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 50,990 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFTERIMAGE | Sat Dec 11, 2004 | Flashbulb effect, e.g. | James E. Buell |
| ANANAS | Fri Jan 31, 2014 | Pineapples: Sp. | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| BAPS | Sun Jan 5, 1997 | Some Protestants: Abbr. | W. R. Williams |
| BOOPS | Sun Oct 5, 2025 | Taps on the snoot | John Kugelman |
| BOXEDUP | Sat Dec 9, 2017 | Ready to ship, say | Stu Ockman |
| CHEAPSEATS | Fri Sep 20, 2019 | Nosebleed section, e.g. | Luke Vaughn |
| DEEPCUT | Sun Jul 4, 2021 | Lesser-known song | Howard Barkin |
| DEODORIZES | Thu Nov 21, 1996 | Freshens, in a way | M. Ashwood-Smith |
| DETRITAL | Mon Apr 10, 1995 | Of waste | Sidney L. Robbins |
| DJAKARTA | Fri Jan 26, 1996 | Capital city once called Batavia | M. Nosowsky |
| EACHONETEACHONE | Fri Jan 12, 2018 | Rhyming educational proverb | Erik Agard |
| ELPASOTX | Thu Oct 8, 1998 | 79910 | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EMOJIPEDIA | Sun May 24, 2026 | Online reference with many faces | David Steinberg |
| FIFTHAVE | Sun Apr 12, 2020 | N.Y.C. shopping mecca | Joel Fagliano |
| GOOGLEIT | Wed Jun 14, 2017 | Easy way to get information on something nowadays | Andrew Zhou |
| GREENENERGY | Fri Apr 3, 2026 | All-natural juice? | Carolyn Davies Lynch and Brian Callahan |
| HAWKEYESTATE | Thu May 15, 2025 | Des Moines's domain | Simeon Seigel |
| JUSTYOUWAIT | Mon Jul 3, 2023 | "Oh, I'm not messing around!" | Sam Buchbinder |
| LATTICES | Sat Jan 4, 1997 | Screens | M. W. Perry |
| LEDPAST | Sun Feb 5, 2012 | Paraded by | Charles M. Deber |
| LIFESENTENCE | Sun Sep 14, 1997 | The maximum, often | Frank Longo |
| NEWYORKTIMES | Thu Dec 13, 2018 | Publishing debut of 1851, with "The" | John Westwig |
| OBEISANCES | Sun Aug 2, 2015 | Acts of deference | Matt Ginsberg |
| OVERPASSES | Tue Jun 22, 2021 | Cloverleaf features | Matt Frederick |
| POUTIER | Sun Sep 3, 2006 | Sulking more | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| PROBING | Tue May 30, 2023 | Like some nosy questions | Kathryn Ladner |
| RAINOUTS | Fri Jun 16, 2000 | Replay causes | Manny Nosowsky |
| REFRIES | Fri Sep 27, 2002 | Prepares beans in a way | Michael Shteyman |
| SAFEUSE | Sat Apr 25, 2026 | What power tools should be designed for | Sam Ezersky |
| SARAFINA | Sat Jun 8, 1996 | 1980's musical with mbaqanga music | M. Shenk |
| SHIFTLESSLY | Mon May 18, 2015 | "Being a bit lazy, I prefer automatic," Tom said ___ | Gene Newman |
| SNACKEDON | Wed Jun 3, 2026 | Enjoyed, as finger food | Jiahe Men |
| SUPERNAL | Fri Jul 31, 1998 | Heavenly | John Wolting |
| SURAL | Wed Aug 21, 2013 | Relating to the calf | Jonathan Gersch |
| THEHICCUPS | Wed Jul 26, 2000 | What drinking may cure | William I. Johnston |
| THEMECHANIC | Sat Apr 15, 2017 | 2011 Jason Statham action flick | Peter Wentz |
| THESECRETOFSANTAVITTORIA | Sun Dec 19, 1993 | 1969 Anthony Quinn film | John M. Samson |
| THUMBHOLE | Sun Mar 4, 2012 | Bowling ball feature | David J. Kahn |
| TOTALINCOME | Fri Dec 8, 2017 | Line on a 1040 | Paolo Pasco |
| UNDERACTS | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | Doesn't exactly ham it up | Jacob McDermott |