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 51,167 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCINA | Wed Apr 8, 1998 | Handel opera | Nancy S. Ross |
| BONEMEAL | Fri Oct 2, 2015 | Organic fertilizer | Patrick Berry |
| CEREALBAR | Sat Aug 30, 2025 | On-the-go breakfast option | Maddy Ziegler |
| CHEATCODE | Fri Feb 21, 2020 | Secret for video gamers | Erik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh |
| DORATI | Sun Sep 6, 1998 | Conductor Antal ___ | Rich Norris |
| EGOCENTRICITIES | Sat Jul 15, 2000 | Traits helpful in answering the eight capitalized clues | David J. Kahn |
| EVERGLADE | Sun Oct 5, 1997 | Swampy tract | Derrick Niederman |
| GARCONS | Sat Mar 13, 1999 | Ones taking orders | David J. Kahn |
| GENERATES | Sun Mar 10, 2002 | Produces | Nelson Hardy |
| GLOSSIER | Wed May 3, 2006 | Less flat | Lisa Wiseman |
| HERESWHY | Fri Nov 21, 2025 | Lead-in to a clarification | Joyce Keller |
| HERMITCRAB | Tue Nov 12, 2013 | Creature that adopts a seashell | Mike Doran |
| HITCHY | Wed May 16, 2012 | "___-Koo" (old ragtime standard) | Kevin Adamick |
| JUMPEDIN | Sat Aug 23, 2025 | Joined enthusiastically | Ryan Judge |
| LAUGHED | Thu Sep 5, 2002 | Cracked up | Michael Shteyman |
| LEAMICHELE | Fri Nov 21, 2025 | Fanny Brice portrayer on Broadway | Joyce Keller |
| LETBACKIN | Sat Jan 1, 2011 | See 34-Down | Mark Diehl |
| LIKELIHOOD | Wed Jul 17, 1996 | Probability | M. Nosowsky |
| LITMUSTEST | Sat Nov 29, 2008 | Sole deciding issue | Barry C. Silk |
| MANAGINGEDITORS | Tue Sep 2, 2008 | Newspaper V.I.P.'s | Stanley Newman |
| MARIANIST | Thu Apr 18, 1996 | Worshiper of Jesus' mother | A. J. Santora |
| NAPOLITANO | Sat Aug 20, 2016 | Obama's first Homeland Security secretary | Mark Diehl |
| NIORT | Sun Feb 5, 1995 | Capital of Deux-Sèvres | Frank A. Longo |
| POLICEHORSE | Thu Jun 25, 2020 | Mountie's ride | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| POOLCUES | Sat Nov 8, 2008 | Sticks you need to break | Byron Walden |
| QUACKDOCTORS | Mon May 4, 2020 | Medical impostors, informally | Emily Carroll |
| RAMONS | Fri Feb 3, 1995 | Baseball's Martinez et al. | Matt Gaffney |
| RICHARDRODGERS | Wed Jun 11, 1997 | "Blue Moon" composer | Rich Norris |
| RICKROLL | Sun Oct 19, 2014 | Pull a classic Internet prank on | David Phillips |
| SADDLEBAG | Sat Apr 27, 2013 | Trail rider's accessory | Chris A. McGlothlin |
| SAYANYTHING | Sun Apr 21, 2013 | 1989 John Cusack romantic comedy | Jonah Kagan |
| SCREENERDVDS | Mon Nov 26, 2018 | Copies of movies submitted to critics prior to release | Evan Kalish |
| SELFEVIDENT | Fri Oct 20, 1995 | Plain | Manny Nosowsky |
| SIGNEDIN | Fri Sep 4, 1998 | Registered | Hugh Davis |
| TECHNICALITY | Sat Dec 3, 2005 | Specialist's point | Dana Motley |
| WHITELADIES | Tue Jan 28, 1997 | Drinks with gin, Cointreau and lemon juice | E. C. Gorski |
| WHOLLYOWNED | Tue May 27, 2025 | Like a subsidiary with only one parent | Ginny Too |
| WINSGOLD | Fri Sep 27, 2024 | Triumphs for one's country, maybe | Jake Bunch |
| YEAHAND | Fri Jan 8, 2021 | "Your point being ...?" | Evan Kalish |
| YEDO | Fri Apr 17, 1998 | Tokyo, once | Matt Gaffney |