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 51,027 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFEE | Tue May 29, 2001 | Without ___ (pro bono) | Frances Hansen |
| ASPIRATES | Sun Mar 31, 2019 | Pronounces breathily | Andrew J. Ries |
| BARTERER | Sun May 17, 2020 | One who might say "Your money's no good here"? | Byron Walden |
| BREAKAPART | Thu Sep 6, 2012 | Splinter | Ben Pall |
| CANNONBALLS | Sun Feb 19, 1995 | Some dives | Alfio Micci |
| CAPSCREW | Tue Jan 6, 1998 | Machine part fastener | Ed Early |
| CARAMELDELITE | Thu Dec 4, 2025 | Italian "darling" + Top-shelf | Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen |
| CARPINGABOUT | Thu Sep 13, 2018 | Finding fault with | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| CATALANI | Thu Oct 2, 2003 | Italian composer Alfredo | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CHOCOLATETHUNDER | Mon Feb 11, 2019 | Nickname for former N.B.A. star Darryl Dawkins | Howard Barkin |
| COLEAD | Sat May 24, 2025 | Share the spotlight | Gene Louise De Vera |
| COMBINER | Sun Dec 31, 2000 | Mix master? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DEVILSFOODCAKE | Sun Jun 5, 1994 | Popular dessert | Dean Niles |
| DIMMEMORY | Fri Mar 7, 2008 | It's hard to recall | Paula Gamache |
| DODGENEON | Sun Jan 19, 2020 | 1990s-2000s compact car | Victor Barocas |
| EXACTER | Thu May 7, 1998 | More accurate | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| EXTRALARGEPIZZAS | Sun May 17, 2020 | Items in 18" x 18" x 1 3/4" boxes | Byron Walden |
| FACIALEXPRESSION | Sun Oct 15, 2000 | "Give me a mudpack," e.g. | Patrick Berry |
| FOIA | Sun Mar 6, 2022 | Records request inits. | Matthew Stock and Will Nediger |
| GOSFORD | Fri Feb 7, 2003 | "___ Park" (2001 whodunit) | Michael Shteyman |
| HEARTBREAKS | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Emotional traumas | Mark Feldman |
| IAMNOW | Sat Apr 3, 2010 | Response to "Are you awake?" | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| ICEMAKERS | Fri Sep 26, 2003 | Amana amenities | Eric Berlin |
| IDONTWANTTOKNOW | Fri Jun 5, 2026 | "Keep me out of it" | Kelly Morenus |
| INCESSANTNOISE | Tue Aug 13, 2002 | Annoyance for dwellers near airports | Robert Malinow |
| INDWELLS | Sun Jan 26, 1997 | Exists as an activating force | S. Elliott |
| JABBERS | Sun Jun 25, 2023 | Goes on and on and on | John Westwig |
| JOBHUNT | Thu Oct 11, 2018 | Activity for many a senior | Johanna Fenimore and Jeff Chen |
| LAIDDOWNTHELAW | Mon Sep 20, 2004 | Decreed | A. J. Santora |
| LENGTHBYWIDTH | Fri Jan 25, 2002 | Area | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| NOHINT | Sun Oct 17, 2021 | Nary a trace (of) | Jeff Chen |
| OFNOCONSEQUENCE | Sat Mar 27, 2004 | Eliciting a "So what?" | Sherry O. Blackard |
| OONAONEILL | Fri Apr 30, 2010 | Debutante who dated J. D. Salinger and Orson Welles | Natan Last |
| ORDEREDPAIR | Sun Feb 14, 2021 | (a, b), e.g. | Lisa Bunker |
| OVERPLAYS | Thu Jun 26, 2025 | Takes a role too far | Simeon Seigel |
| PARSIISM | Thu Apr 22, 1999 | Bombay-based religion | David J. Kahn |
| RATCHETS | Sun Apr 18, 2004 | Increases, with "up" | Richard Chisholm |
| SEEMMAD | Wed Oct 30, 2024 | Appear angry | Josh M. Kaufmann |
| STOCKCARRACES | Fri Dec 23, 2011 | Nationwide Series events | Patrick Berry |
| TENANTFARMER | Fri Jul 17, 1998 | Struggling rural worker | Randolph Ross |