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 50,899 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUNDANCE | Wed Feb 18, 2026 | Bounty | Victor Schmitt |
| ATLANTICSALMON | Sat Mar 28, 1998 | Seafood entree | David J. Kahn |
| BADMOONRISING | Tue Jan 7, 2014 | 1969 platinum record for Creedence Clearwater Revival | Mark Bickham |
| BLOWOUTS | Thu Nov 10, 1994 | Elaborate affairs | Alfio Micci |
| CLINICIAN | Sun Apr 15, 2018 | Doctor treating patients | Alex Bajcz |
| CONSTABLE | Thu Mar 5, 2026 | Law enforcer in Leicester | Hanh Huynh |
| DEADRUN | Wed Dec 13, 2023 | Sprint at top speed | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| DWAYNES | Sat Jan 7, 2012 | Hockey player Roloson and wrestler Johnson | Joe Krozel |
| FORACHANGE | Wed Apr 10, 2019 | As something different to do | Alan Arbesfeld |
| FRAGRANCE | Sun Jul 24, 2022 | Bouquet | Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau |
| GAINSAYS | Sun May 31, 1998 | Contradicts | Cathy Millhauser |
| GREATDANES | Sat Oct 1, 2005 | Scooby-Doo and others | Joe DiPietro |
| HIGHFIVES | Thu Apr 18, 2002 | Some slaps | Patrick Berry |
| HOLDPLEASE | Sat Jul 17, 2010 | Call waiting line? | Mark Diehl |
| LEICESTER | Fri Apr 8, 2011 | English Midlands city that is home to the largest outdoor covered market in Europe | Joe Krozel |
| LIGHTINAUGUST | Tue Aug 8, 2000 | 1932 novel of crime and race by 40-Across | Joy L. Wouk |
| LOTTOPRIZE | Mon Mar 25, 2019 | Mega Millions jackpot | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| MACCHIATOS | Wed Jun 9, 2021 | Espressos "stained" with a bit of milk | Byron Walden |
| OPEDESSAY | Sat Jun 28, 2008 | Will work? | Byron Walden |
| OYECOMOVA | Sun Jun 7, 2015 | 1971 top 20 hit with no English lyrics | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| PAGANGODS | Wed Oct 29, 2025 | Jupiter and Mars | John Donegan |
| PINNACLE | Sun Mar 8, 2020 | Peak | Laura Taylor Kinnel |
| PRESSCLIPPINGS | Sun Jul 13, 1997 | Groundskeeper's bagful at an Atlantic City newspaper? | Fred Piscop |
| QUEENFORADAY | Mon Nov 15, 2004 | 1950's-60's game show | Alison Donald |
| ROASTEDPEANUT | Tue Sep 16, 2008 | Wee lad feted by the Friars? | Michael Langwald |
| SATANISTS | Thu Mar 17, 2016 | Devilish sorts? | David Woolf |
| SETSONEATEASE | Sat Feb 11, 2012 | Makes a person less tense | Joe Krozel |
| SIGNEDANDSEALED | Fri Feb 3, 2006 | Like a done deal | Manny Nosowsky |
| SQUIBKICK | Fri Apr 16, 2021 | Football tactic to prevent a long return | Tom Pepper |
| STPAULMN | Sun Jan 17, 2016 | State capital in a mailing address | Jeff Chen |
| THELIKE | Mon Sep 2, 2024 | Others similar | Sala Wanetick and Emily Biegas |
| THEWAVES | Wed Dec 2, 2020 | Virginia Woolf novel with interludes set on a beach | Will Nediger |
| THINONTOP | Sat May 6, 2017 | Balding | Joe DiPietro |
| THREEDMOVIE | Fri Sep 2, 2005 | "Bwana Devil" was the first one | Sherry O. Blackard |
| TOFIT | Wed Dec 19, 2012 | Tailored ___ (customized) | Mike Buckley |
| TUPI | Wed Mar 25, 2015 | Brazilian people | Jacob Stulberg |
| UNGARBED | Tue Mar 12, 2019 | Naked | Jules Markey |
| VIDEOCASSETTE | Sat Jun 17, 1995 | Recording need | Frank A. Longo |
| WARBIRD | Sat Aug 12, 2017 | Vintage military plane | Kameron Austin Collins |
| ZIPSIT | Wed Apr 20, 2022 | Shuts up | Joseph Greenbaum |