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 51,037 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMIGHTY | Wed Apr 22, 1998 | Sovereign | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| BAHAMIANS | Sun May 27, 2012 | Nassau residents | Byron Walden |
| BOOSTERISMS | Sat Apr 25, 1998 | Chamber of commerce policies | Jim Page |
| BROADSMILES | Wed Nov 17, 2010 | Signs of elation --> marathon segments | Robert W. Harris |
| BRULEE | Mon Dec 14, 2020 | Crème ___ (dessert) | Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau |
| CARRYNATION | Mon Aug 19, 2002 | Noted anti-alcohol crusader | Lynn Lempel |
| DOOHICKEY | Tue Oct 22, 2013 | Thingamajig | Kevan Choset |
| DRUGABUSE | Tue Jun 11, 2013 | Reason for rehab | Pete Muller |
| EPICENES | Sun Jan 28, 2001 | Sexless ones | Jim Page |
| FAKERIES | Sun Jan 22, 1995 | Ersatz art | Frances Hansen |
| FEUER | Sun Mar 24, 1996 | Eis's counterpart | J. K. Brill |
| FREONS | Sat Oct 5, 2013 | Some refrigerants | Byron Walden |
| FULION | Fri Jun 16, 1995 | Mythical beast in Chinese art | Thomas W. Schier |
| GETTHEWORDSDOWN | Sun Jan 24, 1999 | Write something, even if not the final draft | Robert Malinow |
| GLOBALISM | Wed Apr 15, 2009 | Doctrine that de-emphasizes regional interests | Michael Vuolo |
| HANDTO | Sat May 14, 2022 | Give in person | Ada Nicolle |
| HOOKMEUP | Sat Jan 31, 2015 | "I'd like some of that, bro" | Tim Croce |
| INSOMNIACS | Fri Nov 9, 2018 | Ones who find it difficult to go out? | Robyn Weintraub |
| JOBBOARDS | Thu Dec 19, 2024 | Websites with employment opportunities | Brandon Koppy |
| LANOLINS | Sat Nov 8, 1997 | Wool fats | Jim Page |
| MARCHFIFTEENTH | Mon Mar 15, 2004 | Fateful day in a 20-Across | Patrick Merrell |
| MITERJOINT | Tue Mar 3, 2009 | Prison for bishops? | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| MIXEDBAGS | Tue Jun 11, 2013 | Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across? | Pete Muller |
| NANCHERLA | Fri Aug 23, 2024 | Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator" | Taylor Johnson and Rafael Musa |
| NODDEDOFF | Sat May 10, 2025 | Didn't make it through the late show, say | Shaun Phillips |
| OVARIAL | Sun May 26, 1996 | Of the lower part of a pistil | R. Ross |
| PARVIS | Mon Jan 17, 1994 | Church front area | Sidney L. Robbins |
| PASSEDTHETIME | Fri Jun 24, 2016 | Idled | Patrick Berry |
| PLAQUES | Tue Jul 27, 2004 | Awards to be hung | Len Elliott |
| RADIOIN | Thu Jan 6, 2005 | Call to police headquarters, maybe | Robert H. Wolfe |
| RUNSFORPRESIDENT | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | White House softball team stat? | Joe DiPietro |
| SMALLSLAM | Wed Nov 25, 2015 | "All but one" win, in bridge | Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson |
| SPOUTED | Wed Nov 27, 2002 | Spewed forth | Ron O'Hair |
| THEPRESIDIO | Sat Jan 1, 1994 | San Francisco landmark | Manny Nosowsky |
| TOOFARGONE | Sat Mar 28, 2026 | Beyond repair | Katie Hoody |
| TRIGGERMAN | Thu Jun 23, 2005 | Armed gang member | Courtenay Crocker III |
| TZARS | Tue Feb 3, 1998 | Russian autocrats: Var. | Nancy Salomon |
| WARSHIP | Sun Sep 3, 2006 | Main threat? | Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig |
| WELLSPOKEN | Fri Jul 14, 2000 | Articulate | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WINDYDAY | Sat May 11, 2013 | Good occasion for kite-flying | Matt Ginsberg |