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 49,364 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNTINGERROR | Sat Nov 24, 2018 | One way to lose your balance? | David Steinberg |
| BELLSARERINGING | Mon Mar 7, 1994 | l956 Comden-Green-Styne collaboration | Alex K. Justin |
| BUGSLIFE | Wed Jul 4, 2012 | 1998, with "A" | Caleb Madison |
| CHRISTMASINDIXIE | Sun Jun 29, 2014 | 1982 holiday country hit by Alabama | Byron Walden |
| COONEY | Sun May 25, 2003 | "Sesame Street" creator Joan Ganz ___ | David J. Kahn |
| CUNEIFORM | Tue Nov 29, 2011 | Writing with wedges and such | Aimee Lucido |
| DEMOISELLECRANE | Fri Apr 3, 1998 | European wading bird | Frank Longo |
| DIANAVREELAND | Sun Feb 7, 1999 | Legendary fashion editor | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| DOUBLESAWBUCK | Tue Oct 9, 2012 | 20-, 27- and 43-Across locale, in slang | John Guzzetta |
| EDWHITE | Mon Jan 28, 2008 | First American to walk in space | Michael Blake |
| FIRSTCRUSADE | Sun Jul 23, 2017 | 11th-century campaign [4] | Caleb Madison |
| FUNNYFACE | Sun Jul 31, 2005 | Gershwin musical | Mark Feldman |
| GIVETHEBUSINESS | Tue Aug 29, 2000 | Scold severely | Peter Gordon |
| GOVERNMENTAGENCY | Thu Dec 5, 2019 | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for one | Neville Fogarty |
| IMPORTQUOTA | Sun Apr 19, 2015 | Certain trade barrier | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| INTROVERT | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Solitary sort | Patrick Berry |
| IRONICALLY | Sat Aug 19, 1995 | In a strange twist | Bryant White |
| KNUCKLEBALL | Mon Aug 10, 2009 | Slow pitch with a little spin | Paula Gamache |
| LEACHES | Fri Jun 20, 1997 | Percolates, as water | Manny Nosowsky |
| LIZARDSLEG | Wed Oct 31, 2012 | 64-Across ingredient | Stu Ockman |
| MONEYBALL | Sun Nov 3, 2019 | Michael Lewis best seller with the subtitle "The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" | Kristian House |
| MORNING | Fri Dec 2, 2011 | Eastern daylight time? | Ed Sessa |
| MUCKS | Sun Jul 16, 2006 | Goos | Ashish Vengsarkar |
| OATBASED | Sat May 6, 2023 | Like some nondairy milks | Carter Cobb |
| PITCHY | Wed Oct 28, 2009 | Slightly sharp or flat, as a voice | Mike Torch |
| POPBANDS | Wed Nov 13, 2019 | One Direction and OneRepublic | Ed Sessa |
| POUNDCAKES | Mon Dec 15, 2008 | Poet Ezra's favorite desserts? | Susan Gelfand |
| RAZOREDGED | Thu Apr 21, 2022 | Supersharp | Max Chen Lauring |
| REARMAMENT | Sat Apr 29, 2006 | Treaty violation, maybe | Robert H. Wolfe |
| RECOATS | Fri May 3, 2024 | Puts another layer on | Eli Cotham |
| RENDERING | Sun Aug 7, 2011 | Portrayal | Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan |
| RIDEALONE | Fri Mar 3, 2006 | Not car-share | Tyler Hinman |
| RUSTLING | Fri May 1, 1998 | Oater offense | John Wolting |
| SHORTTONS | Sun Mar 14, 2004 | Shipping units | Craig Kasper |
| STOODONONESTOES | Fri Mar 15, 2013 | Tried to reach higher | Joe Krozel |
| TENROUNDS | Fri Jan 12, 2018 | Length of the final fight in "Rocky Balboa" | Erik Agard |
| TURFWAR | Sun Dec 19, 2010 | Battle over domain | Kevin G. Der |
| UNDOCKS | Thu Apr 27, 2023 | Separates from the mother ship, say | Michael Schlossberg |
| WALKLIKEAMAN | Sun Oct 1, 2000 | ...song? | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| WITHA | Sun Sep 3, 1995 | "Service ___ smile" | Ernie Furtado |