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 50,427 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTINOISE | Fri Oct 15, 2004 | Like some town ordinances | Eric Berlin |
| BEASTIEBOYS | Wed May 31, 2023 | Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? | Brandon Koppy |
| CAMEDOWNINSHEETS | Sun Sep 11, 2016 | Rained cats and dogs | Ned White and George Barany |
| CARESSER | Thu Jul 5, 2012 | One with a lap cat, maybe | Ian Livengood |
| CLAYPOTS | Sat Jan 31, 1998 | Some earthenware | Rich Norris |
| COMEGETME | Mon Sep 22, 2014 | "I'm stranded and need a ride" | Ian Livengood |
| COMPASSCOURSE | Mon Nov 3, 2014 | Ship heading | Janet R. Bender |
| CRABAPPLES | Fri Aug 8, 2003 | Base for some jellies | Myles Callum |
| ENTES | Sat May 29, 1999 | Spanish beings | Randolph Ross |
| EUCHARIST | Sun Mar 29, 2015 | Catholic rite | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EXCITED | Sat Jun 30, 2018 | Pumped | Andy Kravis |
| EXTRADITION | Thu May 20, 1999 | End of the quote | Zack Butler |
| EYEWINKS | Thu Feb 4, 2021 | Secret-indicating gestures | Derek Allen |
| FIREFLY | Thu Jul 21, 2016 | Night light? | Jason Flinn |
| FIRSTORDER | Fri Mar 21, 2008 | Simplest, in math and logic | Peter A. Collins |
| HOTDESKING | Sat Feb 8, 2020 | Office-sharing system, in modern lingo | Hemant Mehta |
| ITSINTHEBAG | Tue Jul 21, 2015 | "We have this won" ... or what could be said about each of the first words of the answers to the starred clues | David Phillips |
| JAILSENTENCE | Thu Nov 24, 2005 | See circles | Michael Shteyman |
| JJONAHJAMESON | Mon Nov 5, 2007 | Editor out to smear Spider-Man | Jeremy Horwitz |
| KUNTAKINTE | Sat Sep 21, 2019 | Role for which LeVar Burton was nominated for an Emmy | Joon Pahk and Erik Agard |
| LIKKER | Thu Feb 25, 1999 | Hooch | Jim Page |
| LOVEIS | Wed Jun 24, 2009 | Vanessa Williams/Brian McKnight duet | Corey Rubin |
| MMAFIGHTER | Tue Oct 15, 2024 | Modern combat athlete, informally | Lindsay Rosenblum |
| MODERNHUMORIST | Sun Apr 26, 2009 | Comedy webzine founded in 2000 | Trip Payne |
| MOUNTEVEREST | Thu Dec 24, 2009 | It was conquered in 1953 | Nancy Salomon |
| MUCKS | Sun Jul 16, 2006 | Goos | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| NETFLIXANDCHILL | Sat Oct 20, 2018 | Modern invitation to hook up | Ben Gross and James Somers |
| NUTCRACKER | Wed Jun 10, 1998 | 1892 Tchaikovsky ballet, with "The" | Nancy S. Ross |
| PATRONOFTHEARTS | Sun Oct 17, 2021 | Ballet supporter, e.g. | Jeff Chen |
| PEACECONFERENCE | Fri Jul 3, 1998 | It may follow a cease-fire | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| PREMONITION | Tue Jan 23, 2018 | Foreboding | Jim Hilger |
| ROSIESBAR | Sat Nov 21, 2015 | "M*A*S*H" watering hole | Natan Last |
| SIXPENCE | Fri Feb 16, 2001 | Money in a classic song title | Bob Klahn |
| SLAMDUNKS | Sun Sep 7, 2025 | Sure things | Derrick Niederman |
| STEPPARENT | Sat Nov 4, 1995 | Cinderella's mother, e.g. | Frank A. Longo |
| TAKENPAINS | Sun May 1, 2016 | Striven | Joel Fagliano and Byron Walden |
| THEABSURD | Sat Apr 21, 2007 | See 29-Across | Byron Walden |
| TOREAWAY | Sat Feb 14, 1998 | Fled in a hurry | Mark Diehl |
| TURKEYINTHESTRAW | Thu Dec 26, 2019 | Classic tune often played by ice cream trucks | Trenton Charlson |
| WAGONERS | Sat Jun 18, 1994 | Mule train drivers | Randolph Ross |