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 50,349 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADNEXA | Sat Aug 17, 2002 | Anatomical parts that touch, as eyelids to eyeballs | Frank Longo |
| ADVERBIAL | Wed Jul 23, 1997 | Kind of clause | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ANIMALENCLOSURE | Tue Sep 6, 1994 | POUND | Janet R. Bender |
| ARCLIGHT | Mon Jul 4, 2022 | Intense illumination, as in old movie projectors | Bruce Haight |
| ASSESSMENTROLLS | Fri Sep 28, 2007 | Records of interest to real estate agents | Harvey Estes |
| CATCHACOLD | Fri May 9, 2014 | Pick up something common? | James Mulhern |
| CLEAVERS | Sat Mar 30, 2002 | 1950's-60's TV family | Mark Diehl |
| COROLLARY | Sat Aug 10, 2002 | It naturally follows | Dana Motley |
| DELAVEGA | Thu Nov 20, 2014 | See 5-Down | Timothy Polin |
| DIDNTHAVE | Sun Aug 15, 2004 | Quip, part 6 | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| DISTRUST | Mon Aug 27, 2001 | Have doubts about | Holden Baker |
| DONTRUSHME | Sat Apr 8, 2023 | "Relax, I'm almost finished" | Sid Sivakumar |
| DROVEHOMEAPOINT | Sun Dec 15, 2002 | The insistent acupuncturist ... | RIchard Hughes |
| FLICKOFF | Sun Nov 12, 2000 | Extinguish, as some lights | Joe DiPietro |
| GARGLER | Sun Jul 15, 2012 | One clearing one's throat? | Randolph Ross |
| GREATFALLS | Wed Feb 26, 1997 | Montana's second-largest city | Glenn E. Sykes |
| HARDEDGED | Sat Nov 26, 2016 | Like noir detective novels, typically | Paolo Pasco |
| IVANKATRUMP | Wed Jan 23, 2013 | It girl? | Joel Fagliano |
| JEEPSAFARIS | Fri Sep 1, 2023 | Some adventures in the Serengeti | Robert Logan |
| LAKEBEDS | Sat Nov 2, 2019 | Geographical features that Mexico City and Kathmandu are built on | Paolo Pasco and Erik Agard |
| LATERISERS | Fri Jul 17, 2009 | Most night owls | Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk |
| LEWWALLACE | Fri Jan 17, 1997 | Civil War general who became a best-selling author | B. Klahn |
| MANDIBLES | Tue Mar 12, 2002 | Lower jaws | Sarah Keller |
| METALMUSIC | Mon Nov 4, 2019 | Genre for Slayer and Iron Maiden ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across | Trent H. Evans |
| MISSHAPE | Thu Dec 4, 2008 | Deform | Barry C. Silk |
| MOONEYES | Fri Oct 1, 2010 | Silvery fish | David J. Kahn |
| OPINIONPOLL | Thu Nov 28, 2002 | Survey [right only] | Patrick Merrell |
| OURSAVIOR | Wed Nov 11, 2020 | Epithet for Jesus in some church names | Alex Bajcz |
| PREGNANTPAUSE | Mon Sep 5, 1994 | Meaningful silence | Julian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein |
| RAREEVENT | Thu Sep 18, 2025 | Superman portrayer Christopher, in so many words | Adam Wagner |
| REALIZABLE | Tue Sep 13, 2005 | Within reach, as a goal | Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke |
| SHRIVELUP | Fri Mar 3, 1995 | Wither | Chuck Deodene |
| SIMPLESIGNATURE | Thu May 24, 2001 | X | William I. Johnston |
| SKYPED | Tue Aug 14, 2018 | Had a video call with | Andy Kravis and Erik Agard |
| SLEAT | Fri Mar 24, 1995 | Sound between Skye and Scotland | Christopher Hurt |
| THEACADEMY | Sat Jun 12, 2010 | Much-thanked group | Joe DiPietro |
| THEDOCTORISOUT | Tue Jan 18, 2022 | Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-Across | Kate Schutzengel |
| TINKLES | Thu Feb 25, 2010 | Bell sounds | Holden Baker |
| WHATISTHAT | Sun Feb 6, 2022 | Question of confusion or disgust | Stephen McCarthy |
| WHITEYONTHEMOON | Fri Apr 28, 2023 | Gil Scott-Heron poem inspired by 1969 events | Malaika Handa and Erik Agard |