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 50,665 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVIST | Sun Mar 9, 2003 | One with a cause | Patrick Berry |
| ALEXANDERI | Fri Nov 12, 2010 | Grandson of Catherine the Great | Barry C. Silk |
| ALKYD | Wed Feb 13, 2002 | Durable resin | Steven Picus |
| ALLSO | Sun Oct 29, 2000 | "This is ___ new to me!" | Karen Hodge |
| ARIPE | Thu Jan 4, 1996 | Live to___old age | F. & L. Sabin |
| ARTFAIR | Mon Nov 7, 2016 | Painting exhibition | Bruce Haight |
| ATADISCOUNT | Sun Aug 4, 2013 | On sale | Steven Ginzburg |
| BAGPIPERS | Fri Nov 24, 2000 | St. Patrick's Day sight | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| BEFITTING | Sun Sep 27, 2009 | Suitable for | Patrick Berry |
| BOXEDUP | Sat Dec 9, 2017 | Ready to ship, say | Stu Ockman |
| DISCOANTHEMS | Fri Oct 28, 2022 | "Hot Stuff" and "I'm Every Woman," e.g. | Will Nediger |
| ENGRAIN | Mon Aug 5, 1996 | Fix indelibly | F. Piscop |
| FABLABS | Wed Aug 21, 2024 | Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally | Stacey Yaruss McCullough |
| FORCEDSMILE | Sat Aug 20, 2022 | Expression in an uncomfortable situation | Hemant Mehta |
| GETSOMEAIR | Sun Jun 11, 2023 | Step outside for a bit | Sam Ezersky |
| GIVEANDTAKE | Thu May 10, 2001 | Good-natured exchange | Manny Nosowsky |
| IAMDRINKINGTHESTARS | Sun Dec 27, 2009 | Purported cry from 100-Across upon discovering this puzzle's subject | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| IGGINS | Tue Apr 19, 1994 | Eliza's 'enry | Bob Sefick |
| JUDYINDISGUISE | Sun Jan 16, 2022 | CHAN_E _PPEA_ANCE TO CONCEA_ _ _D MISLEA_ (#1, 1968) | Derrick Niederman |
| LETITBLEED | Fri May 16, 2014 | 1969 Rolling Stones album | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| LIGHTRAIN | Sun Sep 11, 2022 | Shower | Derrick Niederman |
| MOVEMBER | Fri Jul 10, 2020 | Annual event to grow awareness of men's health issues | John Lieb |
| NEWSCLIP | Sun May 10, 2020 | Lead-in to many a joke on "The Daily Show" | Adam Fromm |
| OVERLAYS | Sat Aug 7, 2004 | Sheets used in four-color printing | Patrick Berry |
| OXYGENIZE | Thu Aug 1, 2019 | XYZ | Patrick Merrell |
| REARENDERS | Sat Dec 18, 1999 | Some bumps on the road | Nancy Joline |
| REFLOW | Sun Oct 16, 2005 | Run again | Con Pederson |
| SCENEII | Fri Feb 9, 2018 | When Caesar says "Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look" | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| SLEEPERHIT | Fri Sep 26, 2014 | Delayed sensation? | Patrick Berry |
| SOFEW | Wed Mar 9, 2016 | "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why ___ engage in it": Henry Ford | John Guzzetta |
| SOSAS | Sun Nov 27, 2011 | Family of Slammin' Sammy | Jeff Chen |
| SPATTERED | Tue Mar 3, 1998 | All over the place, as paint | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| STRETCHBRA | Mon Feb 7, 2011 | It offers flexible support for women | Lynn Lempel |
| TAPIS | Wed Nov 3, 2004 | Old wall covering | Ed Early |
| THENFALLCAESAR | Thu Sep 9, 1999 | Julius's last words | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| THREEMASTEDSHIP | Fri Aug 8, 1997 | Bark, generally | Martin Ashwood-Smith and Bob Klahn |
| UNMOVABLE | Sat Nov 14, 2009 | Not to be persuaded | Joe Krozel |
| WAITSUP | Thu Sep 7, 1995 | Sits by the window, e.g. | Rich Norris |
| YUVALNOAHHARARI | Fri Jan 20, 2023 | Best-selling Israeli author of "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" | Robert S. Greenfield |
| ZORI | Sun Jun 25, 1995 | Japanese sandal | Frances Hansen |