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 50,430 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AREYOUREADY | Sat Aug 31, 2013 | Cry used to pump up a crowd | Josh Knapp |
| BACT | Sun Jun 14, 1998 | E. coli, for one: Abbr. | Manny Nosowsky |
| BOFFOS | Fri May 31, 1996 | Theatrical hits | J. S. Marrone |
| BONIEST | Sat Dec 5, 1998 | Superlatively spare | Daniel R. Stark |
| BYPRODUCTS | Fri Nov 25, 2016 | Unlooked-for results | Patrick Berry |
| CAROLLED | Sun Jan 6, 2008 | Spread some holiday joy | Lynn Lempel |
| CROPPER | Wed Nov 4, 1998 | Tenant farmer | Rich Norris |
| CROSSHAIRS | Wed May 2, 2012 | *Scope lines | Paula Gamache |
| DECRETAL | Sun Jul 3, 1994 | Papal letter | A.J. Santora |
| DOWJONESAVERAGE | Wed Feb 20, 2002 | Business statistic | Marjorie Richter |
| DRONING | Thu Aug 28, 1997 | Going on and on and... | Shannon Burns |
| ERRORRATES | Sat Sep 15, 2007 | Slipping frequencies | Brad Wilber |
| GAUNTER | Wed Aug 8, 2012 | More haggard | Peter A. Collins |
| GAVEMETHENOD | Sun Feb 25, 2024 | I visited a sleep specialist, who ... | Scott Hogan and Katie Hale |
| HEADONIN | Sun Feb 5, 2023 | Not stay outside, informally | Jeremy Newton |
| JVSQUAD | Wed Aug 31, 2022 | *Up-and-coming group in high school athletics | Joe Deeney |
| LABPARTNER | Fri Dec 12, 2025 | Colleague who might be solutions-oriented? | Adrian Johnson and Jess Rucks |
| MARYLANDS | Sun Apr 4, 2004 | Carey leaves shore while ... | Manny Nosowsky |
| MESSIEURS | Fri Aug 19, 2011 | Old-fashioned letter opener | Patrick Berry |
| MILLENNIUMBUG | Tue Nov 7, 2017 | Rollover problem? [1997] | Greg Poulos |
| MINITACO | Sun Sep 10, 2023 | Bite-size Tex-Mex snack | Adam Wagner |
| MUCILAGE | Sun Apr 30, 2000 | Adhesive | Cathy Millhauser |
| MUSTA | Wed Nov 5, 2025 | "___ been somethin' I said!" | Chad Hazen and Jeff Chen |
| MUTATIONS | Sat Nov 15, 2003 | Evolutionary shifts | Patrick Berry |
| ONEOCTAVE | Fri Jun 15, 2012 | "Home on the Range" range | Mark Diehl |
| OPDOCS | Wed Jun 12, 2024 | Nonfiction films with an editorial viewpoint, in a New York Times series | Simeon Seigel |
| PAMBY | Mon Sep 25, 2017 | See 60-Across | Bruce Haight |
| POLICESTATE | Mon Oct 4, 2010 | Oppressive regime | Adam G. Perl |
| PRIS | Sat Mar 11, 2000 | Parti ___ (prejudice): Fr. | Randolph Ross |
| PROSPECTUS | Fri May 4, 2012 | Security account? | Barry C. Silk |
| RUBYSLIPPER | Sun May 1, 2016 | Clicker for Dorothy | Joel Fagliano and Byron Walden |
| SAB | Sun Aug 5, 2001 | Rest time: Abbr. | Peter Gordon |
| SODABATHS | Tue Sep 11, 2012 | Soothing soaks | Kenneth Leeser |
| SOSHALLYEWEEP | Sun Jul 11, 2010 | Part of a biblical warning against growing onions? | Ed Sessa |
| STOCKHOLDERS | Fri Aug 11, 2006 | Annual meeting attendees | Patrick Merrell |
| TASTING | Sun Aug 4, 2013 | With 37-Down, restaurant offering with many small dishes | Steven Ginzburg |
| TINGLED | Sun Feb 18, 1996 | Was excited | Norma Steinberg |
| TINSMITH | Thu Feb 25, 2010 | Artisan whose work is featured in this puzzle? | Holden Baker |
| TRIMWAIST | Fri Jul 25, 2008 | Goal of middle management? | John Farmer |
| UNSEX | Thu Jan 28, 2010 | Emasculate, say | Raymond C. Young |