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 50,887 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMANTS | Tue Jan 6, 2009 | Unbreakable stones of legend | John Greenman |
| ALLYOU | Sun Mar 1, 1998 | "___ can eat!" | Cathy Millhauser |
| AMERICIUM | Sat Oct 25, 1997 | Element used in radiation research | John Scott Marrone |
| ANDSOAMI | Mon Feb 19, 2018 | MADISON + A = "Me, too!" | Bruce Haight |
| ANTIPERSPIRANT | Sun Jan 15, 2012 | You probably raise your arm for this | Finn Vigeland |
| BANANASHAKE | Sun Oct 31, 2010 | Fruit-based fountain treat | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BELGIANCONGO | Sun Apr 14, 2013 | Setting of Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| COUNTERMEASURES | Sun Feb 15, 1998 | Retaliatory tactics | Rich Norris |
| CUEDIN | Mon Apr 22, 2024 | Signaled to begin, as a conductor might | David J. Kahn |
| ELIN | Sat Oct 15, 2011 | ___ Nordegren, ex-wife of Tiger Woods | Joon Pahk |
| EMPTYCANS | Thu Jul 7, 2005 | Redeemable recyclables | David Quarfoot |
| FEAROFHEIGHTS | Thu Apr 4, 2013 | It might prevent you from rising | Corey Rubin |
| FEELOUT | Sun Dec 23, 2001 | Get a sense of | Frances Hansen |
| FOURSQUARED | Sat Sep 10, 2005 | 16 | David J. Kahn |
| GLORIOUSLY | Sat Jan 27, 2024 | How one might emerge with a victory | Grace Warrington and Greg Warrington |
| GOSPELMUSIC | Wed Jan 25, 2012 | What the annual Dove Awards are awarded for | Gareth Bain |
| HYBRIDVEHICLES | Tue Aug 25, 2009 | Cars suggested by 20-, 26- and 48-Across? | Bob Johnson |
| ICANEXPLAIN | Sat Jun 11, 2016 | "Hear me out" | Andrew Kingsley |
| KDRAMAS | Fri Mar 27, 2026 | "Squid Game" and "The Red Sleeve," for two | Zachary David Levy |
| KEEFE | Fri Nov 24, 2006 | Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tim | Dave Mackey |
| LETHALWEAPON | Mon Nov 27, 2017 | 1987 Mel Gibson film | Kevin Christian |
| MADEADEAL | Sat Jul 16, 2005 | Finished negotiations | Michael Shteyman |
| MICHELANGELOSCULPTURE | Sun Dec 22, 2013 | [See blurb] | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| NOED | Thu Feb 28, 2013 | Declined | Joe Krozel |
| OPENHOUSES | Fri Jul 16, 2004 | Events for potential bidders | Craig Kasper |
| ORGEATS | Sat Sep 5, 2015 | Almond syrups used in cocktails | Byron Walden |
| PANDABEARS | Mon Apr 26, 2010 | Adorable zoo critters from China | Lynn Lempel |
| RANDOMHOUSEUNABRIDGED | Sun Mar 4, 2007 | Dictionary source for each asterisked clue in this puzzle | Randolph Ross |
| RESTASSURED | Fri Aug 29, 2014 | "Don't worry ..." | Daniel Raymon |
| SAINTHOOD | Fri May 29, 2015 | Judas never attained it | Patrick Berry |
| SCUTS | Thu Dec 16, 1993 | Rabbits' tails | Nancy Joline |
| SENTPACKING | Tue Aug 13, 1996 | Fired, as a U.P.S. worker? | R. Hughes |
| SPLASHDOWN | Thu Jul 3, 2014 | Landing for many an Apollo mission | Luke Vaughn |
| SULLAGE | Sat Mar 16, 1996 | Waste matter | G. R. Ferguson |
| THEBIGSTEAL | Sun Aug 13, 1995 | Base runner's shining moment? (1949) | Nancy Salomon |
| TOSTADAS | Sun Aug 10, 2025 | Crispy tortilla-based dishes | Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer |
| TURNFORTHEWORSE | Sat Nov 5, 1994 | Relapse, with "a" | Manny Nosowsky |
| UNDERMYSKIN | Wed Jan 28, 2015 | See 1-Across | Gary Cee |
| UPSLOPE | Thu Dec 21, 1995 | Incline | Rich Norris |
| WHATSCOOKING | Wed Oct 6, 2021 | "How are plans coming along?" | Jules Markey |