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 50,695 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABCANCHOR | Mon Nov 16, 2015 | *David Muir ... or Peter Jennings, once | Jim Holland |
| AMSTERDAMAVENUE | Fri Mar 24, 2023 | Manhattan thoroughfare named for New York's Dutch roots | Blake Slonecker |
| BLACKBEAN | Thu Sep 8, 2016 | Ingredient in some chili and burritos | Joanne Sullivan |
| BRAINPLASTICITY | Sat Aug 12, 2017 | Ability to learn and adapt neurologically | Kameron Austin Collins |
| BROGANS | Tue Mar 26, 1996 | Work shoes | J. S. Marrone |
| BUSLINE | Sat Jan 2, 2010 | A conductor may have it memorized | Robert H. Wolfe |
| CHARMED | Sun Sep 12, 2010 | "___, I'm sure" | Paula Gamache |
| CHEAPHOTELS | Sat Apr 22, 2000 | Travel guide listings | Rich Norris |
| ENSCONCING | Fri Jul 18, 1997 | Secreting securely | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| EPOQUE | Sun Mar 8, 2009 | La Belle ___ | Zack Kushner |
| EXTREMEMEASURES | Mon Aug 24, 1998 | All-out response | Alan Jay Weiss |
| FENCEMENDER | Thu Mar 22, 2018 | One with a lot of posts? | Ross Trudeau |
| FLUSTERED | Mon Sep 7, 1998 | Agitated | Gregory E. Paul |
| FORCEMAJEURE | Sat Jan 17, 2015 | Act of God, e.g., in a contract | Josh Knapp |
| FORTEPIANO | Sun Nov 2, 2025 | Instrument for which Beethoven and Mozart composed | Rafael Musa |
| FOXLIKE | Sat Jun 4, 1994 | Sly | Manny Nosowsky |
| FRAGRANCES | Wed Dec 20, 2006 | Frankincense and myrrh, but not gold | Nancy Salomon |
| GALLONS | Thu Feb 19, 2026 | Gas units | John Ewbank |
| HANDTOOLS | Sun Jun 11, 2017 | 116-Across and 96-Down | Charles M. Deber |
| HEADTOWORK | Sat Oct 30, 2004 | Start out in the morning, perhaps | Byron Walden |
| HITTINGTHESKIDS | Tue Mar 26, 2002 | Descending into ruin | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| JACOBMARLEY | Fri Dec 25, 2009 | See 26-Across | Paula Gamache |
| MAHARAJAH | Tue Jun 12, 2001 | Big Indian | Alfio Micci |
| MAPLEGLAZE | Sun Mar 10, 2024 | Syrupy covering for ham | Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock |
| MEATSUBSTITUTES | Sun Mar 5, 2023 | Vegetarian options ... or what the shaded letters in this puzzle are, phonetically | John-Clark Levin |
| METAANALYSES | Sun Nov 24, 2019 | Methods of studying pooled data | Frank Longo |
| NEWSTEAM | Thu Jun 18, 2020 | Group working with an anchor | Ricky Cruz |
| NOTINTUNE | Fri May 9, 1997 | Discordant | Richard Hughes |
| OPTICNERVE | Fri Jul 16, 2004 | Line of sight? | Craig Kasper |
| PLAYFUL | Wed May 18, 2022 | Like a frisky puppy | Andy Kravis |
| PRENATALLY | Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Before birth | F. Longo |
| PRESENTTENSE | Sun Jan 15, 2017 | Like shoppers worrying about getting the right gift? | Joel Fagliano |
| QUICKONE | Wed Jun 20, 2001 | Short snort | Jay Sullivan |
| RENAISSANCEFAIRE | Sun Jun 18, 2017 | Soup, black bread and, for the wealthy, meat? | Sam Trabucco |
| ROBOTICS | Thu Jun 4, 2009 | Branch of technology | Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel |
| SELFTEST | Sat Apr 8, 2006 | Diagnostic administered at home | Patrick Berry |
| THEMUPPETSHOW | Mon Dec 11, 2006 | TV program for which 59-Across won an Emmy, 1977 | David J. Kahn |
| TREESTANDS | Sun Apr 17, 2022 | Some purchases for Christmas displays | Emet Ozar |
| TRICKED | Sun Dec 17, 1995 | Hoodwinked | Dean Niles |
| TVLAND | Sat Jun 1, 2013 | Cable channel with the slogan "Laugh More" | Barry C. Silk |