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 50,636 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APERSON | Sun Apr 1, 2018 | Each | Sam Ezersky |
| ARCTOPHILE | Wed Nov 16, 2022 | Lover of teddy bears ... NOT a devotee of polar regions | John Hawksley |
| BLACKBART | Thu Oct 20, 2011 | Famously polite Old West stagecoach robber | Patrick Berry |
| BUSHISM | Mon Dec 14, 2015 | Statement such as "They misunderestimated me" | Timothy Polin |
| CAPITALISTIC | Sat Apr 29, 2017 | Competitive, in a way | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| CAPRICORN | Fri Aug 19, 2011 | One born on Christmas Day | Patrick Berry |
| CASCADINGMENU | Fri May 12, 2023 | Computer flow like [Insert → Picture → From File] | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano |
| CENTIMETERS | Thu Dec 23, 2004 | A ruler may have them | Nancy Salomon |
| COURTESYCARDS | Sat May 22, 1999 | Sources of some discounts | A. J. Santora |
| CUTTOTHECHASE | Sat Feb 4, 2023 | Make a long story short | Kate Hawkins |
| DEMAGOG | Thu May 13, 2004 | Rabble-rouser: Var. | Patrick Merrell |
| DRYSPELL | Sun Apr 12, 2015 | Drought | Jeff Chen |
| DUCKING | Thu Nov 4, 2004 | Avoiding spitballs, say | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| EGGCREAM | Tue Jan 23, 2024 | Soda fountain treat that contains neither of the ingredients in its name | Patrick Maher |
| FULLTIMEJOB | Mon Feb 5, 2018 | 40-hour-a-week work | Alan Arbesfeld |
| GENTLEMENS | Sun Feb 13, 1994 | Kind of agreement | Cathy Millhauser |
| GIANTCACTUS | Sun Aug 15, 2004 | Saguaro | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| GOODHEARTED | Sun Feb 11, 2007 | Like a mensch | Mark Feldman |
| LEANCUISINE | Thu Mar 23, 2017 | Brand for weight-watchers | Sandy Ganzell |
| LOSTCAT | Sat Sep 10, 2011 | Subject on a wanted poster | David Quarfoot |
| MADEASTOP | Sat Apr 19, 2025 | Took five on the road | Alex Tomlinson |
| MEGALITHIC | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | Like Stonehenge | Sam Ezersky |
| MOSHPITS | Sat Mar 15, 2025 | Slam-dancing locales | Ryan McCarty |
| NIDRE | Sat Jan 15, 2011 | Kol ___ (Yom Kippur prayer) | Barry C. Silk |
| NYSTRIPS | Thu Jun 4, 2015 | Steakhouse offerings, for short | Joe Krozel |
| ONESIDE | Sun Feb 9, 2014 | A debater takes it | Charles M. Deber |
| PLATINUMRECORDS | Mon Nov 4, 2019 | Million-selling albums | Trent H. Evans |
| RICTAL | Wed Dec 27, 1995 | Gaping, as the mouth | David J. Kahn |
| SCAPA | Sun Jan 21, 2001 | ___ Flow (British naval base site) | Con Pederson |
| STOREWIDE | Thu Apr 25, 2002 | Like some clearances | Lois Sidway |
| STROMBERG | Thu Feb 15, 2001 | "The Thin Man" producer Hunt ___ | David Ainslie Macleod |
| SUBCULTURE | Sat Feb 27, 1999 | Hip-hop, e.g. | John Scott Marrone |
| THREEKINGSDAY | Sun Jun 21, 2015 | Annual celebration on January 6 | Timothy Polin |
| TOUCHIER | Fri Sep 24, 2004 | More delicate | Patrick Berry |
| TOYA | Thu Mar 18, 2010 | Michael's sister La ___ | Daniel A. Finan |
| TRAGICFLAW | Fri Mar 10, 2023 | Protagonist's pride, often | Claire Rimkus |
| WALLYCOX | Fri Jun 3, 2011 | Voicer of Underdog on TV | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| WASISNORING | Sat Jun 20, 2009 | Response to being elbowed, maybe | Brad Wilber |
| WICKET | Sat Jan 5, 2002 | Small gate | Rich Norris |
| WIREMEN | Sun Dec 28, 2008 | Electricians | Patrick Berry |