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 50,408 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHACHIRHO | Sun Aug 2, 2009 | Group formed at Trinity College in 1895 | Patrick Berry |
| ALTKEY | Mon Nov 7, 2022 | It has the same function as "Option" on a Mac | Jill Singer |
| ANTIPROHIBITION | Sat Oct 9, 2010 | Drive to drink? | Joe Krozel |
| BARROOMBRAWL | Sun Feb 20, 2011 | Classic western slugfest | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BIRTHDAYKICK | Sun Nov 7, 2004 | Complaint that one didn't get enough presents? | Con Pederson |
| BITTS | Sat Jul 30, 2011 | Towlines are tied around them | Patrick Berry |
| BRUSHEDUP | Fri Sep 1, 2000 | Reviewed | Joe DiPietro |
| BYWORDS | Sun Jan 24, 1999 | "Peace be with you" and others | Robert Malinow |
| CARFERRY | Sat Jan 26, 2002 | Bridge competitor | Mark Diehl |
| CAROLLED | Sun Jan 6, 2008 | Spread some holiday joy | Lynn Lempel |
| CHURCHLADY | Wed Oct 6, 2010 | Classic Dana Carvey character, with "the" | Ian Livengood |
| COLANUT | Sun Oct 23, 2005 | Caffeine source: Var. | David J. Kahn |
| CONVOKED | Sat Sep 11, 1999 | Called | Rich Norris |
| COPSHOW | Mon Sep 30, 2013 | *"NYPD Blue" or "Miami Vice" | Ian Livengood |
| DANNER | Thu Mar 5, 2009 | Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Blythe | David J. Kahn |
| DIAGNOSES | Mon Dec 25, 1995 | Doctors' determinations | Sidney L. Robbins |
| GAMERESERVES | Thu Aug 21, 2025 | *Wildlife parks | Simeon Seigel |
| INERTGASES | Sat Jun 26, 2004 | They don't react well | Byron Walden |
| INSAN | Sun Apr 10, 1994 | "I Left My Heart _____ Francisco" | Trip Payne |
| JACOBASTOR | Tue Jan 31, 1995 | John _____ | Albert J. Klaus |
| JEDIMINDTRICK | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | Skill used by Obi-Wan Kenobi | Sam Ezersky |
| MACGYVER | Fri Mar 6, 2009 | 1980s-'90s action/adventure series | Corey Rubin |
| NASCENCY | Sat Aug 3, 1996 | Early development | A. D. Cover |
| NEARSIDE | Sat Dec 11, 2021 | One face of the moon | Hal Moore |
| NEWAGENDA | Mon Nov 29, 2010 | Incoming administration's to-do list | Elizabeth A. Long |
| NOTFUNNY | Wed Apr 20, 2005 | "I don't appreciate the humor" | Joe DiPietro |
| PANELING | Sun Aug 13, 2017 | Décor of many dens | Eric Berlin |
| POLEBEAN | Mon Oct 8, 2001 | Vinelike vegetable | Monica Krausse |
| SEEMOK | Thu Sep 22, 2022 | Appear to be fine | Helen Chen |
| SINGLEMOM | Fri Mar 28, 2025 | Many a divorcée | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| SISEPUEDE | Fri Jun 27, 2025 | Motto of the United Farm Workers of America | Carolyn Davies Lynch |
| SMOOTHIE | Thu Dec 14, 2006 | Glib romancer | Ed Early |
| STEELGUITARS | Sun Aug 1, 2021 | Texas instruments? | Matthew Stock |
| STEEPIN | Sat Jun 18, 2005 | Saturate with | Sherry O. Blackard |
| SUCKEDFACE | Fri Sep 11, 2020 | Necked, jocularly | Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard |
| SUNDAYSCARIES | Fri Sep 29, 2023 | Feeling of dread before the start of the workweek, in slang | Malaika Handa |
| SWEEPASIDE | Fri Apr 8, 2005 | Have done with | Manny Nosowsky |
| TIMBERLANDS | Sat Jul 6, 2019 | Footwear with a tree logo | Erik Agard |
| UNCUFF | Sun Dec 25, 2016 | Release from shackles | Kevin G. Der |
| VICTORYGARDEN | Thu Feb 22, 1996 | Home-front plot of W.W.II | C. Deodene |