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 50,744 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMONDPASTE | Wed Nov 27, 2019 | Bear claw filling | Matthew Sewell and Jeff Chen |
| CARFUL | Sun Jun 13, 2004 | Mom, dad, three kids and luggage, e.g. | Richard Silvestri |
| CELTICCROSS | Wed Jan 15, 2003 | Irish symbol | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| CHECKEREDCAREER | Fri Apr 5, 1996 | Cab driving, e.g.? | J. Page |
| DUMBSTRUCK | Mon Apr 27, 2015 | Left speechless | Johanna Fenimore |
| EVERYBODYGOHOME | Sat Jun 24, 2023 | "Elvis has left the building" | Spencer Leach and Quiara Vasquez |
| EYRA | Wed Dec 31, 2014 | South American wildcat | David Woolf |
| GETGOODGRADES | Sun Mar 7, 1999 | Excel | Randolph Ross |
| GETTHESCOOP | Fri May 24, 2024 | Score a journalistic coup | Carolyn Davies Lynch |
| INBROADDAYLIGHT | Sun Sep 15, 1996 | OPENLY | A. K. Justin |
| INDICANT | Sat Oct 19, 1996 | Sign or symptom | G. Petgrave |
| ITSUS | Mon Sep 5, 2016 | Couple's answer to "Who's there?" | Tracy Gray |
| JANEADDAMS | Wed Dec 28, 2022 | Social worker who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize | Josh Goodman |
| JOHNNYCAKES | Sat Oct 19, 2013 | Rhode Island cuisine specialty | Peter Wentz |
| KARATEKICKS | Sun May 17, 2015 | People with belts do them | Joe Krozel |
| LEADORES | Sun Apr 7, 2013 | Galena and cerussite | Matt Ginsberg |
| LEAFEATING | Sat Sep 2, 2006 | Folivorous | Mel Rosen |
| LEMONGRASS | Sat Sep 13, 2014 | Herb used in Thai food | Josh Knapp |
| LIVEOAKS | Sun Oct 25, 2020 | Southern shade trees | Peter A. Collins |
| LOUDON | Sun Mar 12, 1995 | Actress Dorothy | Charles M. Deber |
| MASTERCARD | Sun Jun 22, 2008 | TRAILHEAD ___ COUNTERTOP | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| MEALTRAY | Sat Jun 1, 2002 | Item for a hospital patient | Rich Norris |
| MINILAB | Thu Jul 2, 2020 | Small photo processing center | Yacob Yonas and Chad Horner |
| NEWMINT | Sun Jan 6, 2002 | Create afresh | Frank A. Longo |
| NOMADISM | Sun Sep 26, 2010 | Bedouins' trait | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| OAKWOOD | Fri Feb 5, 1999 | Carpenter's supply, sometimes | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| PEARTREES | Sun Sep 7, 1997 | Partridge locales? | Randolph Ross |
| PHIDIAS | Tue Feb 15, 2000 | Noted Parthenon sculptor | Frances Hansen |
| PRICKS | Sun May 14, 2017 | Syringe sensations | Will Nediger |
| PSYCHOANALYST | Tue Apr 12, 2022 | Dream job? | Dan Schoenholz |
| RAKESITIN | Mon May 20, 2024 | Earns tons of money | Jack Scherban |
| RAZRS | Tue Sep 28, 2021 | Motorola phones | Meghan Morris |
| RESTRAINTS | Sat Jun 22, 2019 | Seatbelts, e.g. | Joe Deeney |
| SEASONER | Sat Mar 31, 2007 | One who shakes in a kitchen, maybe | John Duschatko |
| SPORTSLAW | Thu Jul 15, 2010 | Judicial area dealing with athletes | Brendan Emmett Quigley and Patrick Blindauer |
| SUSANRICE | Sat Jul 22, 2023 | National security adviser under Obama | Robert Logan |
| SWANSNECK | Sat Jan 24, 2015 | Graceful architectural curve | Kevin G. Der |
| UNASPIRING | Sat May 10, 2003 | Self-satisfied | Bob Klahn |
| WECAMEINPEACE | Tue Jul 21, 2009 | With 55-Across, message left by 28-Across for future explorers | Donna S. Levin |
| WELCOMESIN | Sun Jan 3, 2016 | Beckons through a portal | David Woolf |