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 50,885 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIANII | Sat Jul 16, 2016 | Ninth-century pope who was married with a daughter | Byron Walden |
| AGGREGATES | Sat Mar 10, 2001 | Brings together | Charles E. Gersch |
| AMERICANS | Fri Jun 29, 2012 | Yanks | Patrick Berry |
| ANDRETHEGIANT | Sat Oct 28, 2006 | Wrestler once called the "Immovable Object" | David Quarfoot |
| ARTIFICIALRESPIRATION | Sun Sep 11, 2005 | Pulmotor's purpose | Patrick Berry |
| BARHARBOR | Tue Jan 6, 1998 | Maine resort | Ed Early |
| BASEBALLFAN | Tue Sep 8, 2009 | Typical visitor to Cooperstown | Alan Arbesfeld |
| BATTLER | Thu Oct 6, 2016 | Conflicted sort? | Timothy Polin |
| BEERMONEY | Fri Apr 27, 2018 | A little extra for personal spending | David Steinberg |
| CRYPTEX | Sat Mar 4, 2023 | Decodable device featured in "The Da Vinci Code" | Ryan McCarty |
| DEMONSTRATIVELY | Fri Dec 12, 1997 | Without reticence | Manny Nosowsky |
| DIESES | Fri May 25, 2007 | Double daggers, in printing | Mike Nothnagel |
| DRIEDAPRICOTS | Sat Jun 29, 2013 | Little orange snacks | Joe Krozel |
| EXTRADITION | Thu May 20, 1999 | End of the quote | Zack Butler |
| GAWKY | Thu Jun 25, 2020 | Nervously awkward | Amanda Chung and Karl Ni |
| HOUSETOHOUSE | Fri May 27, 1994 | Kind of search | Chet Currier |
| LEVERAGES | Sat Dec 12, 2015 | Deploys to one's advantage | Byron Walden |
| LOSINGONESNERVE | Mon May 4, 2009 | Succumbing to second thoughts | Mark Milhet |
| MOONSIGN | Wed Nov 9, 2011 | Lesser-known astrology symbol | Paula Gamache |
| NESCIENT | Sun Jun 3, 2007 | Agnostic | Kelsey Blakley |
| OSMO | Thu Oct 29, 2020 | Odor: Prefix | Kurt Weller |
| PEGBOARD | Sun Jan 22, 2017 | Place to hang tools | Dan Schoenholz |
| PEPPERED | Mon Feb 22, 2021 | Bombarded, as with questions | Barbara Lin |
| PINCHED | Sun Nov 11, 2018 | Stole, in slang | Eric Berlin |
| PROSANDCONS | Thu Jan 4, 2024 | SACRAMENTO KINGS | Chase Dittrich and Christina Iverson |
| PUTMEINCOACH | Fri Mar 14, 2025 | Bench press? | Brandon Koppy |
| ROULEAU | Sun Aug 30, 1998 | Roll of coins | John Wolting |
| STAMBERG | Sun Sep 11, 2011 | Susan of NPR | Kay Anderson |
| STEALING | Thu Jun 16, 1994 | Thievery | Jim Page |
| STRINGED | Wed Jan 16, 2002 | Like a mandolin | Linda Bushman |
| SYNDIC | Sat Dec 25, 2004 | Business agent | Byron Walden |
| TRYBEFOREYOUBUY | Mon Mar 29, 1999 | Advice for the impulsive consumer | Bill Ballard |
| TWANGER | Sun Jan 19, 1997 | Country guitar player, e.g. | B. Klahn |
| TWOPANDAS | Thu May 23, 1996 | China's 1972 gift to the U.S. | M. E. Brindamour |
| UNFAVORABLEODDS | Wed Nov 10, 2021 | 56-Across, to a gambler | Max Chen Lauring and Benjamin Chen Lauring |
| VIABLE | Mon Jan 2, 2006 | Practical, as a plan | Linda Schechet Tucker |
| WENTOVERTHEEDGE | Mon Oct 3, 2016 | Lost one's sanity | Jacob Stulberg |
| WONTHURTABIT | Wed Jun 11, 2008 | Doctor's assurance | Daniel Kantor |
| YOUKNOWWHO | Fri Jan 16, 2009 | Unnamed individual | Mike Nothnagel |
| ZESTING | Sat Nov 13, 2004 | Adding piquancy to | Frank Longo |