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 50,244 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANADEARMAS | Tue Dec 6, 2022 | Portrayer of the nurse Marta Cabrera in "Knives Out" | Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu |
| ANKLEDEEP | Sat Jul 16, 2011 | Like the water in inflatable kiddie pools, typically | Patrick Berry |
| CAMPHOROIL | Sat Nov 17, 2007 | Liniment ingredient | Brad Wilber |
| CAPTIVEAUDIENCE | Fri Aug 20, 2004 | They have to listen | Harvey Estes |
| CARRYABIGSTICK | Thu Apr 17, 1997 | Show authority, in a saying | Susan Smith |
| CREDITCRUNCH | Mon May 18, 2009 | Lending crisis | Billie Truitt |
| CSCALE | Sat Feb 9, 2019 | Beginner's piano exercise | Ryan McCarty |
| DENSITY | Thu Jul 14, 2011 | Mass divided by volume | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ian Livengood |
| DUSTYSPRINGFIELD | Fri Jul 27, 2007 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee known as the White Lady of Soul | John R. Conrad |
| EDWINALDRINJR | Wed Jul 20, 2005 | He was second | Roy Leban |
| ENDSONASOURNOTE | Sat Mar 7, 2009 | Doesn't get wrapped up well? | Joe Krozel |
| FALLA | Wed May 1, 1996 | Spanish composer Manuel de___ | F. Piscop |
| FIBEROPTICS | Fri Jul 10, 2015 | Laparoscopy technology | Barry C. Silk |
| FIVECARDDRAW | Mon Nov 2, 2020 | One version of poker | Luke Vaughn |
| FLAGELLATE | Fri May 28, 1999 | Whip | Joe DiPietro |
| GELINSOLES | Sat Jun 16, 2018 | Comfy shoe features | Sam Trabucco |
| GHOSTFACEKILLAH | Mon May 7, 2012 | Rapper who came to prominence as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan | Guy Tabachnick |
| GLADTODOIT | Sat Mar 16, 2024 | "My pleasure" | Carly Schuna |
| GLARESAT | Thu Dec 21, 2023 | Gives an angry look | David Steinberg |
| LANDFORMS | Tue Feb 23, 2010 | Geographical features ... or what the shaded squares in this puzzle represent | Joanne Sullivan |
| LATEGAME | Fri Oct 7, 2022 | Second half of a doubleheader | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| LEFTTURNLANE | Sat Jan 3, 2004 | Rights shouldn't be taken from it | James M. and James C. Jenista |
| LIMBOBAR | Tue Jun 4, 2024 | *Challenge for an under-achiever? | Daniel Bodily |
| MAINPART | Wed Oct 29, 2008 | Lead role | Steven L. Zisser |
| MAPLETREE | Sun Jan 25, 2015 | "Whirlybird" source | Alan Arbesfeld |
| MRATING | Sat Jan 5, 2019 | Classification for violent video games | Andrew Zhou |
| NOTWITHIT | Fri Sep 10, 2004 | Discombobulated | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| OPENEDANACCOUNT | Fri Sep 18, 1998 | Started to save, maybe | Frank Longo |
| OSMUND | Sun Aug 16, 1998 | Royal fern | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| PARAGRAPHS | Mon Mar 15, 2010 | Two charts? | Fred Piscop |
| PASTHISTORY | Tue Jul 9, 2019 | Experience, redundantly | Bruce Haight |
| PECKSAT | Sat Mar 9, 2019 | Eats like a bird | Sam Trabucco |
| PERMANENTMAGNET | Fri Sep 24, 2004 | Attractive bar | Patrick Berry |
| QUICKREAD | Sun Aug 29, 2010 | Harlequin romance, e.g. | Derek Bowman |
| SALLOWS | Fri Jun 2, 1995 | Turns yellow | Frank A. Longo |
| SHAMMARRIAGES | Fri Jun 14, 2019 | Actors' unions? | Caitlin Reid |
| STANDCLEAROFTHEDOORS | Sun Sep 26, 2004 | Critic's pan of a Jim Morrison rock concert? | Joe DiPietro |
| TAKELUNCH | Mon Jul 11, 2016 | Have a midday meal | Freddie Cheng |
| TRIPLEMILES | Mon Jul 12, 2010 | Special offer at an airline Web site | Freddie Cheng |
| USEOTHERDOOR | Tue Apr 17, 2012 | [See note] | Milo Beckman |