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 50,583 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOMA | Sun Aug 20, 2000 | Certain constrictor | Charles M. Deber |
| ABRAXAS | Sat Dec 11, 2010 | Ancient amulet inscription | Paula Gamache |
| AFIGHTINGCHANCE | Sat Jun 30, 2012 | What every honest competitor deserves | Tim Croce |
| BARROOMBRAWL | Sun Feb 20, 2011 | Classic western slugfest | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BMXTRICKS | Tue Dec 30, 2025 | Flashy cycling maneuvers | Geoffrey Schorkopf and Will Eisenberg |
| CAPRISUN | Thu Jan 26, 2023 | Big name in juice pouches | Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez |
| CCXII | Sat Jan 7, 2012 | Boiling point at Roman baths? | Joe Krozel |
| CESARRITZ | Wed Jan 22, 2014 | Swiss "king of hoteliers" | Jared Banta |
| COLLECTIONPLATE | Fri Feb 2, 2001 | Sunday dish | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| DETOXDIETS | Fri Dec 4, 2015 | Trendy cleanses | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| DOONES | Wed Apr 4, 2012 | Lorna ___ (cookies) | Zoe Wheeler |
| DRIFTNETS | Fri Jan 14, 2005 | Commercial fishing aids | Manny Nosowsky |
| FIVECARDDRAW | Mon Nov 2, 2020 | One version of poker | Luke Vaughn |
| FLOODLIGHTS | Mon Apr 13, 2020 | Ballpark illuminators | Evan Kalish |
| GEORGEJEFFERSON | Sun Sep 1, 2013 | Neighbor of Archie Bunker | John Farmer |
| KENNELS | Mon Mar 29, 2021 | Shelters for shelties | Lynn Lempel |
| LIESDOWN | Fri Nov 29, 2013 | Rests | Ned White |
| LINMANUELMIRANDA | Sat Feb 10, 2018 | Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Finn Vigeland |
| LOUDON | Sun Mar 12, 1995 | Actress Dorothy | Charles M. Deber |
| MEATSUBSTITUTES | Sun Mar 5, 2023 | Vegetarian options ... or what the shaded letters in this puzzle are, phonetically | John-Clark Levin |
| MOVEITALONG | Tue Apr 8, 2014 | "That's enough!," to an assembly line worker? | Ian Livengood |
| NAPKINFOLDING | Sun Dec 20, 2009 | Busboy's assignment | Alan Arbesfeld |
| NERFBALLS | Sun Jul 11, 2021 | Spongy toys | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| NIGGLED | Sun Apr 17, 2005 | Was too fussy | Manny Nosowsky |
| ONBLAST | Mon Dec 9, 2024 | Subjected to public condemnation, in modern slang | Elliot Caroll |
| PENSETS | Fri Feb 26, 2016 | Cross collections, e.g. | Paula Gamache |
| PLUSIFYOUACTNOW | Thu Dec 11, 1997 | Come-on line | Trip Payne |
| POSTMODERN | Fri Mar 5, 2004 | Like New York City's Sony Building | Gary Steinmehl |
| RECORDHIGHS | Tue Apr 22, 2003 | Hundreds in New York, perhaps | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| RENTVSBUY | Wed Sep 14, 2011 | Home-seeker's decision | Jeff Chen |
| ROADTESTS | Sat Jan 27, 2007 | Indicators of comfort and handling | Karen M. Tracey |
| SCR | Sat May 11, 2013 | TV or monitor part: Abbr. | Matt Ginsberg |
| STATUEOFDAVID | Sun May 5, 2013 | Florentine attraction | Alan Arbesfeld |
| STAYSAIL | Tue Nov 1, 1994 | Nautical sheet | Christopher Page |
| THATGOOD | Sun May 1, 2005 | As great as everyone says | Joe DiPietro |
| TRAMSTOP | Thu Oct 11, 2012 | Pickup point at an amusement park | Byron Walden |
| WAZOO | Sun May 19, 2024 | Out the ___ | Christina Iverson and Katie Hale |
| WEARYWILLIE | Tue Dec 8, 1998 | Character created by 58-Across | Frances Hansen |
| WOOLSEY | Sun Mar 21, 2010 | James who was C.I.A. director under Clinton | Adam Fromm |
| WRITTENINSTONE | Tue Jun 15, 2021 | Unchangeable | Owen Travis |