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 50,383 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APARTMENTS | Sun Oct 22, 2006 | Homes, for some | Harvey Estes |
| APOLOGYACCEPTED | Fri Dec 9, 2022 | Statement in a closing argument? | Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu |
| APPLESHORTCAKES | Fri Jan 10, 2020 | Some fruit-filled desserts | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BLANKETRECOMMENDATION | Sun Jun 18, 2023 | "Wool will keep you the warmest" | Joe DiPietro |
| BLEEDINGHEART | Sun Aug 26, 2007 | Empathetic one, derisively | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper |
| BRANDEIS | Fri Feb 11, 2005 | University in Massachusetts | Manny Nosowsky |
| CHILDBIRTH | Fri Oct 21, 2016 | Labor day highlight | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CUBSWIN | Wed Apr 25, 2012 | Catchphrase of announcer Harry Caray | Peter Wentz |
| DEROGATES | Sun Dec 26, 1999 | Runs down | Greg Staples |
| DOBERMAN | Fri Jul 26, 2024 | Breed once known as the "Tax Collector's Dog" | Andy Kravis |
| DOXOLOGY | Sat Jan 27, 2001 | Hymn of praise | Rich Norris |
| EXCISING | Mon Oct 31, 2016 | Removing surgically | Peter A. Collins |
| FALLCLASSES | Thu Dec 16, 2004 | First semester offerings | Mike Torch |
| FMSTEREO | Sat Jan 27, 2018 | Radio option with improved sound quality | Mark Diehl |
| GIBING | Fri Jun 20, 1997 | Taunting | Manny Nosowsky |
| GOTOJAIL | Thu Sep 16, 2021 | Monopoly square between Marvin Gardens and Pacific Avenue | Kevin Patterson |
| GRABBAR | Fri Jan 19, 2018 | Help during the fall? | David J. Kahn |
| HAZMATSUITS | Sun Feb 2, 2025 | Protective outfits for handling radioactive material | Derrick Niederman |
| INKYCAP | Thu Dec 23, 1999 | Mushroom variety | Joe DiPietro |
| LALLYGAG | Sun Apr 25, 1999 | Loaf | Joe DiPietro |
| MAGISTERIAL | Fri Dec 26, 1997 | Authoritative | Bob Sefick |
| MIMICKING | Thu Mar 14, 1996 | Making like | R. Silvestri |
| MISSTHETARGET | Wed Sep 16, 2015 | "Welcome to the mall! Make sure you don't ___" | Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland |
| NIGHS | Wed Jun 21, 1995 | Nears, old-style | Dorothea E. Shipp |
| NONEASTERN | Fri Mar 22, 1996 | Occidental | F. A. Longo |
| ONTHEINSIDE | Sat Jul 15, 2023 | Where spies work | Jeff Chen |
| PEACHPIE | Sun Mar 22, 2015 | Popular dessert in Georgia | Jeremy Newton |
| RUCKSACKS | Mon Apr 13, 2009 | Packs for bikers and hikers | Natan Last |
| RUNSOFF | Sun Mar 5, 2006 | Shoos | Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar |
| SAINTJOHNS | Wed May 27, 1998 | Newfoundland's capital | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| SEDA | Sun Jun 23, 2002 | Jon of TV's "UC: Undercover" | Eric Berlin |
| SPALL | Sun Jan 11, 2015 | Break up, as concrete | Peter A. Collins |
| SUPERPOWERS | Tue Jun 16, 2009 | *Countries with big militaries | Paula Gamache |
| TAKESAMISS | Sun Nov 3, 2002 | Gets married? | Patrick Berry |
| TEETHINGRING | Tue Sep 2, 2025 | Soother for sore gums | Rena Cohen |
| TELEPATHY | Fri Jan 11, 2008 | Exchange of thoughts? | Mike Nothnagel |
| THIMBLEWEED | Mon Jan 13, 2003 | White-flowered plant | Gregory E. Paul |
| TURNITON | Sat May 10, 2025 | Go into overdrive | Shaun Phillips |
| WILDTHING | Wed Jan 9, 2019 | #1 hit for the Troggs | Trenton Charlson |
| YOKING | Sun Aug 20, 2000 | Making a team | Charles M. Deber |