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 50,469 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICANA | Sun Oct 16, 2011 | Ashanti wood carvings, e.g. | Joel Fagliano |
| APPII | Sun Feb 5, 1995 | Ancient Rome's _____ Forum | Frank A. Longo |
| BEARDEN | Fri Aug 23, 2013 | Cubs' home | Ian Livengood |
| BISE | Sat Jan 20, 1996 | Cold north wind | F. Longo |
| CATBOATS | Sun Oct 23, 2016 | Single-masted pleasure craft | Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen |
| CENTERICECIRCLE | Thu Jul 29, 2010 | Place for an N.H.L. logo | Peter A. Collins |
| CLANNISH | Sat Oct 18, 1997 | Sticking together | Rich Norris |
| CNNNEWSHEADLINE | Sun Mar 10, 2024 | Something delivered by Jake Tapper or Anderson Cooper | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock |
| DAMASCUSSTEEL | Sun Feb 17, 2008 | *Metal used for swords | Henry Hook |
| DONTBRINGMEDOWN | Sun Sep 17, 2023 | Entreaty to Hades (Electric Light Orchestra) | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp |
| DOWNHOME | Tue Dec 27, 2016 | *Folksy | Herre Schouwerwou |
| EIGHTEENTWELVE | Wed Jan 11, 2006 | Tchaikovsky overture | Mel Rosen |
| ENDOCRINESYSTEM | Sat Jun 18, 2016 | The thyroid is part of it | Todd Gross |
| ENGLISHTEA | Sat Nov 9, 2019 | Black breakfast beverage | Neil Padrick Wilson |
| EXCELSAT | Fri Jul 3, 1998 | Has a flair for | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| GROWLS | Wed Dec 8, 2021 | Speaks brusquely | Philip Koski |
| GSHAPED | Sun Apr 23, 2006 | Like some fishing hooks | Joe DiPietro |
| HAUSFRAU | Wed Aug 20, 1997 | Traditional wife | Chuck Deodene |
| HITBOTTOM | Fri Sep 22, 2006 | Had nowhere to go but up | Sherry O. Blackard |
| ILLGETTHEBILL | Tue Jan 15, 2019 | Welcome comment at a bar #3 | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| ISOTYPE | Sat Nov 25, 2006 | Duplicate specimen, in biology | Sherry O. Blackard |
| JEUDESPRIT | Thu Oct 19, 2006 | Witticism | Raymond C. Young |
| JVSQUAD | Wed Aug 31, 2022 | *Up-and-coming group in high school athletics | Joe Deeney |
| LONGINGEYES | Sat Feb 6, 2016 | Couple of star-crossed lovers? | David Steinberg |
| NELS | Fri Jul 20, 2012 | Marlon Brando's "I Remember Mama" role | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| OUTRIGGED | Fri Jun 16, 2006 | Equipped so as to prevent capsizing | Alan Olschwang |
| PENSION | Mon Aug 9, 2004 | Money for retirement | M. Francis Vuolo |
| POWERHOUSES | Fri May 27, 1994 | Juggernauts | Chet Currier |
| QUEENBEES | Mon Jun 30, 1997 | Leaders of hives | Peter Gordon |
| RECEIVING | Wed Jan 20, 2021 | Not serving | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| REDORANGEYELLOWGREENBLUEINDIGOVIOLET | Sun Nov 21, 1993 | After-shower scene | Peter Gordon |
| SEACHANGE | Sat Jul 18, 2020 | Complete shift | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| SEANPAUL | Sat Mar 2, 2024 | Rapper/singer with the 2005 hit "Temperature" | Natan Last |
| SPICEDRUM | Tue Feb 6, 2024 | *Large container for cinnamon or coriander? | Victor Barocas |
| STEALTHFIGHTER | Mon Jun 4, 2018 | Jet that evades radar detection | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| TAKEACHANCEONME | Wed Sep 18, 2002 | 1-Across song | David J. Kahn |
| THEAMERICANFLAG | Wed Jun 14, 1995 | Old Glory | Richard Hughes |
| THEIRA | Sat Mar 3, 2012 | "Green Book" org., familiarly | Byron Walden |
| THEMANILOVE | Sun Mar 24, 1996 | Song from Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" | J. K. Brill |
| WBYEATS | Wed Mar 11, 2009 | "The Second Coming" poet | Caleb Madison |