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 50,626 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAMIC | Sun Nov 5, 2006 | Reproducing without fertilization | Derrick Niederman |
| AIRJORDANS | Sat Mar 14, 2020 | Prized footwear introduced in 1984 | Peter Wentz |
| CASHMERESWEATER | Tue Jul 1, 1997 | Woolen wear | Fred Piscop |
| CATSGAME | Mon May 31, 2021 | Tie in tic-tac-toe | Michael Lieberman |
| CHUCKLEHEAD | Mon Sep 9, 2024 | Numbskull | Tim D'Alfonso |
| DEARABBY | Sun Feb 19, 2012 | Start for someone seeking advice | James F. C. Burns |
| DOUBLEEDGED | Sun May 4, 2014 | Like some swords ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | Mary Lou Guizzo |
| DREYFUS | Sat May 25, 2002 | "J'accuse" subject | Frank Longo |
| FLIESAWAY | Tue Jun 23, 1998 | Takes to the air | Rich Norris |
| FORCEOFNATURE | Sun Jan 9, 2022 | Unforgettable, unstoppable sort | Timothy Polin |
| FORENOON | Sun Oct 10, 2004 | Morning | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GORILLAZ | Sat Jan 12, 2019 | Grammy-winning group whose name is an homage to the Monkees | Sam Trabucco |
| HEAVYLINES | Mon Dec 11, 2006 | Map borders, usually | David J. Kahn |
| HORSEWHIP | Fri Nov 13, 2015 | Coachman's handful | Patrick Berry |
| JAGGED | Sat Nov 4, 2000 | Rough | Rich Norris |
| JOINTTRUST | Wed Dec 8, 1999 | Faith among jailbirds? | Fred Piscop |
| KORANIC | Fri Oct 22, 1999 | Of a sacred text | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| LATENING | Sat Nov 18, 1995 | Starting to get dark | Glenton Petgrave |
| LAUGHTEST | Thu Aug 18, 2022 | Proverbial assessment for whether or not an idea can be taken seriously | Adam Wagner |
| LIVEOAK | Sun Mar 11, 2001 | Georgia's state tree | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LOSECONTROL | Wed May 6, 2009 | Go ballistic | Michael Callaway Barnhart |
| MADRONES | Sun Jul 3, 2011 | West Coast evergreens | Pete Muller |
| MAKESWAVES | Thu Feb 23, 1995 | Disturbs the status quo | Daniel R. Stark |
| MINOANS | Tue Aug 23, 2022 | Ancient inhabitants of Crete | Trey Mendez |
| MUSICALSCORE | Mon May 3, 2010 | Composer's work for a film | Susan Gelfand |
| NIMIETY | Sun May 7, 1995 | Overabundance | Bob Klahn |
| PADDLEWHEEL | Mon Aug 10, 2015 | *Riverboat propeller | C. W. Stewart |
| POIRES | Thu Jan 19, 1995 | Pears, in Paris | Bryant White |
| PRERECORD | Sat Feb 6, 2010 | Get in the can early | Frederick J. Healy |
| PRETTILY | Sun Mar 30, 1997 | With grace | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| RAISINY | Sun Dec 17, 2006 | Like baba | Joe DiPietro |
| RAMOSE | Sun Mar 9, 1997 | Branched | June Boggs |
| RETURNENVELOPES | Fri Sep 18, 1998 | Submission accompaniments | Frank Longo |
| SCOFFLAWS | Fri Jun 3, 2016 | Jaywalkers, e.g. | Josh Knapp |
| SEPARATEDCOUPLES | Sun Jul 13, 2003 | Description of 51- and 94-Across | Randolph Ross |
| SIDEKICK | Wed Aug 30, 1995 | Tagalong | John R. Conrad |
| STANNUM | Sat Jul 15, 1995 | Tin | Rand H. Burns |
| STEEPIN | Sat Jun 18, 2005 | Saturate with | Sherry O. Blackard |
| TAXTIME | Sat Jul 2, 2022 | Mid-April, in the U.S. | Evan Kalish |
| WHOOPER | Sun Sep 9, 2001 | Noisy celebrant | Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon |