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 50,885 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBINORAT | Tue Feb 17, 2026 | White rodent often used in lab research | Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen |
| CHICKWEED | Wed Feb 23, 2000 | Baby fowl don't grow on this | Fred Piscop |
| DOESNTTAKEAGENIUS | Sun Oct 23, 2011 | Eschews Mensa material when going to parties? | Joe DiPietro |
| ELASTIGIRL | Fri Jul 31, 2020 | Superhero in "The Incredibles" | Claire Rimkus and Erik Agard |
| ENSTAR | Sun Dec 10, 2006 | Decorate with pointy figures | David J. Kahn |
| FERRARA | Sat Jan 4, 1997 | Cult director Abel | M. W. Perry |
| FLATRACES | Sun Mar 25, 2012 | Kentucky Derby and Epsom Oaks, for two | Patrick Berry |
| GLANCER | Sun Feb 10, 2008 | One taking a quick look | Bill Zais |
| GOLDWATER | Wed Aug 19, 1998 | Noted Presidential loser | Alfio Micci |
| GOODFAT | Wed Dec 16, 2015 | Olive oil and nuts have this | Paula Gamache |
| GOODGRAVY | Tue Aug 1, 2017 | "Shocking!," to a Thanksgiving guest? | Jay Kaskel |
| GREWDIM | Sat Apr 30, 2022 | Faded | Joe DiPietro |
| GRUELING | Sun May 10, 2015 | Arduous | Jacob Stulberg |
| HARTTOHART | Tue May 13, 1997 | Sidney Sheldon TV series | Gregory E. Paul |
| HOUSEOFGOD | Sun Jun 8, 2025 | Church | John Kugelman |
| HOWLIN | Mon Jan 13, 2003 | Bluesman ___ Wolf | Gregory E. Paul |
| ILLTRYYOULATER | Thu Sep 8, 2005 | Promise on a patient prosecutor's answering machine message? | Ben Tausig |
| IMBROGLIOS | Mon May 31, 2010 | Confused situations | Oliver Hill |
| JEANSHORTS | Fri Dec 8, 2017 | Casual cutoffs | Paolo Pasco |
| LEGENDARY | Sun Nov 24, 2024 | Absolutely epic | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| LIBRIS | Thu May 19, 2011 | Ex ___ | Paula Gamache |
| MIXESUP | Tue Oct 17, 2006 | Befuddles | Alan Arbesfeld |
| MRB | Thu Oct 19, 2006 | Nickname of the household head on TV's "Hazel" | Raymond C. Young |
| NCAATITLE | Mon Jul 24, 2023 | Major honor for a univ. sports team | John Ewbank |
| PEOPLEAREPEOPLE | Thu Feb 5, 2015 | Depeche Mode's first U.S. hit, 1985 | Mike Buckley |
| PRESBYTERIANISM | Tue Nov 6, 2012 | Religious belief of eight U.S. presidents | Erik Agard |
| QUINQUAGENARIAN | Tue Sep 13, 2016 | Person between 50 and 59 | Stanley Newman |
| SAILNEEDLE | Sat May 31, 2008 | Tool for sewing canvas | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SEROTINE | Sat Feb 11, 1995 | Late in flowering | Randolph Ross |
| SHIPSLOG | Mon Jul 11, 2022 | Captain's record at sea | Roy Greim |
| SNORKELERS | Thu Nov 20, 2014 | They're hooked up to breathing tubes | Timothy Polin |
| SPORTSDESK | Sat Jul 29, 2023 | Purveyor of game pieces | Sam Ezersky |
| STEARATE | Thu Jan 25, 2001 | Zinc ___ (ointment ingredient) | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SUEANE | Sun Oct 24, 2010 | Actress Langdon | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| THESEVENPERCENTSOLUTION | Sun Nov 14, 2004 | Best-selling 1974 detective novel | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| TREATMENICE | Sun Nov 18, 2001 | Flip side of Elvis's "Jailhouse Rock" | Jim Page |
| URBANOASES | Fri Sep 1, 2023 | City parks and plazas, say | Robert Logan |
| VALDEZ | Sun Sep 23, 2012 | Pitcher of coffee? | Matt Ginsberg |
| WELLACTUALLY | Wed Aug 10, 2022 | Nitpicker's lead-in ... or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questions | Karen Lurie |
| YORKIES | Sun Aug 30, 2020 | Tiny terriers | Olivia Mitra Framke |