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 50,935 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANONYMITY | Mon Dec 14, 1998 | Fame's opposite | Randy Sowell |
| APAREJO | Sat Feb 12, 1994 | Mexican packsaddle | Rand H. Burns |
| APPLECARTS | Sat Mar 29, 1997 | They're sometimes upset | Fran and Lou Sabin |
| ARIZA | Wed Feb 25, 2015 | Trevor of the N.B.A. | Michael Shteyman |
| ARTEXPO | Fri Dec 12, 2025 | Relative of a craft fair | Adrian Johnson and Jess Rucks |
| BANNERHEADLINES | Fri Jul 18, 1997 | Screamers | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| BLOCKHEEL | Wed Jan 18, 2017 | Platform sandal feature | Matthew Sewell |
| BRINGTO | Sat Dec 17, 2005 | Revive | Patrick Berry |
| BUCKWHEAT | Thu Apr 29, 2004 | A Little Rascal | Steven Kahn |
| DEANSPADE | Sat Jul 19, 2025 | Trans activist who founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project | Erik Agard |
| DEFUSES | Mon Sep 2, 1996 | Does bomb squad work | F. Piscop |
| DEPTHCHARGE | Tue Mar 30, 2004 | Sub sinker | Sarah Keller |
| ECDYSIS | Sat Jul 15, 1995 | Molting | Rand H. Burns |
| ENTRAPMENT | Sat Apr 9, 1994 | Setup | Randolph Ross |
| EVILDEEDS | Sun Jul 25, 2021 | Unforgivable acts, say | Chandi Deitmer |
| GETTHEPICTURE | Mon Jan 20, 2020 | Comprehend ... or what 20-, 29- and 47-Across do, finally | Evan Kalish |
| GLASSEEL | Fri Mar 8, 2002 | Elver | David J. Kahn |
| HOPOUT | Sat Apr 5, 2025 | Exit quickly from a car | Rafael Musa |
| HUNKER | Thu Jun 27, 2002 | Squat (down) | James R. Leeds |
| JORDANPEELE | Tue Jan 11, 2022 | Oscar-winning director of "Get Out" | Ross Trudeau |
| MADWOMAN | Thu May 11, 2023 | 2020 Taylor Swift song with the lyric "You'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out" | Sheldon Polonsky |
| MENDOZA | Fri Sep 6, 2013 | Baseball's ___ Line (.200 batting average) | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| OCEANVIEW | Wed Dec 30, 2020 | It might cost extra at a beach resort | Kate Hawkins |
| ONEOFTHEGUYS | Sun Sep 7, 1997 | Jasmine's family member | Randolph Ross |
| PAPEROVER | Sat Nov 1, 2025 | Superficially conceal, as a problem | Michael Lieberman |
| PINONESEARSBACK | Tue Aug 11, 2015 | Scold a person | Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor |
| PONTOONED | Fri Jun 25, 2010 | Nautically equipped, in a way | Robin Schulman and Byron Walden |
| RAPES | Tue Mar 1, 1994 | Mustard plants* | D.J. Listort |
| RIDGWAY | Sun Jul 22, 2001 | Eisenhower's successor at NATO | Patrick Berry |
| SAHARAS | Fri Apr 11, 2008 | Vast arid wastes | Manny Nosowsky |
| SNLALUMNI | Sun Mar 1, 2020 | Will Ferrell and Tina Fey | Sam Trabucco |
| STATEMAP | Sun Mar 19, 2006 | Road atlas part | Michael Shteyman |
| THINBLUELINE | Tue Sep 10, 2019 | The police, metaphorically | Ethan Cooper |
| TOBOGGANRUN | Thu Mar 10, 1994 | Didja ever see a _____? | Lois Sidway |
| TOLIVEANDDIEINLA | Sun Sep 27, 2020 | 1985 thriller with the tagline "A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode." | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| WASHINGASHORE | Thu Jul 3, 2014 | Like seashells at high tide | Luke Vaughn |
| WAYABOVE | Thu Feb 25, 2016 | Towering over | Joel Fagliano |
| WORKSLATE | Fri Jan 30, 2026 | Doesn't take the regular train home, maybe | Robyn Weintraub |
| WRITTENTEST | Thu Oct 12, 2006 | Part of a driver's license procedure | Dave Tuller |
| YOUREALLYGOTAHOLDONME | Sun Jul 2, 2017 | "With the Beatles" song written by Smokey Robinson | Patrick Blindauer |