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 50,957 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMITE | Fri Oct 11, 2002 | Nudist | A. J. Santora |
| AUDITION | Sat Sep 17, 1994 | Try out | Rich Norris |
| BARRYBONDS | Tue Nov 23, 2021 | M.L.B. record-holder for most career home runs | Eric Bornstein |
| BELK | Sun Apr 8, 2007 | Big Southern department store chain | Byron Walden |
| BLURRINGOUT | Sat Sep 7, 2024 | Censoring, in a way | David P. Williams |
| CANOERS | Mon Feb 18, 2013 | Ones paddling down a river, say | Jeffrey Harris |
| CHAINLINKFENCE | Wed Feb 23, 2011 | Barrier with a diamond pattern | Barry C. Silk |
| COUPLESONLY | Fri May 1, 2026 | Like some romantic resorts | Rena Cohen |
| DEMOUNIT | Sat May 15, 2021 | iPhone on display at an Apple Store, e.g. | Sam Trabucco |
| DERULO | Thu Feb 3, 2022 | Pop singer Jason | Adam Wagner |
| DOCTOREDDRINK | Sun Mar 9, 1997 | Mickey | June Boggs |
| DOEXACTLYASISAY | Sun Apr 12, 2015 | "Follow my command!" | Jeff Chen |
| DRYINGUP | Mon Apr 10, 2023 | Evaporating | Gia Bosko |
| ELITCH | Sun May 6, 2007 | Denver's ___ Gardens amusement park | Charles M. Deber |
| FILIBUSTER | Mon Mar 23, 1998 | Intransigent senator's tactic | Randall J. Hartman |
| FLOORMAT | Wed Mar 10, 2021 | Tripping hazard | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| GOATYOGA | Sat May 11, 2024 | Fitness class often put on by a farm | Billy Bratton |
| GRENOBLOISE | Sat Dec 12, 2015 | In a sauce of browned butter, capers, parsley and lemon | Byron Walden |
| HAVEANIN | Fri May 30, 2025 | Know someone who knows someone, say | Rafael Musa |
| HIGHSTEP | Sat Jun 11, 2022 | Walk or run in a showy way | Sid Sivakumar |
| HOMEFORECLOSURE | Tue Dec 1, 2020 | *Devastating event in a real estate bust | Byron Walden |
| ICALLBS | Fri Nov 1, 2024 | "Yeah, you're lying" | Spencer Leach |
| KURE | Wed Mar 14, 2007 | Japanese city bombed in W.W. II | Peter A. Collins |
| MADEFACES | Thu Mar 5, 2020 | Mugged for the camera, maybe | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| MEGABUCKS | Sun Sep 21, 2003 | Big money | Randolph Ross |
| MORALAMBIGUITY | Thu Oct 20, 2022 | Ethical gray area | Rebecca Goldstein |
| NINESTORIES | Sun Apr 23, 1995 | J.D. Salinger collection | Randolph Ross |
| OILPRESS | Sat Jan 11, 2025 | Extractor used on some seeds and nuts | Ryan McCarty |
| OPENOFFICE | Fri May 22, 2026 | Workplace with few barriers | Gene Louise De Vera |
| PREFECTURE | Thu Mar 18, 1999 | District in Japan | Rand H. Burns |
| PUFFPASTRY | Thu Aug 31, 2006 | Pepperidge Farm offering | Patrick Merrell |
| RECORDPRODUCER | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | File clerk's other job? | Craig Kasper |
| SCHNOZZLE | Sat Aug 2, 2008 | Beak | Karen M. Tracey |
| SHIBA | Thu Nov 2, 2023 | ___ Inu (Japanese dog) | Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson |
| SPEEDSKATES | Sat Sep 10, 2022 | Sporting blades | Kameron Austin Collins |
| STAKING | Sat Jun 14, 2014 | Gambling | Alex Vratsanos |
| STANDAT | Sun May 24, 1998 | Maintain, as attention | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| THECYCLOPS | Wed Apr 17, 2024 | 20-Across, by another name | Joseph Gangi |
| TRINITIES | Sat Sep 19, 2015 | Some holy alliances? | Kevin Adamick |
| WORRIED | Thu Dec 4, 2014 | Play in 7-Across with the rack DEIORRW | Kacey Walker and David Quarfoot |