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Random unique answer words

40 answers which have never been reused

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 50,389 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.

WordDateClueAuthor
ACHILLESun Jun 9, 2013___ Lauro (hijacked ship of 1985)Elizabeth C. Gorski
ANDITSGOODMon Nov 26, 2018Announcer's cry after a successful field goal attemptEvan Kalish
AUGUSTANATIONALThu Feb 22, 2018Home of the MastersZhouqin Burnikel
BLISSFULIGNORANCESun Mar 28, 2021Comfort in not knowing, sayOlivia Mitra Framke
BORNLOSERSat Jun 28, 1997Art and Chip Sansom comic, with "The"Bob Klahn
CARPENTERANTSun Dec 18, 2022One might crawl out of the woodworkRyan McCarty
CATHAIRFri Oct 6, 2017Allergy-triggering fluffPatrick Berry
CEREBRATEDFri Dec 15, 2000ThoughtJoe DiPietro
COURTSYSTEMSun Jul 24, 2005JudiciaryFrank Longo
EDMUNDHILLARYSun Sep 4, 2022*Mount Everest scalerTracy Gray
FLOWERGIRLSWed Jan 13, 2010Certain wedding participants ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across?Kevan Choset
GEORGEWATSONWed Feb 15, 2023African American who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for valorous service in W.W. IISean Ziebarth
GRAMMARNAZIFri Apr 21, 2017Type for who this clue will be annoying?Damon Gulczynski
GRAVIDASun Feb 11, 2007Pregnant woman, in obstetricsMark Feldman
HOUSECLOSINGSun Sep 24, 1995Boat or boyRandolph Ross
KELLYRIPAWed Mar 17, 2004Morning TV co-hostA. J. Santora
LEEMAJORSSun Oct 1, 2000...actor?Nancy Nicholson Joline
LIBYANSSun Jan 26, 2014"Back to the Future" villainsDaniel A. Finan
LOVAGETue Jan 29, 2002European herb used in soupsZack Butler
MADEMENSun Mar 2, 2025MafiosiAdam Wagner
MYAIMISTRUESat Nov 3, 2012Elvis Costello's debut albumMilo Beckman
NAVIGATORMon Apr 10, 2000Seafaring reptile?Ed Early
OFAIRSun Feb 13, 2005Have a change ___Daniel C. Bryant
PALACECOUPFri Mar 1, 2013Regime change catalystDoug Peterson and Brad Wilber
PULLQUOTESMon Nov 9, 2020Lures for magazine readersKate Hawkins
RAKESITINMon May 20, 2024Earns tons of moneyJack Scherban
REGISPHILBINSun Aug 19, 2001"He always asked a lot of questions"David J. Kahn
RETINALSCANNERFri Dec 23, 2022High-tech security deviceBrandon Koppy
RIGHTYTIGHTYWed Mar 27, 2024With 36-Across, mnemonic device for turning 54-Across … or a hint to the answers to the starred cluesRich Katz
SIDEBURNSThu Oct 17, 2019Elvis had big onesRandolph Ross
SKIRESORTSSat Apr 2, 2016Gondola settingsDoug Peterson and Brad Wilber
SPECIALRELATIVITYSun May 18, 2008Einstein subjectBrendan Emmett Quigley
STEVESFri Dec 15, 2006Allen and RossiLevi Denham
SWITCHPLATETue May 26, 2009"On/off" surrounderMike Nothnagel
TENTACLESFri Dec 12, 2003Places where suckers are lined upManny Nosowsky
THANKSINADVANCESun Jan 8, 2017Two-time Best Actor winner arriving early?Peter Broda and Erik Agard
TROPICSWed Dec 16, 1998Frost-free zoneNancy Salomon
TRUKThu Jan 26, 2012W.W. II Pacific battle siteAlan Arbesfeld
WHEELIESMon Oct 21, 2002Cyclists pop themPeter Sarrett
YERKSFri Jan 21, 1994Goads a hillbillyA.J. Santora
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