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 50,685 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLGUSSIEDUP | Sat Jan 24, 2009 | Dressed to the nines | Mark Diehl |
| BEERGROWLER | Tue Apr 20, 2021 | Brewery jug | Adam Wagner |
| BESTRAPPERFORMANCE | Sun Apr 25, 2021 | Grammy category won multiple times by Kendrick Lamar | Jeremy Newton |
| BIOLOGICALCLOCK | Fri Jul 29, 2016 | Concern in family planning | John Guzzetta |
| BROWBEATING | Tue Feb 19, 2019 | Blustery bullying | David Alfred Bywaters |
| COMBATBOOT | Tue Nov 14, 1995 | Marine's wear | Gregory E. Paul |
| CORNERDRUGSTORE | Tue Jan 21, 2025 | Convenient source of tinctures and tonics | Dan Caprera |
| DEEPDYED | Fri Apr 7, 1995 | Bred-in-the-bone | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| ELIAH | Sat Aug 25, 2007 | Son of Elam whose name means "God the Lord" | Myles Callum |
| EVENOFF | Tue Dec 25, 2007 | Make balanced | Nancy Salomon |
| EYEKIT | Mon Sep 29, 2025 | Makeup set containing shadow and mascara | Brian Keller |
| FLEDGED | Sun Oct 13, 2002 | Having feathers | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| GOLDENSET | Mon May 27, 2024 | Rare tennis feat in which one player wins 24 straight points | Christopher Youngs |
| GOTANINCREASE | Sun Feb 9, 2003 | Made more money | David J. Kahn |
| HAZMATSUIT | Fri Mar 7, 2014 | Requirement for special handling? | Matt Ginsberg |
| HERDINSTINCT | Tue Dec 3, 2019 | *Inclination to follow the majority | Ed Sessa |
| ICECAPPED | Sun Oct 11, 2015 | Like the North Pole | David J. Kahn |
| ICEHOUSE | Fri Feb 1, 2008 | It stocks blocks | Doug Peterson |
| IMPERSONAL | Thu Nov 12, 2015 | Cold | David Kwong |
| ITOLDYASO | Sun Mar 17, 2024 | "Shoulda listened to me!" | Simeon Seigel |
| KENTUCKYDERBY | Fri Jun 29, 2007 | Omaha and Spokane were once in it | Mike Nothnagel |
| LONGEDFOR | Wed Nov 13, 2024 | Strongly desired | Todd Gross |
| MERCE | Sun Dec 27, 2009 | Late choreographer Cunningham | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| METEOROLOGIST | Tue Apr 12, 2022 | Temp job? | Dan Schoenholz |
| MOTLEYCREW | Wed Feb 11, 2015 | *"Dr. Feelgood" band, to an overzealous copy editor? | Will Treece |
| NAILBITING | Tue Feb 15, 2000 | Worrier's habit | Frances Hansen |
| NDJAMENA | Sat Jun 6, 2020 | Capital of Chad | Doug Peterson |
| NEOJAZZ | Sat Jan 3, 2009 | Hard bop, e.g. | Peter Wentz |
| NEVEU | Tue Jun 28, 2016 | Niece's counterpart, in French | Alex Vratsanos |
| ONTOPOFSPAGHETTI | Sun Feb 4, 2001 | SPAETZLE | Frank A. Longo |
| PAPHOS | Sat Feb 12, 1994 | Ancient city of Cyprus | Rand H. Burns |
| PERIHELION | Wed Sep 22, 2010 | *Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun | Peter A. Collins |
| PLATINUMHITS | Wed May 3, 2000 | Music megasellers | Nancy Salomon |
| SAYSNOTO | Fri Aug 18, 2006 | Refuses | Joe DiPietro |
| SEASONPREMIERES | Fri Sep 24, 2010 | September happenings, often | Mark Diehl |
| SENSATIONALIZES | Sat Sep 14, 2019 | Hypes | Peter A. Collins |
| SIROR | Sun Apr 6, 2008 | Dear ___ Madam ... | Daniel C. Bryant |
| SLOWONTHEUPTAKE | Wed Nov 20, 2013 | A bit dense | Peter A. Collins |
| THATSUNREAL | Fri Jan 3, 2020 | "No way!" | Will Treece |
| WITHNOWARNING | Mon Dec 13, 2004 | Unexpectedly | Sarah Keller |