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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 50,360 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
AERONAUTSSun Nov 9, 2003They go up and downPatrick Berry
AIRLETTERSat Aug 12, 1995Piece of first-class mailA.J. Santora
AJABTue Dec 10, 1996Take ___ at (criticize)D. Niles
APPROBATIONFri Oct 8, 1999BlessingNancy Salomon
ARMANDSSun Jul 7, 1996Actor Assante et al.R. H. Wolfe
ARTAUDTue Dec 29, 1998French dramatist Antonin ___Susan Harrington Smith
BADTHINGSat Apr 6, 2024DemeritByron Walden
BARGAMESFri Jan 31, 2025Pool and darts, oftenAdrian Johnson
CANTEREDSun Jul 26, 2015LopedEllen Leuschner and Jeff Chen
CROSSFITTue Apr 26, 2016Popular strength-training programFinn Vigeland
DACHSHUNDSFri Jan 8, 1999They have their ears close to the groundMartin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Quigley
DANAUGUSTMon Jan 29, 1996Burt Reynolds TV title roleG. Paul
DOCTORSNOTESat Jul 1, 2023Absence excuserBen Tolkin
DOWNMARKETSSat Oct 9, 1999Where bears fare wellManny Nosowsky
EVERGREENTERRACESun Jul 24, 2022Home of the Simpson and Flanders householdsJessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
FEELINGILLWed Aug 10, 2022Queasy, perhapsKaren Lurie
FOURSQUAREDSat Sep 10, 200516David J. Kahn
GOUTSThu Mar 8, 2001Inflammatory diseasesPeter Gordon
GRIFTERSun Nov 27, 2022Con artistAdam Wagner
GROCERYSTORESun Jan 1, 2017Farmer's market alternativeMatthew Sewell
LEMONCREAMTue Aug 18, 2009Tangy pie fillerTony Orbach
MUSICSCENEMon Jun 27, 2022What draws recording artists to Nashville and jazz lovers to New OrleansDrew Schmenner
NEILGAIMANSat Apr 27, 2019English author of "Stardust," "American Gods" and "The Graveyard Book"Joe Deeney
OLFACTORYFri Nov 25, 1994Kind of nerveDaniel R. Stark
OOZEDOUTSun Nov 26, 2006Leaked, as from a containerManny Nosowsky
OVERRANKFri Nov 4, 1994Assign too high a rating toMatt Jones
PADEREWSKIWed Jul 30, 1997Pianist born in Kurilovka, PolandJohn D. Leavy
PALESHERRYSat Jul 17, 2010Amontillado, e.g.Mark Diehl
PERFECTCUBETue Sep 4, 201262-Across to a mathematicianBarry Franklin and Sara Kaplan
PITTSBURGHPIRATESun Jul 18, 2010What gumshoes charge in the City of Bridges?Robert W. Harris
QUESTIONFri Jun 19, 1998DoubtA. J. Santora
REGGIESSun Mar 7, 1999Pro greats Jackson and WhiteRandolph Ross
RINSESOUTTue Dec 12, 2023Removes the shampoo from, sayPeter Gordon
SETSUPSHOPFri Aug 3, 2001Begins a businessElizabeth C. Gorski
SHORTERDAYSThu Dec 17, 1998Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle themeDavid J. Kahn
SOFTPEDALSMon Aug 21, 2006Plays down, as an issueElayne Cantor
SORANDOMFri Dec 16, 2022Like … all over the placeKameron Austin Collins
SQUIRRELBAFFLESat May 21, 2011Bird feeder protectorBarry C. Silk
STAGLINEThu Nov 28, 2019Bachelor contingent at a cotillionTimothy Polin
UNACCENTEDWed May 10, 2017Not stressedNed White
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