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 50,003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCUSEOF | Sun Jul 20, 1997 | Charge with | Rich Norris |
| AGEBEFOREBEAUTY | Sun Sep 13, 2015 | GRAY FOX | Joe DiPietro |
| AMVETS | Sun Jul 12, 2015 | Lobbying org. formed in 1944 | Patrick Berry |
| ARONOFSKY | Tue Nov 13, 2012 | "Black Swan" director Darren | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| BACKBAR | Thu Mar 21, 2002 | Where bottles of alcohol sit | Patrick Berry |
| BADMINTONNET | Wed May 10, 2017 | Divider in this puzzle's game | Ned White |
| BRAZILIANS | Tue Apr 24, 2018 | Largest group of Portuguese speakers | Peter Gordon |
| CARTITLES | Fri Feb 28, 2025 | They show models' names | Michael Lieberman |
| CHEATEDON | Mon Jan 18, 2010 | Two-timed | Adam Cohen |
| CITABLE | Fri Sep 23, 2016 | Worthy of reference | Andrew Zhou |
| CRENEL | Sun Dec 2, 2018 | Opening in a battlement | Paul Coulter |
| DARKANGEL | Fri May 15, 2015 | 2000s James Cameron cyberpunk/sci-fi series | David Phillips |
| DIFFERENCEOFOPINIONS | Sun May 23, 2021 | "That was great!" - "No, it stunk!" | Jennifer Nebergall |
| EATMYHAT | Tue Sep 19, 2000 | End of a challenge | Myles Callum |
| ECOFREAKS | Wed Mar 7, 2012 | Green nuts? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| FIVESTORYWALKUP | Tue Nov 7, 2000 | First residence (option 2) | David Levinson Wilk |
| FLYSOLO | Fri May 30, 2008 | Eschew aid | Natan Last |
| GLOWWORMS | Tue May 24, 2016 | Luminescent larvae | Jonathan Gersch |
| GODSACRE | Sat Sep 11, 2010 | Churchyard, quaintly | Brad Wilber |
| GUADELOUPE | Fri May 17, 2019 | Caribbean land named by Columbus | Adam Fromm |
| HEMMER | Sun Jul 1, 2001 | Dress finisher | Manny Nosowsky |
| IDENTITIES | Sun Dec 31, 2023 | Phishing targets | Matt Linzer and Rafael Musa |
| INTRIGANTE | Sat Jul 20, 2002 | Female spy | Dana Motley |
| KAOLINITE | Sun Nov 2, 2003 | Chief constituent of china clay | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| LITTLEDARLIN | Sun Feb 9, 1997 | Amore from the Diamonds, 1957 | D. Niles |
| NEWSSTORY | Fri Jan 17, 1997 | Media event | B. Klahn |
| PAPAHAYDN | Tue Dec 22, 2020 | Affectionate nickname for the "Father of the Symphony" | Amy Yanni and Jeff Chen |
| PAREO | Wed Jan 12, 2011 | Tahitian-style wraparound skirt | Jim Hilger |
| PHOTOCOPIER | Mon Jun 11, 2001 | Today's mimeograph | Gregory E. Paul |
| RELENTLESS | Thu May 5, 2005 | Not taking no for an answer | Chris Sallade |
| RITEOF | Sat Jun 18, 2011 | With 33-Across, confirmation, e.g. | Joon Pahk |
| SHAMELESSSELFPROMOTER | Sun Dec 24, 2023 | One who's not afraid to brag | Drew Schmenner |
| SHIAH | Wed Oct 18, 1995 | Some Muslims | Nancy S. Ross |
| SPACESHIPEARTH | Thu Jan 31, 2002 | Our planet, grandly | Bruce F. Adams |
| STAGEONE | Fri May 22, 2009 | Initial part | Manny Nosowsky |
| SUSSING | Fri Aug 4, 2006 | Figuring (out) | Manny Nosowsky |
| THERAPYDOG | Tue May 18, 2021 | Certain emotional support animal | Margaret Seikel |
| TUNEINTOMORROW | Wed May 30, 2007 | "Don't miss the next episode ..." | Mike Nothnagel |
| UNREELED | Tue Jun 10, 2025 | Let out, as a fishing line | Zachary David Levy |
| WORDSWORDSWORDS | Mon Jan 16, 2012 | Hamlet's reply to "What do you read, my lord?" | Andrea Carla Michaels |