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 50,657 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOVETHEFRAY | Sat Dec 17, 2022 | Not getting involved in any nastiness | Christina Iverson and Tom Pepper |
| ADDINSULTTOINJURY | Sun Dec 2, 2018 | Wound + dis | Paul Coulter |
| AWORKOFART | Sun Apr 17, 2022 | Something intricately detailed and impressive | Emet Ozar |
| BASECOAT | Wed Sep 6, 2023 | Start of a paint job | Blake Slonecker |
| BLOTTERS | Fri Feb 7, 2003 | Record holders | Michael Shteyman |
| CALLINGINTOQUESTION | Sun Dec 16, 2018 | Casting doubt on | Sam Ezersky |
| CONFUSEDLOOK | Thu Mar 30, 2000 | ___ stare | Randolph Ross |
| COOKBOOKS | Mon Mar 25, 2013 | Recipe holders | Adam Prince |
| CRIBNOTES | Tue May 21, 2024 | Cheat sheets | Zachary David Levy |
| DASHOFF | Sat May 8, 2004 | Leave quickly | Bob Peoples |
| DIDTHEJOB | Sun Nov 3, 2019 | Got results | Kristian House |
| DISPARAGED | Sat Dec 18, 1999 | Put down | Nancy Joline |
| DOUGLAS | Thu Aug 16, 2018 | Justice with the longest Supreme Court tenure | Alan Arbesfeld |
| EXJETS | Thu Apr 25, 2019 | Joe Namath and Vinny Testaverde, notably | Jon Olsen |
| FITFORAKING | Mon Jan 21, 2019 | Regal | Sean Biggins |
| HEDGESABET | Sun Dec 26, 2021 | Doesn't put it all on one pony | Christina Iverson |
| INFESTERS | Sun Apr 1, 2001 | Vermin | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| ITALIANFLAG | Sat Mar 20, 2021 | It flies around Florence | Emily Carroll |
| MEGAHITS | Sat Dec 18, 2010 | Smashes | Brad Wilber |
| NATURETRAIL | Fri Jan 16, 2015 | It may be found in preserves | Michael Wiesenberg |
| NINETYFIVE | Tue Oct 14, 2008 | See 20-Across | Lucy Gardner Anderson |
| NOHARM | Wed Dec 9, 2009 | Something a doctor should do | Peter A. Collins |
| NOTGONNALIE | Sat Sep 17, 2016 | "Lemme be straight with you ..." | Andrew J. Ries |
| OZONES | Sun Nov 30, 2014 | Some oxygen molecules | Matt Ginsberg |
| PIZZAOVEN | Sun Sep 16, 2012 | Domino's most important part? | David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman |
| PREMADE | Sun Nov 22, 2020 | Not custom-tailored | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| REROW | Wed Jan 1, 2003 | Arrange into new lines | Ed Early |
| SAWAWOMANINHALF | Wed Mar 12, 2025 | Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? | Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins |
| SHALLOTS | Thu Nov 2, 2000 | Onions' kin | Henry Hook |
| SHOULDERCUT | Tue Jan 8, 2013 | Source of ground chuck | Allan E. Parrish |
| SNOWSTORM | Sun Jan 9, 2000 | Hank & Gail's favorite weather? | Charles M. Deber |
| STRINGQUARTET | Mon Jul 28, 2014 | Classical music group ... or what the four sets of circled letters make up? | Tom McCoy |
| THREEKINGSDAY | Sun Jun 21, 2015 | Annual celebration on January 6 | Timothy Polin |
| THWACK | Sat Jul 2, 2022 | Big hit | Evan Kalish |
| TIRECHAIN | Fri Dec 8, 2000 | Winter driving aid | Bob Klahn |
| TOHOLD | Sun Jul 12, 1998 | Wedding vow infinitive | Henry Hook |
| UPFORANYTHING | Tue Mar 21, 2006 | Game | Levi Denham |
| WHATSITTOYOU | Sun Aug 12, 2012 | "Yeah, I'm asking for people's impression of this inkblot -- so?!" | Patrick Berry |
| WILLIEHERNANDEZ | Sat Dec 22, 2001 | Detroit player, 1984 American League M.V.P. | Trip Payne |
| WISEASSES | Sun Mar 24, 2024 | People who might answer "What's up?" with "The sky" | John Kugelman |