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 50,526 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARBITRATE | Sun May 19, 2013 | Judge | Jean O'Conor |
| ARGENTI | Fri Oct 24, 1997 | Silver: Prefix | Frank Longo |
| BOOTJACK | Thu Jan 5, 2017 | *Tool for removing heavy footwear | Ed Sessa |
| BRAKELIGHT | Sat Dec 18, 2004 | One of many seen in stopped traffic | Dana Motley |
| BRITNEY | Wed Jun 15, 2016 | Pop diva Spears | Jason Flinn |
| BURNEDBRIDGES | Sun Dec 17, 2023 | Left jobs on bad terms, say | Jeremy Newton |
| CABSTANDS | Mon Nov 14, 2005 | Where to get taxis | Marjorie Berg |
| CALLEDUP | Fri Feb 23, 2001 | Rang | Joe DiPietro |
| CERUMEN | Thu Sep 13, 2001 | Earwax | Robert H. Wolfe |
| CONVOY | Sun Mar 31, 2019 | Travel group | Andrew J. Ries |
| DIANEARBUS | Sat Sep 4, 1999 | "An Aperture Monograph" photographer | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| FRATERNAL | Fri Jul 26, 2024 | Not identical, say | Andy Kravis |
| GAUR | Sun Oct 12, 1997 | Indian ox | Nancy Salomon |
| HEXAGRAMS | Fri Jul 5, 2013 | "I Ching" figures | Paula Gamache |
| INTRODUCES | Tue Nov 18, 2025 | Presents | Joe Deeney |
| KILTER | Sun Mar 3, 1996 | Good working condition | B. Klahn |
| KRITI | Sun Dec 28, 1997 | Largest Greek island, to locals | Matt Gaffney |
| LANDSEER | Sun Mar 10, 1996 | "Stag at Bay" painter | F. & L. Sabin |
| LAUNCHER | Sun Oct 26, 2014 | Part of many a silo | Caleb Emmons |
| LIFESTYLECHOICE | Mon Jan 2, 2017 | Vegetarianism or bohemianism | Chuck Deodene |
| LIONELHAMPTON | Tue Nov 28, 2006 | So-called "King of Vibes" | Alan Arbesfeld |
| LOSTSLEEP | Mon Jul 22, 2024 | Tossed and turned | Laura Dershewitz |
| OPENNOTETESTS | Tue Nov 22, 2022 | *Exams that value analysis and understanding more than rote memorization | Wendy L. Brandes |
| PICNICHAMPER | Mon Apr 14, 2008 | Outdoor meal deterrent? | Christina Houlihan Kelly |
| PINKYANDTHEBRAIN | Sun Jul 7, 2024 | Lab mice of 1990s cartoons | David Karp |
| PRERENT | Sun Apr 12, 1998 | Let in advance | Randolph Ross |
| PUCKEREDUP | Mon Aug 25, 2008 | Got ready to kiss | Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake |
| SCREWBACK | Sat Jan 26, 2013 | Kind of earring requiring twisting | Raymond C. Young |
| SELFPROMOTER | Mon Sep 21, 2009 | Bragging sort | Mark Feldman |
| SLEDGEHAMMER | Wed Nov 8, 2023 | 18-Across by Peter Gabriel, in two ways | Daniel Hrynick |
| SNUGGLEUP | Fri Jun 4, 1999 | Sit romantically | John Wolting |
| STATESECRET | Sat Mar 29, 2014 | Target of a spy | Barry C. Silk |
| STIRREDUP | Sun Sep 2, 2001 | Excited | Manny Nosowsky |
| TEABREAKS | Tue Jul 11, 2023 | Work intermissions for Brits | Aaron M. Rosenberg |
| THEDOGS | Thu Jul 15, 2004 | Things can go to them | Roy Leban |
| THELETTERE | Thu Oct 19, 1995 | Riddle answer | Lois Sidway |
| VENUSFLYTRAP | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | Plant eater? | Jacob McDermott |
| VONTRAPPFAMILY | Sun Jan 30, 2022 | "The Sound of Music" household | Ross Trudeau |
| WHEEZES | Mon Dec 24, 2018 | Asthmatic noises | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WITHHOLDINGCONSENT | Sun Apr 13, 2014 | Agreement for an amount to be taken from one's salary? | Dan Schoenholz |