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 50,636 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEENTERRIER | Sat Apr 7, 2012 | Scottie | Robert H. Wolfe |
| ANTTREE | Sat Jun 25, 2005 | Venomous insects live in its hollow stems | John Underwood |
| BEARSPRAY | Fri Mar 3, 2023 | Protection for some hikers | Eric Warren |
| BRISKLY | Mon Nov 1, 2010 | In a quick and lively manner | Holden Baker |
| BUSYBODIES | Mon Mar 18, 2024 | Meddling sorts | Trent H. Evans |
| CIVILWAR | Thu Jan 2, 1997 | With 63-Across, theme of this puzzle | M. Gaffney |
| DAMEREBECCAWEST | Wed Apr 5, 1995 | Author of "The Meaning of Treason" | Wayne Robert Williams |
| DIETMENUS | Sun Feb 16, 2020 | Restaurant handouts for calorie counters | Sam Ezersky |
| DRAWSIN | Wed Feb 26, 2020 | Entices | Francis Heaney |
| EXITWOUND | Thu Sep 19, 2002 | Evidence of a shooting | Randolph Ross |
| FILLIP | Fri Nov 13, 2015 | Nice extra | Patrick Berry |
| FLANKSTEAK | Fri Oct 16, 2009 | London broil, often | Karen M. Tracey |
| FOURHUNDRED | Sat Nov 12, 1994 | Digital music maker, in old Rome? | Bryant White |
| GEORGESDELATOUR | Sun May 27, 2012 | French Baroque artist who painted "The Fortune Teller" | Byron Walden |
| GOTOTHEBANK | Sun Jul 12, 2020 | Chore for a rower? | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| GRASSLANDS | Fri Nov 27, 1998 | The Steppes, e.g. | A. J. Santora |
| HANDLING | Sun Nov 14, 2004 | Extra cost in mail order | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |
| HORSEFLIES | Sun Dec 17, 2006 | Cow annoyers | Joe DiPietro |
| IFEELSILLY | Sat Jul 8, 2023 | "This outfit looks ridiculous" | Brandon Koppy |
| INDEFIANCE | Thu Aug 12, 1999 | Violating orders | Robert H. Wolfe |
| IRSAUDITS | Sun May 4, 2025 | Book reviews of sorts? | Brandon Koppy |
| JACUZZIPARTY | Thu Aug 18, 2022 | Hot tub shindig | Adam Wagner |
| JOCKEYSILKS | Thu Apr 5, 2012 | Colorful riding gear | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LEFTENDS | Sat Aug 6, 2022 | Some defensive football players | Byron Walden |
| LOYALIST | Sat Sep 25, 2021 | Stalwart | Adam Simon Levine |
| NOMADISM | Sun Sep 26, 2010 | Bedouins' trait | Pamela Amick Klawitter |
| NOTTOBEBELIEVED | Mon Mar 14, 2005 | Possibly prompting a reply like 25-, 47- or 62-Across | Robert Malinow |
| PIDDLED | Sat Sep 9, 1995 | Wasted time | Daniel R. Stark |
| PLATFORMSHOES | Tue Nov 6, 2001 | Convention writer's footwear? | Denise Neuendorf |
| PREPROVIDE | Fri Sep 13, 2002 | Make available in advance | Mel Rosen |
| PURPLERICE | Thu Jun 6, 2024 | Colorful grain | Michael Lieberman |
| SPLITPEASOUP | Sun Mar 1, 2020 | GAZACHO | Sam Trabucco |
| SYMPTOMS | Sat May 17, 2008 | Signs | Mike Nothnagel |
| TAXPREPARER | Sun Oct 18, 2009 | One who gets a lot of return business? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| THESHARD | Sat Aug 28, 2021 | U.K.'s tallest building, named for its look | Julian Lim |
| TRANSGENDERED | Fri Oct 28, 2011 | Like some cross-dressers | Tim Croce |
| UNDERSCORE | Fri Nov 30, 2007 | Indication of stress | Henry Hook |
| VIENNABOYSCHOIR | Sat Aug 29, 1998 | Hofburg Palace Chapel performers | Jim Page |
| WARNERS | Tue Nov 5, 2013 | Brothers of old Hollywood | Paula Gamache |
| WARNINGHIGHTIDE | Tue May 28, 2024 | Beach posting | Chris Leatherberry |