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 50,523 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRPACK | Wed Dec 23, 1998 | Firefighter's breathing apparatus | Christopher Hurt |
| AJOBWELLDONE | Fri Apr 2, 2021 | A+ work | Kyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes |
| ASTEROIDBELTS | Fri Mar 3, 2017 | Rock groups that are far out? | Patrick Berry |
| ATACLIP | Sat Mar 27, 2004 | Without stopping | Sherry O. Blackard |
| BENEDICT | Fri Oct 5, 2007 | Married man who had long been a bachelor | Lynn Lempel |
| BIGDOSE | Sun Aug 13, 2006 | Healthy amount | Derrick Niederman |
| BIOLOGISTS | Sat Aug 13, 1994 | Watson and Crick, for two | Randolph Ross |
| BLUEPENS | Sun Mar 18, 2012 | Many Bics | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| BREASTOFCHICKEN | Tue Sep 21, 2010 | Basic hotel banquet entree | Adam G. Perl |
| CLOCKWORK | Mon Dec 26, 2022 | Epitome of precision ... or a description of 20-, 34- and 43-Across? | Kurt Weller |
| COLLEGETOWNS | Thu Mar 20, 2014 | Amherst and Orono, for two ["Get up!"] | Victor Barocas |
| CROSSFIT | Tue Apr 26, 2016 | Popular strength-training program | Finn Vigeland |
| DRYGAS | Sat Jun 29, 2013 | Fuel line additive | Joe Krozel |
| FANTAILS | Fri Sep 13, 2019 | Birds with showy rear plumage | Anne and Daniel Larsen |
| FLABBERGASTED | Wed Jun 9, 2004 | Astounded by how much weight you've gained? | Seth A. Abel |
| FORFEITEDGAME | Sun Dec 28, 2014 | Li____nt | Joe Krozel |
| GRAPESHOT | Fri Mar 29, 2013 | Small cannon balls | Josh Knapp |
| MCTEER | Thu May 9, 2019 | Actress Janet with a Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Award | Lewis Rothlein |
| MEGABUCKS | Sun Sep 21, 2003 | Big money | Randolph Ross |
| PLAYALONG | Sat Aug 27, 2011 | Feign concurrence | Ashton Anderson |
| READDRESS | Sat Feb 12, 2000 | Get ready to forward | Dave Tuller |
| REVOICE | Sat Oct 28, 2017 | Echo | Roland Huget |
| REVVING | Thu May 13, 2010 | Gunning | Patrick Merrell |
| RICTAL | Wed Dec 27, 1995 | Gaping, as the mouth | David J. Kahn |
| RIPSON | Tue Feb 28, 2023 | Mercilessly criticizes | Gia Bosko |
| RUNCOLD | Wed Jul 23, 2014 | What your blood may do when you're frightened | Howard Barkin |
| SEARPIN | Sat Jun 25, 2005 | Hammer-cocking gun piece | John Underwood |
| SHAKENUP | Sat Aug 10, 1996 | Stunned | R. Norris |
| SKODA | Tue Jan 3, 2017 | Czech-made auto that's part of the Volkswagen Group | Michael Shteyman |
| SMIRNOFF | Sun Feb 28, 2021 | Liquor with a double-headed eagle logo | Brad Wiegmann |
| SPACESHIPS | Sat Dec 4, 2010 | "Avatar" craft | Doug Peterson |
| TEARDROPSONMYGUITAR | Sun Jun 9, 2024 | Triple-platinum song from Taylor Swift's debut album | Zachary Schiff |
| THREWFORALOOP | Thu Jul 9, 2020 | Caught off guard | Joe Kidd |
| TOOLING | Sun Feb 21, 1999 | Factory machinery | Fred Piscop |
| TORNADOS | Thu Oct 15, 2020 | Whirled powers? | Lindsey Hobbs |
| TRAVELEDINSTYLE | Sat May 28, 2022 | Flew private, for instance | Joseph Greenbaum |
| URBANDICTIONARY | Fri Aug 30, 2013 | Big source for modern slang | David Steinberg |
| WALLOWS | Fri Dec 19, 2014 | Indulges oneself, in a way | Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson |
| WINDOWSHADE | Thu Sep 18, 2008 | [See circles] | Mike Nothnagel |
| ZIGZAGS | Sat Dec 4, 1999 | Irregular courses | Rich Norris |