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 50,587 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEVANS | Thu Mar 2, 2006 | Brewery wagons? (D.E.) | Patrick Merrell |
| ATEUPASTORM | Wed Aug 4, 2010 | Gorged, gorged and gorged some more, informally | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| AUGRATIN | Sun Sep 25, 2016 | Baked with breadcrumbs and cheese | Jim Holland and Jeff Chen |
| BACKUPQB | Tue Mar 19, 2019 | Substitute for Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, informally [16,17] | Daniel Larsen |
| BAV | Sat Mar 25, 1995 | Ger. state | Walter Webb |
| BEYONDQUESTION | Sun Sep 28, 1997 | ? X | Robert H. Wolfe |
| CABLETELEVISION | Fri Apr 27, 2018 | What 90% of American households had in 2010 - but fewer have today | David Steinberg |
| CAPSULE | Sat Nov 26, 1994 | Tablet alternative | Manny Nosowsky |
| CONSIDERTHEODDS | Wed Dec 18, 2024 | Think before placing a bet ... or what solvers must do to fully appreciate each starred clue | Jeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger |
| CRESCENDO | Sun Apr 28, 2024 | Gradually increase in volume | Mike Ellison |
| DONTIKNOWIT | Fri Jun 7, 2019 | "No kidding!" | Michael Hawkins |
| DOUBLESPACES | Sun Mar 21, 2010 | Goes from walk to trot and trot to gallop? | Adam Fromm |
| DUNGBEETLE | Sat May 31, 2025 | Symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt | Adam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz |
| EDIBLEROOT | Sat Jul 21, 2001 | Beet, for one | Mark Diehl |
| FIENDING | Fri May 31, 2024 | Hankering, slangily | Aidan Deshong |
| FUNNYHAHA | Mon Mar 10, 2025 | Entertaining, as opposed to disturbing | Patti Varol |
| GOGAGA | Sun Sep 7, 2025 | Get crazy (over) | Derrick Niederman |
| IDCHIPS | Fri Jun 17, 2022 | Aids in recovering lost pets | Pao Roy |
| KEEPBUSY | Sun May 21, 2017 | Avoid boredom, say | Randolph Ross |
| LETTERBOMBS | Sat Nov 27, 2004 | Dangerous postings | Byron Walden |
| LETTERN | Fri Apr 16, 2010 | End of discussion? | Eric Berlin |
| LIMOUSINEDRIVER | Sat Oct 8, 2016 | One with a long stretch to go? | Julian Lim |
| MOUSEPOINTER | Sat Aug 10, 2019 | Arrow on a screen | Anna Gundlach and Erik Agard |
| NATIONALDEFENSE | Fri Mar 20, 1998 | Big slice of a budget | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| NINETEENFIFTY | Sun May 16, 2021 | When the first "Peanuts" comic appeared | Joe DiPietro |
| NONSELF | Wed Apr 20, 2016 | Material that is foreign to the body | Tom McCoy |
| OBOEREEDS | Tue Jul 7, 1998 | Wind player's purchases | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PATIENTAREA | Thu Aug 28, 2014 | 21-/40-Down to a doctor | Ned White |
| PENGPU | Thu Jun 13, 2002 | City in eastern China, onetime Nationalist headquarters | David J. Kahn |
| PITBOSSES | Sun Apr 10, 2005 | Table watchers | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SETARECORD | Fri Oct 5, 2018 | More than just won | Robyn Weintraub |
| SHARPSET | Sun Dec 11, 2011 | Fixed at an acute angle | Timothy Polin |
| SNUFFLEUPAGUS | Sat Apr 6, 2019 | Woolly "Sesame Street" character whose first name is Aloysius | Ned White |
| SOWHEREDOWESTAND | Thu Aug 29, 2024 | Question from an impatient negotiator | Simeon Seigel |
| SPINACHLASAGNA | Mon Aug 14, 2017 | Meal option #2 | Rich Proulx |
| TESTGROUP | Sun Jul 23, 2000 | Audience research focus | Patrick Berry |
| UNCOMMONLY | Mon Nov 13, 2023 | Exceptionally | Benjamin Fink |
| UPNESS | Wed Nov 28, 2001 | High spirits | Fred Piscop |
| WINDBORNE | Tue Jan 27, 2009 | Like the dust in a dust storm | Jim Hyres |
| YUKONGOLDPOTATOES | Thu Jul 15, 2021 | Cultivars known for their yellow flesh | Max Carpenter |