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 50,597 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACDUCTS | Mon Dec 16, 2013 | They connect cooling units to rooms, in brief | Greg Johnson |
| ANNOUNCER | Wed Sep 26, 2012 | One saying 23-/44-Across | Peter A. Collins |
| ARCHANGELS | Sat Feb 22, 2014 | High spirits? | Evan Birnholz |
| ASRICHASCROESUS | Fri Jan 30, 1998 | Loaded, so to speak | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| BEAL | Thu Oct 30, 1997 | See 45-Across | Cathy Millhauser |
| BEFOOL | Sun Nov 15, 2009 | Hoodwink | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| BIENNIALLY | Sun Oct 5, 2014 | How congressional elections are held | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| BOBFLY | Sun Sep 9, 2012 | Fishing line attachment | Kevin G. Der |
| CARRYTHATWEIGHT | Sun May 9, 2021 | What Mom is obligated to do as her due date approaches? [The Beatles, 1969] | Brad Wiegmann |
| COLDCUT | Tue Dec 24, 2019 | *Bologna, e.g. | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| CONVOKED | Sat Sep 11, 1999 | Called | Rich Norris |
| CUBEFARM | Fri May 14, 2010 | Its workers aren't behind closed doors | Barry C. Silk |
| DOUBLEH | Wed Jun 21, 2006 | This puzzle's theme | Barry C. Silk |
| DUMBSDOWN | Wed Oct 21, 2009 | Oversimplifies, as educational standards | Peter A. Collins |
| EMPATHIES | Tue Sep 7, 1999 | Kindred feelings | David Ainslie Macleod |
| FORBEARANCE | Mon Nov 17, 1997 | Restraint | Holden Baker |
| GUTLESS | Sat Apr 2, 2005 | Yellow | Byron Walden |
| HEATHERS | Sun Feb 18, 1996 | 1989 Winona Ryder movie | Norma Steinberg |
| HYPNOTIZED | Sun Apr 11, 2010 | Open to suggestions, say | Patrick Berry |
| INTHELEAST | Thu Oct 15, 2015 | One bit | Kevin G. Der |
| ITAINT | Sun Apr 27, 1997 | "If ___ broke..." | Matt Gaffney |
| LAYETTES | Thu Dec 8, 1994 | Nursery outfits | Randolph Ross |
| LIEDUNDEROATH | Fri Jun 3, 2005 | Was a bad witness | Jim Hyres |
| LOOKSFORAJOB | Sun Feb 17, 2002 | Modeling requirement? | Joe DiPietro |
| MARTINAARROYO | Fri Sep 19, 1997 | Beverly Sills contemporary | Rich Norris |
| MILLA | Mon Feb 21, 2022 | Actress Jovovich of "The Fifth Element" | Natalie Murphy |
| OPENSHOPS | Fri Jan 29, 2010 | Results of some labor laws | Doug Peterson |
| PANTONE | Tue Jul 31, 2018 | Company with an annual "Color of the Year" award | David Woolf |
| POMPON | Sat Jul 1, 1995 | Dahlia type | Eileen Lexau |
| PROSPERS | Wed Nov 8, 2000 | Rakes in the dough | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SERVICELIST | Sat Dec 29, 2012 | Ones to whom an organization's messages are sent | Joe Krozel |
| STATIONBREAK | Thu Aug 13, 2015 | It might include the line "You're listening to WABC" | Jim Hilger |
| STEELCLAD | Sat Apr 15, 1995 | Reinforced, in a way | Bob Klahn |
| STOODINLINE | Sat Feb 16, 2013 | Queued | Michael Ashley |
| SURLIER | Sun Nov 16, 1997 | Comparatively cantankerous | Frank Longo |
| TAKESTHETOPSPOT | Sun Apr 12, 2015 | Wins | Jeff Chen |
| TENTOMIDNIGHT | Sun Dec 31, 2006 | 1983 Charles Bronson thriller | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THEVA | Wed Feb 14, 2024 | Resource for service members, colloquially | Ella Dershowitz |
| TIRECHAIN | Fri Dec 8, 2000 | Winter driving aid | Bob Klahn |
| TUMBLEDRY | Sat Sep 12, 2009 | Not leave on the line? | Barry C. Silk |