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 50,946 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AASINAPPLE | Tue Mar 17, 2015 | Start of an alphabet book | David Phillips |
| ASSS | Sat May 25, 1996 | ___-ear (tropical abalone) | F. Piscop |
| ATTYGEN | Wed Mar 27, 2019 | Chief law officer: Abbr. | Michael Hawkins |
| AUTOBIO | Tue Feb 24, 2026 | Self-written life story, informally | Adam Aaronson |
| BALLGOWN | Sun Mar 29, 2026 | Fancy dress | Michael and Oliver Schlossberg |
| BINGEWATCHING | Sat Feb 24, 2018 | Exhibiting a modern form of obsession | John Guzzetta |
| CANADAGEESE | Wed Apr 28, 2021 | Some winter travelers to the U.S. | Hal Moore |
| CARWASHES | Sun Jun 2, 2024 | Auto refreshes? | Luke K. Schreiber |
| CULTURALMORASSES | Sun Apr 1, 2007 | Marshes with libraries and opera houses? | Paula Gamache |
| DEVISERS | Sun May 26, 2002 | Strategists | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| DOCTORATES | Fri Apr 19, 1996 | Third degrees | A. Micci |
| DRAWSACROWD | Mon Dec 27, 2004 | Gets noticed, as an artist? | Levi Denham |
| DRESSINGUP | Tue Aug 11, 2009 | Pre-costume ball activity | Oliver Hill |
| ETHICALDILEMMAS | Fri Apr 27, 2018 | Philosophical issues that may be debated | David Steinberg |
| FINISHINGSCHOOL | Tue Dec 12, 2023 | Where social graces were once taught ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | Peter Gordon |
| INKSTAIN | Mon Jun 8, 1998 | Tough job for a dry cleaner | Mark Danna |
| INOPPORTUNEMOMENT | Sun May 31, 2020 | Untimely time | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| INTERACTS | Fri May 13, 2011 | Plays with others, for instance | Joe Krozel |
| ISNEW | Tue Mar 30, 2010 | "So what else ___?" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IWONTLETYOUDOWN | Mon May 6, 2013 | "Count on me" | Joel Fagliano |
| LOSINGTHEPLOT | Sat Mar 19, 2016 | Getting totally confused, idiomatically | Byron Walden |
| NBOMB | Fri Jul 30, 2004 | Certain W.M.D. | Manny Nosowsky |
| NEVERFAILS | Fri Mar 30, 2018 | "Works every time" | Sam Trabucco |
| NOTUPTOSPEED | Sun Nov 12, 1995 | Doing poorly at the marathon | Randolph Ross |
| ONEFOURTH | Fri Dec 19, 2003 | Generous slice of the pie | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| ONEMORETHING | Fri Jun 9, 2006 | "And while I'm on the subject ..." | Manny Nosowsky |
| PERFECTWEATHER | Mon Dec 22, 1997 | See 20-Across | Arthur S. Verdesca |
| PIANOTEACHER | Fri Jul 3, 2020 | Coach for the bench players? | Hal Moore |
| POOLROOMS | Sat Nov 8, 2014 | Banking facilities? | Barry C. Silk |
| REALITYCHECK | Mon Apr 14, 2008 | Truth obstruction? | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| SCAPULAS | Thu Jan 21, 2010 | Shoulder blades | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SLENDERER | Sat Apr 12, 2003 | Relatively rawboned | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SMALLSLAM | Wed Nov 25, 2015 | "All but one" win, in bridge | Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson |
| SMILLA | Sat Jan 18, 1997 | Title character in a Peter Hoeg best seller | D. Niles |
| SOFARAWAY | Mon Dec 8, 2014 | Carole King hit from "Tapestry" | Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels |
| STORIEDPAST | Sun Dec 24, 2023 | Colorful background | Drew Schmenner |
| THELAM | Sun Aug 17, 2025 | What fugitives are on | Amsay Ezersky |
| TOUCHOFEVIL | Wed May 13, 2015 | 1958 film by 61-Across | Jeffrey Wechsler |
| UNALLIED | Fri Mar 1, 2013 | Out of one's league? | Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber |
| YASQUEEN | Sat Aug 31, 2024 | Modern words of encouragement | Sam Ezersky |