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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 50,381 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
BARISAXESSun Oct 12, 2025Low-pitched jazz instruments, for shortMichael Schlossberg
BILOBASun Apr 20, 2025Ginkgo ___ (tree species)Victor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett
BLOTCHEDSat Feb 4, 2023SpottedKate Hawkins
CAMIONSSun Dec 26, 1993Military trucksTom Underhill
CHICKENCHOWMEINTue Apr 20, 2010La Choy productPaula Gamache
CHOSETOTue Jul 11, 2023Decided one wouldAaron M. Rosenberg
DCXLSun Jan 23, 2011The year 640Chris A. McGlothlin
DIFFERENCESun Aug 30, 2020With 113-Across, end of the definitionOlivia Mitra Framke
DIGRESSEDSun Oct 13, 2013Went off?Jeff Chen
DIRECTDEBITSat Dec 2, 2017Automatic bill paymentMark Diehl
DIRTYWORDThu Jun 15, 2017*Something that might be bleepedRichard F. Mausser
DONEITALLSun Nov 27, 2016Accomplished everythingMatt Ginsberg
DONTSEEEYETOEYEWed Sep 9, 2009DisagreeRichard Chisholm
EVERETTSSat Dec 15, 2001"Nanny and the Professor" family from 1970's TVFrank A. Longo
EZPASSLANEFri Apr 6, 2018Quick way through a toll plazaDavid Steinberg
FERMEZLABOUCHEWed Jul 16, 1997"Pipe down, Pierre!"Jonathan Schmalzbach
GIANTCACTUSSun Aug 15, 2004SaguaroBrendan Emmett Quigley
GREENSKEEPERSTue Feb 9, 1999Country club employeesJanet R. Bender
INDISTRESSSun Jan 27, 2002Requiring a rescuePatrick Berry
LITTLEBOYSun Jul 21, 2002"When I was a ___ ..." (storyteller's start)Trip Payne
MASTERBUILDERTue May 23, 2006See 27-AcrossAlan Arbesfeld
MIRERSun Jul 5, 19981993 A.F.C. Rookie of the Year RickJoe DiPietro
MONEYFORNOTHINGSat Oct 6, 2012#1 Dire Straits hitSteve Salitan
NEWSAGENCYWed Dec 11, 2019Reuters or BloombergJake Halperin
NORTHAMERICATue Jan 9, 2018Big part of the New WorldPeter A. Collins
NUCLEARBLASTThu Aug 31, 2000Physicists' fete?Gene Newman
PIECAKENSat Oct 23, 2021Hybrid Thanksgiving dessertSam Ezersky
RARESTEAKSat Aug 14, 2004Ideal match, it's said, for a Cabernet SauvignonJoe DiPietro
SINISTERLYThu Mar 3, 1994In an evil wayRichard Silvestri
SLIPPIERFri Oct 11, 1996More icy, informallyF. Longo
SLOPPILYFri Mar 29, 1996Sans precisionC. Millhauser
TAKESAKNEESun Aug 11, 2019Peacefully protests, as during the national anthemAlex Eaton-Salners
THELETTERNSat Aug 23, 2014Last part of the hitTimothy Polin
THERAPYDOGTue May 18, 2021Certain emotional support animalMargaret Seikel
TOADFISHSat Jan 23, 2010Grunting, slimy-skinned swimmerKaren M. Tracey
TOENAILCLIPPERSSun Mar 30, 2008Pedicurist's needPaula Gamache
TOPUTITMILDLYWed Jul 24, 2019Task for a Thai chef cooking for typical Americans?Jake Halperin
UNSTOPPEDMon Aug 23, 1999Like a drain after a drain cleanerNancy Kavanaugh
WHEATENSun Jan 15, 2023Yellow-brown shadeMichael Schlossberg
WHENHELLFREEZESTue May 24, 2005NeverMike Torch
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