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 50,581 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTASIF | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Pretend | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| ADDERALL | Sun Jul 15, 2018 | Drug used to combat A.D.H.D. | Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden |
| AIMFORTHESTARS | Wed Jun 2, 1999 | Toothpaste sold in Hollywood? | Nancy Salomon |
| ARMISTICEDAY | Thu May 4, 2017 | 11/11 | Loren Muse Smith and Tracy Gray |
| ARRESTER | Sun Nov 21, 2010 | One who takes people in | Clive Probert |
| ATTIRER | Fri May 15, 2015 | Dresser | David Phillips |
| AVERAGEAMERICAN | Fri Mar 15, 2013 | Peoria resident's representation | Joe Krozel |
| BACKBREAKING | Tue Nov 19, 2002 | Arduous | Alan Arbesfeld |
| BILLYGRAHAM | Tue Jan 18, 2005 | Evangelist and friend of presidents | Richard Chisholm |
| CAPTCHAS | Thu Feb 8, 2024 | Reality checks? | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| CASEWORKERS | Mon Nov 13, 1995 | Welfare office employees, e.g. | Norma Steinberg |
| CHEESEBOX | Fri Mar 8, 2002 | Fitting container for this puzzle? | David J. Kahn |
| CHILDSTOYS | Wed Jan 28, 2009 | Bearers of a phrase suggested by saying the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across | Michael Langwald |
| COOKER | Wed Mar 21, 2007 | Slow-pot | Ed Early |
| CYBERFRIEND | Tue Jul 28, 2020 | Chat room pal | Ross Trudeau |
| DOGGROOMER | Sat Aug 17, 2024 | One might clean up lots of toys | Brandon Koppy |
| EBLAST | Fri Nov 21, 2025 | Certain marketing deluge | Joyce Keller |
| FALLOUTFIT | Sun Jan 6, 2008 | *Dress for the return of cool weather | Lynn Lempel |
| GENDERSTUDIES | Sat Jul 28, 2018 | Modern college major | Natan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class |
| GREENSPACE | Sun Mar 31, 2024 | City feature that's been found to improve mental health | Spencer Leach |
| HARAM | Fri Jan 12, 2018 | Not halal, in Arab cuisine | Erik Agard |
| HEROICALLY | Sun Mar 13, 1994 | With valor | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| JUNIORPARTNER | Wed May 20, 2009 | Subsidiary member of a firm | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| LEADINGLADY | Thu May 9, 2013 | Marquee actress | Patrick Merrell |
| LECTUREHALLS | Fri Jan 27, 2012 | Education dissemination locations | Joe Krozel |
| LONGEARED | Fri Jun 21, 1996 | Like basset hounds | G. R. Ferguson |
| MAHDIS | Wed Apr 19, 1995 | Islamic prophets | Alfio Micci |
| MAINISSUES | Thu Dec 16, 2021 | Focal points of a debate | Trenton Charlson |
| OYEZOYEZ | Thu Nov 25, 2010 | Courtroom cry | Bill Thompson |
| PICKUPTHEPACE | Mon Aug 9, 2004 | "Faster!" | M. Francis Vuolo |
| ROOKERY | Fri Feb 5, 1999 | Dilapidated tenement | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SCHMUCK | Sat Feb 2, 2019 | Dummy | David Steinberg |
| SEAWARD | Sun Mar 18, 2001 | Where sailors go | Richard Silvestri |
| SOAKAGE | Thu Mar 26, 2020 | Liquid absorbed by surrounding soil | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| SUPERNAL | Fri Jul 31, 1998 | Heavenly | John Wolting |
| TETRAGRAM | Sun Dec 14, 2014 | Any four-letter word | Jim Peredo |
| TRAINPASS | Sat Sep 30, 1995 | Ticket to ride | Bryant White |
| TVAUDIENCE | Fri May 17, 2002 | Major advertising target | Joe DiPietro |
| UPPERCASELETTER | Fri May 19, 2000 | Capital | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| WAGGLED | Thu Feb 26, 2015 | "Danced" like a bee | Caleb Emmons |