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 51,022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APARICIO | Sun May 17, 2020 | Yalitza ___, Best Actress nominee for 2018's "Roma" | Byron Walden |
| APOSTASY | Thu Dec 29, 1994 | Renunciation of faith | Jim Page |
| ARABLES | Thu Aug 4, 1994 | Plowed lands | Jim Page |
| BARBRAWL | Sat Dec 26, 2009 | Shots after shots? | Kevin G. Der |
| BNAIBRITH | Wed Jul 3, 2013 | Group with two apostrophes in its name | Pamela Klawitter |
| BOARDINGSCHOOLS | Sat Jun 25, 2005 | Phillips and others | John Underwood |
| BOILDOWN | Mon Jul 23, 2001 | Essentially amount (to) | Ethan Cooper |
| BOLLIXEDUP | Tue Mar 4, 2003 | Bungled | Alan Arbesfeld |
| CELTICCROSS | Wed Jan 15, 2003 | Irish symbol | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| CLERGIES | Mon Dec 1, 2008 | Religious groups | Eric J. Platt |
| CUTSIT | Sun Jun 3, 2018 | Is up to the task | David J. Kahn |
| DIEGOLUNA | Sat Jul 18, 2026 | Actor who plays the title role on TV's "Andor" | Ryan Judge |
| FANCYPANTS | Wed Oct 12, 2016 | Pretentiously high-class | Jeff Chen |
| GENTLEASALAMB | Wed Jun 1, 2005 | Totally harmless | Nick Grivas |
| GOINCIRCLES | Sun Jun 10, 2012 | *Be repetitive ... or what parts of the answers to the starred clues do? | Xan Vongsathorn |
| INCHEDAHEAD | Sun Apr 9, 2006 | Caterpillars | Paula Gamache |
| INTHESUN | Fri Nov 8, 1996 | Not shaded | M. Gaffney |
| LANOLINS | Sat Nov 8, 1997 | Wool fats | Jim Page |
| MNEMOSYNE | Sat Sep 25, 2021 | Greek goddess of memory | Adam Simon Levine |
| MUTTONHEADED | Tue Jun 5, 2018 | Stupid | Peter Gordon |
| NICHOLASNICKLEBY | Sun Aug 27, 2023 | Entitle? | Rich Katz |
| PCBOARD | Sun Oct 27, 2013 | Etched computer component | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| PROCAREER | Fri Dec 13, 1996 | Athletic supporter? | J. Page |
| QUARTERBACKS | Mon Feb 5, 2018 | Ones calling the plays | Alan Arbesfeld |
| QUIVERED | Sat Mar 11, 2006 | Shook | David Quarfoot |
| RAPTURES | Sun Oct 9, 1994 | Joys | Bryant White |
| REAFFOREST | Fri Jan 4, 2008 | Plant on after a wildfire, say | Raymond C. Young |
| REGULATES | Sat Oct 14, 2023 | Checks or balances, say | Byron Walden |
| RITZES | Sat Nov 27, 2010 | Alternatives to Triscuits | Xan Vongsathorn |
| ROTISSERIEOVENS | Fri Aug 13, 2021 | Revolutionary inventions in the cooking world? | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| SENTI | Sun Nov 21, 1993 | Tanzanian coins | Peter Gordon |
| SNOOTILY | Thu May 15, 2025 | With an air of haughtiness | Simeon Seigel |
| STRAWBERRYWINE | Mon Dec 25, 2023 | 1996 Deana Carter hit with the lyric "My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet" | Amie Walker |
| TAKEONESCUEFROM | Fri Oct 12, 2012 | Follow, as a leader | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| TAKINGILL | Fri Sep 17, 1999 | Coming down with something | Patrick D. Berry |
| THEMETS | Sat Dec 14, 2019 | Side in a Subway Series matchup | Ryan McCarty |
| THRUSTS | Sun Sep 7, 2025 | Pushes with force | Derrick Niederman |
| TINYHOME | Fri Feb 6, 2026 | Dwelling that epitomizes simple living | Geoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa |
| TREPANNED | Sun May 29, 1994 | Used a surgical saw | Janet R. Bender |
| TWITTERJAIL | Sat Mar 15, 2014 | Penalty for some overly prolific posters | Ed Sessa |