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 51,017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCIDENTSWILLHAPPEN | Sun Dec 5, 1999 | Vision of the future in travel? | Joe DiPietro |
| ATHLETICCUP | Tue Oct 23, 2018 | Protective sportswear ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across | Kathy Wienberg |
| BEEFALOS | Sun Jul 21, 2002 | Low-fat meat providers | Trip Payne |
| BURSTATTHESEAMS | Wed Jun 13, 2018 | Not be contained anymore | Michael Hawkins |
| CANTFEELMYFACE | Sun Dec 21, 2025 | 2015 chart-topping hit for the Weeknd | David Kwong |
| CATONA | Sat Dec 15, 2001 | Williams title starter | Frank A. Longo |
| DADJOKES | Sat May 27, 2023 | Pop corn? | Samuel Smalley |
| DIRECTLINK | Sat Jan 8, 2005 | Nonstop connection | David Levinson Wilk |
| DONOTDISTURB | Fri Apr 24, 2026 | Peace sign? | Andrew Spooner |
| ENCRYPTED | Tue Jun 3, 2014 | Unreadable without a key | Susan Gelfand |
| EYEBLACK | Thu Sep 8, 2016 | Football player's application | Joanne Sullivan |
| FLEERED | Fri Aug 12, 2011 | Derided | Julian Lim |
| FOURSEASONS | Sun Dec 31, 2006 | 1981 Alan Alda comedy, with "The" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GOODDAYSUNSHINE | Mon Nov 16, 1998 | 1966 Beatles song | Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank |
| GOODVSEVIL | Sat Oct 14, 2023 | The ultimate struggle | Byron Walden |
| HOAXED | Tue Jul 15, 1997 | Took in, in a way | Frank Longo |
| IKECLANTON | Wed Oct 11, 2017 | Outlaw at 62-Across | David J. Kahn |
| IMHUMBLED | Sat Nov 20, 2021 | Gracious words when accepting an honor | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| JACOBY | Sun Oct 2, 1994 | Legendary name in bridge | Frances Hansen |
| LIGHTINAUGUST | Tue Aug 8, 2000 | 1932 novel of crime and race by 40-Across | Joy L. Wouk |
| NUTCRACKER | Wed Jun 10, 1998 | 1892 Tchaikovsky ballet, with "The" | Nancy S. Ross |
| OBSERVANCE | Sat Oct 20, 2001 | Ceremonial celebration | Patrick Berry |
| PARLEYS | Sat Feb 22, 2020 | Negotiation talks | Trenton Charlson |
| PEDALLED | Fri Oct 13, 2006 | Like bicycles and organs | Eric Berlin |
| PILOUS | Sat Jan 10, 1998 | Thick with hair | Mark Diehl |
| PLAINTOSEE | Mon Mar 18, 2019 | Clearly visible | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| PLATFORMSHOES | Tue Nov 6, 2001 | Convention writer's footwear? | Denise Neuendorf |
| PREYSUPON | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Victimizes | Patrick Berry |
| RHYTHMSTICK | Fri Nov 23, 2012 | Elementary school percussion instrument | Patrick Berry |
| ROWEDASHORE | Mon Jan 10, 2005 | Arrived like Michael in an old song? | David Pringle |
| SUMPTER | Sat Mar 17, 2007 | Packhorse or mule | John Farmer |
| TEMPERANCE | Fri Jul 29, 1994 | Self-control | A. D. Cover |
| TOSSUPQUESTIONS | Sat Apr 22, 2023 | They have everyone buzzing | Byron Walden |
| TRADEROUTES | Tue Nov 28, 2017 | The Silk Road and others | Andrew J. Ries |
| TRUELEVEL | Sun May 16, 2010 | Carpenter's standard | Matt Ginsberg |
| VENO | Sat Jun 20, 1998 | "Arterio-" counterpart | Cathy Millhauser |
| WELDERS | Thu Sep 25, 1997 | Skyscraper workers | Mark Diehl |
| WHATSMYNAME | Mon Jul 22, 2019 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across | Lynn Lempel |
| WOOLLCOTT | Sun Aug 9, 1998 | See 6-Down | Christopher Hurt |
| YAHOOMAIL | Fri Feb 3, 2017 | App with an envelope icon | Paolo Pasco |