIONALHIGHWAY | Fri Dec 31, 2004 | 66, e.g. | David Quarfoot |
| OLDSONGS | Fri May 30, 2025 | Some nostalgic throwbacks | Rafael Musa |
| ONTHEMOVE | Sat Dec 22, 2001 | Active | Trip Payne |
| SLOWUPS | Sun Jul 26, 2009 | Delays | Kevin G. Der |
| STATUSES | Thu Dec 5, 2024 | Places in the pecking order | Garrett Chalfin |
| TAPERER | Sat Jun 4, 2005 | Candlebearer, in Anglican services | Byron Walden |
| THECURSE | Sun Jan 7, 2024 | 1918-2004 Fenway Park phenomenon, familiarly | Michael Schlossberg |
| TIGERMOTH | Sat May 31, 2014 | A woolly bear becomes one | John Lampkin |
| TOPFORM | Sun Feb 26, 2017 | Peak physical condition | Josh Knapp |
| TWOTONECARS | Thu Mar 3, 2016 | Dichromatic fad of the 1950s | Andrew Zhou |
| UNACCENTED | Wed May 10, 2017 | Not stressed | Ned White |
| UNIVERSALACCORD | Fri Aug 23, 2002 | Pacifist's dream | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| UPANDVANISH | Sun Jan 26, 2020 | *Disappear suddenly | Erik Agard |
| UPHOLDER | Thu Aug 20, 2015 | Sustainer | Jules P. Markey |
| WARMED | Thu Sep 29, 2005 | Loosened (up) | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| WEARETHECHAMPIONS | Sun Feb 21, 2021 | Gold bars? [Queen] | Matthew Stock |
| YOGABALL | Sun May 24, 2026 | Accessory used in some stretches | David Steinberg |