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 50,336 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADHOCCOMMITTEE | Thu Jun 12, 2025 | Temporarily established panel | Daniel Bodily |
| ANTICRIME | Sat Nov 25, 2017 | Describing the efforts of Batman and Spider-Man | Kevin G. Der |
| BARCARS | Fri Feb 27, 1998 | Places where one is driven to drink? | Kevin McCann |
| BUSHISM | Mon Dec 14, 2015 | Statement such as "They misunderestimated me" | Timothy Polin |
| CENTENNIAL | Sun Jun 22, 2014 | 2014, for Doublemint gum | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| CHIASMUS | Sun Nov 12, 2023 | Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" | Garrett Chalfin |
| CHRISTENDOM | Sun Feb 17, 2019 | Certain body of believers | David Kwong |
| DECATHLETE | Sat Jun 14, 2025 | One with 10 reasons not to skip a workout | Barbara Lin |
| EBONDS | Mon Nov 30, 2009 | Old U.S. gov't investments | Oliver Hill |
| FALLENOVER | Thu Dec 17, 2009 | Toppled | Francis Heaney and Patrick Blindauer |
| FLUBBER | Thu Oct 3, 2013 | Fictional substance in a Disney film | Evan Birnholz |
| FOLDEROLS | Wed Dec 11, 2002 | Gimcracks | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GROWNOLD | Sun Feb 4, 2001 | Aged | Frank A. Longo |
| HALTWHOGOESTHERE | Sun Oct 6, 2024 | Surprise surprise! Whom should walk in? Just my best friend ever! | John Kugelman |
| HARSHLY | Fri Nov 6, 2015 | How disciplinarians handle miscreants | Ian Livengood |
| IDONTBELIEVEIT | Tue May 25, 2021 | "Really?!" | Kristian House and Mike Dockins |
| IMAGEAWARDS | Sat Nov 25, 2023 | Annual N.A.A.C.P. ceremony since 1967 | Jeff Stillman |
| KNIGHTED | Sat Sep 17, 1994 | Inducted, in a way | Rich Norris |
| KNOWIT | Mon Oct 16, 2000 | Be positive | Mitch Komro |
| KNOWSHOW | Thu Aug 29, 2002 | Has the skill | William Schaub |
| LACUNAL | Thu Apr 4, 2002 | Having small gaps | Trip Payne |
| LESSTHANSTELLAR | Sat Dec 23, 2023 | Mediocre at best | Will Nediger |
| LILISTCYR | Sat Oct 14, 2006 | Burlesque legend seen in "The Naked and the Dead" | Byron Walden |
| LIMEJELLO | Thu Jan 21, 2010 | Green mold in the fridge | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LOANTRANSLATION | Sat Jul 27, 2019 | Linguistic borrowing, as "earworm" from "Ohrwurm" | Byron Walden |
| MINNESOTATWINS | Sun Dec 27, 2015 | NN | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| NEWYORKKNICKS | Wed Nov 21, 2001 | Team hinted at by 20-, 28- and 47-Across | M. Francis Vuolo |
| NIGHTWATCHMAN | Sun Jan 22, 2012 | Bad occupation for Sleepy? | Adam Fromm |
| OUAGADOUGOU | Sat May 1, 2004 | Capital of 17-Across | Byron Walden |
| POOLER | Tue Apr 10, 2012 | Car ___ | Gregory Philip Butler |
| REANIMATE | Fri Apr 3, 2020 | Help to get back on one's feet? | Joe Deeney |
| REFIX | Sun Nov 6, 2016 | Do more repairs on | Joe DiPietro |
| ROSALYNNCARTER | Mon Feb 17, 2020 | Author of the memoir "First Lady From Plains" (1984) | Sally Hoelscher |
| ROYALES | Sat May 25, 1996 | Shaped custards | F. Piscop |
| SIGHTLESS | Thu Apr 7, 2011 | Blind | Henry Hook |
| SPYFALL | Sun Oct 8, 2023 | Game in which one player tries to glean information from the other players without being caught | Sid Sivakumar |
| SWEARINGIN | Sun Sep 26, 2021 | Inauguration Day activity | Priyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock |
| TARBOOSH | Fri Mar 13, 2015 | Tasseled topper | Victor Fleming |
| TOURISTAREA | Wed Jul 9, 2014 | *Where to find money exchange shops | Bruce Haight |
| TRADEPAPER | Fri Apr 10, 1998 | Variety, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |