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 50,422 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUGSLIFE | Sun Aug 25, 2013 | Pixar movie between "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" | Victor Barocas |
| CATCHARIDE | Fri Mar 25, 2005 | Cab it, e.g. | Harvey Estes |
| DIFFERENCEOFOPINIONS | Sun May 23, 2021 | "That was great!" - "No, it stunk!" | Jennifer Nebergall |
| DOORSILLS | Fri Jul 26, 1996 | Threshold parts | G. Newman |
| EARLOFSANDWICH | Thu Mar 5, 1998 | War admiral under Charles II | Wayne Robert Williams |
| EMEUS | Sun Nov 24, 1996 | Cousins of cassowaries: Var. | M. Jacobson |
| FASTCOUNT | Sun Mar 4, 2012 | Quick end to a boxing match? | David J. Kahn |
| GASHEATER | Fri Feb 17, 2023 | Room warmer of sorts | Jem Burch |
| GIVEWAY | Sun Nov 12, 2006 | Collapse | Patrick Berry |
| GLOBALWARMING | Mon Apr 22, 2024 | One symptom of climate change | David J. Kahn |
| HOTDESKING | Sat Feb 8, 2020 | Office-sharing system, in modern lingo | Hemant Mehta |
| IDIOTLIGHTS | Sun Sep 9, 2018 | Dashboard warnings, informally | Hal Moore |
| ILLEGALLY | Sun Apr 21, 2013 | Under the table, maybe | Jonah Kagan |
| INTRACTABLY | Fri May 24, 2024 | With mulish resolve | Carolyn Davies Lynch |
| JOANALLEN | Sat Jan 17, 2009 | Player of Pat Nixon in "Nixon" | Brad Wilber |
| KARAOKEMACHINES | Fri Nov 7, 2008 | Self-contained music equipment | Kevin G. Der |
| LENSFILTER | Sat Oct 12, 2019 | Screen for a shooter | Andrew J. Ries |
| LETUPON | Mon Jan 29, 2007 | Take some pressure off | Fred Piscop |
| LOUTISH | Wed Jul 6, 2005 | Stupid and ill-mannered | Raymond Hamel |
| MATRIARCH | Sat Oct 4, 2014 | Mother superior? | Julian Lim |
| MINDBENDING | Tue Apr 14, 2020 | Like hallucinogenic drugs | Joe Hansen |
| MIRRORIMAGE | Tue Dec 10, 2024 | Reflection | Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf |
| NAIRA | Wed Sep 13, 2000 | Nigerian currency | Jim Morton |
| NEWSSTORY | Fri Jan 17, 1997 | Media event | B. Klahn |
| NOTEVER | Sat Oct 8, 2005 | "Ain't gonna happen" | Byron Walden |
| NOWIKNOWMYABCS | Thu Mar 29, 2012 | Words sung to the beginning of 41-/39-Across | Milo Beckman |
| OFALE | Sun Mar 30, 2003 | Yard ___ (pub order) | Alan Arbesfeld |
| PERTAINS | Fri Aug 22, 2025 | Relates (to) | Gia Bosko |
| POWERYOGA | Fri Aug 5, 2022 | Activity with intense, fast-paced posing | Erik Agard and Brooke Husic |
| REHAUL | Fri Jul 24, 1998 | Drag off again | Manny Nosowsky |
| RIFLERS | Sun Jan 5, 1997 | Ransackers | W. R. Williams |
| SHAMEFACED | Fri Jan 1, 2016 | Embarrassed | David Steinberg |
| STAYSAIL | Tue Nov 1, 1994 | Nautical sheet | Christopher Page |
| STOCKWELL | Sun Feb 11, 2001 | "Quantum Leap" co-star | Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon |
| STORMSOFF | Sat May 21, 1994 | Leaves in a huff | Charles E. Gersch |
| SUITCASE | Sat Mar 28, 2020 | Rider on a carousel? | Erik Agard |
| SUMMERLOVE | Tue Oct 14, 2025 | "In what season are the Olympics during leap years, sweetie?" "___" | Stella Zawistowski |
| THREEEGGOMELETS | Thu Dec 26, 2002 | Hearty breakfast fare | Cathy Millhauser |
| THREERING | Thu Sep 26, 2013 | Like some circuses | Tom Pepper and Victor Barocas |
| WATERRIDE | Sat Aug 27, 2022 | Disney's Splash Mountain, for one | Andrew Linzer |