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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 50,548 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
ARTIFICIALRESPIRATIONSun Sep 11, 2005Pulmotor's purposePatrick Berry
BARMSThu Oct 9, 2003Malt liquor foamsAlan Arbesfeld
BEWITCHEDSun Jan 26, 20143-Down, relativelyDaniel A. Finan
BJORNMon May 5, 2014Tennis's BorgLynn Lempel
BOOTTREESSat Jan 10, 2009Foot-long stretchersBob Klahn
BUBBLEWANDTue Jun 15, 2021Something a kid might blow right throughOwen Travis
CIVILIZEFri Apr 6, 2007School in cultureWill Nediger
COHERENCESun Dec 5, 1999Babbler's lackJoe DiPietro
CONTEMNEDWed Mar 14, 2007Treated with disdainPeter A. Collins
CONTINUAFri Jul 19, 2002Connected sets of points, in mathElizabeth C. Gorski
DATELINESSat Sep 16, 2000Dispatch identifiersRobert H. Wolfe
DESCENDEDSun Jul 4, 2004Came downElizabeth C. Gorski
DOSSALSun Jan 2, 1994Chancel clothBrian G. Tyler
EGOISTICSun May 8, 2005Having "I" problems?Jim Page
ENFOLDEDFri Mar 17, 2000Wrapped upGlenton Petgrave
EXITENMASSESun Jul 23, 2006Trick shot that knocks the balls off a French pool table?Fred Piscop
FACEDTHEMUSICWed Dec 8, 2004Listened to a concert?Norm Guggenbiller
FLUORESCESun Mar 14, 2021Glow, in a wayJacob Stulberg
FREQUENCYSHIFTSun Nov 3, 2024Doppler effect phenomenonSid Sivakumar
GUNFORHIRESat May 12, 2012Piece offer?Caleb Madison
HELISTOPSat Jan 29, 2022Certain landing padAndrew Ries and Caitlin Reid
HOMESTANDSSun Jun 3, 2018What ballplayers look forward to after playing on the roadDavid J. Kahn
INYOURWAYThu Nov 28, 1996Parents to child, part 5B. Klahn
LOSEADAYSat Jun 5, 2021Fly from Honolulu to Tokyo, sayPeter Wentz
MASSPRODUCEDSun Jul 28, 2013Like the 116-AcrossAndrew Reynolds
MENDFENCESFri Oct 30, 1998Re-establish good relationsJim Page
MUDSLIDESTue Mar 26, 2002Malibu menacesNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
NICEGOINGGENIUSWed Dec 20, 2006Words of congratulation — NOT!Nancy Salomon
NINETIMESOUTOFTENSun Jun 29, 2025Apt clue for the circled lettersMike Hobin
OUTWORKSat Nov 19, 2022Show up in labor?Benji Goldsmith
REPOURThu Oct 1, 1998Fill another teacupManny Nosowsky
RIDICULESSat Nov 25, 1995RibsJoe DiPietro
RIKSHASun Mar 31, 1996Old Oriental vehicle: Var.J. Savage
RUNNINGSCORESun Apr 4, 2010*TallyBob Klahn
SERGEANTYORKMon May 22, 2006Gary Cooper title roleEdgar R. Fontaine
SMOOTHMOVEEXLAXFri Aug 19, 2022Putdown to a klutz, in dated slangPatrick John Duggan
SUSHIROLLWed Jul 4, 2018Food item ordered at a barFreddie Cheng
TROYAIKMANMon Dec 7, 2015He quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys to three 1990s Super Bowl winsJason Mueller
TWENTYFOURHOURSTue Jul 12, 2022Approximate length of 57-AcrossKaren Steinberg
YARDSIGNFri Jun 29, 2007Local election campaign stapleMike Nothnagel
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