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 51,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJUSTOR | Fri Apr 26, 2013 | Professional claims examiner | Michael Ashley |
| BEAUFORT | Sun May 16, 2010 | ___ Sea, north of Alaska | Matt Ginsberg |
| BLACKBEAN | Thu Sep 8, 2016 | Ingredient in some chili and burritos | Joanne Sullivan |
| CANARSIE | Fri Feb 25, 2011 | Brooklyn neighborhood | Henry Hook |
| CASTSTHEFIRSTSTONE | Sun Jun 23, 2013 | Initiates a conflict | Patrick Berry |
| COJUROR | Wed Sep 22, 1999 | Fellow panelist | Manny Nosowsky |
| DANCEPARTY | Fri May 14, 1999 | Rave | Frank Longo |
| DEROSSI | Sun Mar 10, 2019 | Actress Portia | Adam Fromm |
| DETONATED | Sun Jun 6, 2004 | Set off | Patrick Merrell |
| ENABLING | Wed May 30, 2018 | Allowing to happen | Sande Milton and Jeff Chen |
| FIFTHAVE | Sun Apr 12, 2020 | N.Y.C. shopping mecca | Joel Fagliano |
| FLOORPOLISH | Sun Sep 29, 1996 | S. C. Johnson's Future, for one | M. Reagle |
| FLORALPRINT | Fri Feb 21, 2020 | Common Hawaiian shirt design | Erik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh |
| GIVEATRY | Sat Jul 3, 2021 | Test out | Kameron Austin Collins |
| GREWUPON | Mon Feb 26, 2018 | Enjoyed frequently as a child | Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl |
| IMPOSSIBLECOLOR | Sat Jul 19, 2025 | Stygian blue or reddish-green | Erik Agard |
| JAZZGUITAR | Sun Mar 14, 2010 | Duke Ellington band instrument | Caleb Madison |
| LAPPE | Thu Mar 30, 2017 | Frances Moore ___, author of the best-selling "Diet for a Small Planet" | Lewis Rothlein |
| MAPLESYRUP | Mon Nov 30, 2020 | *Pancake topping | Emma Craven-Matthews |
| MENTALGYMNASTICS | Sat Jan 22, 2022 | Cognitive contortions | Daniel Okulitch |
| MOUNTED | Sat Dec 24, 1994 | Rose | John Stanley |
| PAOLI | Fri Aug 29, 2003 | Philadelphia suburb | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| PAPERHAT | Sun Mar 11, 2007 | Kindergarten handicraft | Eric Berlin |
| PARSIISM | Thu Apr 22, 1999 | Bombay-based religion | David J. Kahn |
| PATRIOTGAMES | Sun Dec 13, 2020 | PG movie? (1992) | Dan Margolis |
| PEGLEGGED | Tue Mar 8, 1994 | Like Captain Ahab | Harvey Estes |
| REPRODUCTIVEORGANS | Sun Apr 28, 2002 | Product of a Canon/Wurlitzer merger? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| SAGEHENS | Sat Jan 10, 2015 | Nevadans | Joe Krozel |
| SEIGNIOR | Sat Sep 14, 2002 | Feudal lord | Bruce L. Bliven |
| SITTINGROOMS | Mon Nov 3, 1997 | Parlors | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| SOMETHINGELSE | Sun Oct 4, 2020 | To anyone who wasn't addressed above: "You're ..." | Sam Ezersky |
| SUSHIROLL | Wed Jul 4, 2018 | Food item ordered at a bar | Freddie Cheng |
| TELEMARKETER | Sun Jun 27, 2010 | iPhone | Michael J. Doran |
| THEHUB | Mon Jul 22, 2013 | Nickname for 43-Across | Ian Livengood |
| TOPRANKING | Sun Aug 10, 2008 | Number one | Will Nediger |
| TORCHSONG | Tue Jan 1, 2019 | Its lyrics tell of unrequited love | Gary Cee |
| TWIRLS | Mon May 4, 2020 | Spins, as a baton | Emily Carroll |
| VIDEODIARIES | Fri Dec 5, 2003 | Personal documentaries | Robert H. Wolfe |
| WEBBED | Thu May 4, 2023 | Like an otter's feet | David J. Kahn |
| WONTED | Fri Apr 4, 1997 | Accustomed | Gerald R. Ferguson |