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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 50,525 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
ANGLEPARKINGSat Feb 1, 2020Option for downtown streetsMark Diehl
ARAMIDSat Apr 21, 2001Synthetic polyamide used in fiber-makingDavid J. Kahn
ARMANISUITSThu Nov 8, 2012Parts of a fashionable "Collezioni"Damon J. Gulczynski
AVOIDANCEFri Feb 14, 2014Dodger's talentBruce Haight
AYIFri Nov 29, 2024Ghanaian author ___ Kwei ArmahWilla Angel Chen Miller and Matthew Stock
BURMAROADTue Mar 11, 2014Allied supply route to China during W.W. IIMel Rosen
CAROLBURNETTSHOWSun Oct 14, 2012With "The," former sketch comedy program on CBS ... fittingly enoughTodd Gross
CINCINNATICHILISat Apr 25, 2020Regional specialty of southern OhioAndrew J. Ries
CREWTEAMSSat Oct 5, 2024What shells can be filled withNatan Last
EARTHSHINESat Oct 25, 2008Faint illumination of the moon's dark sideKaren M. Tracey
EXCITABLEMon Oct 6, 2014Easily enthusedRobyn Weintraub
FEELSUPTOITSat Feb 24, 2007Is ready for the taskByron Walden
FRATBROSSun Jun 12, 2016Stereotypically rowdy dudesFinn Vigeland
GLITTERBOMBTue Feb 11, 2020Comeuppance for a package thiefNeil Padrick Wilson and Jeff Chen
GOUGESMon Jan 14, 2019Seriously overchargesCraig Stowe
GRAYBLUEMon Apr 1, 2019Shade similar to slateJoel Fagliano
HOMEFRIESSun Jun 28, 1998The real estate agent ordered ___Fred Piscop
JOEMANNIXSat Sep 25, 199960's-70's TV sleuthDavid J. Kahn
MURDERONTHENILEThu Jan 13, 20111944 mystery play by Agatha ChristieElizabeth C. Gorski
ONCOMETONCUPIDThu Dec 6, 2007Cry from SantaJoe Krozel
ONEMORETHINGFri Jun 9, 2006"And while I'm on the subject ..."Manny Nosowsky
POURSITONWed Aug 28, 1996Gives maximum effortF. Heaney
PREDATORYThu Feb 20, 2014RapaciousZhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
PUBLICITYPOSTERSun Oct 5, 2008*Novice in an ad campaignByron Walden
PUZZLEBOXFri Dec 8, 2017Frustrating thing to openPaolo Pasco
RAVECULTUREFri Mar 8, 2019Phenomenon characterized by electronic dance musicDavid Steinberg
REGENERATESSat Jun 12, 1999Becomes a new personMatt Gaffney
REVERSERSun Sep 25, 2011"R" card in Uno, in effectPaul Hunsberger
SHERBERTSun Dec 19, 2004Ice alternative: Var.Frances Hansen (1919-2004)
SHORTERDAYSThu Dec 17, 1998Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle themeDavid J. Kahn
SILVERWINGSTue May 23, 2000Classic 1969 Merle Haggard songMonica Krausse
SLIDETACKLEMon Sep 17, 2018Aggressive defensive soccer maneuverCaitlin Reid
SOPHOMORESLUMPSSat May 6, 2023Terrible twos?Carter Cobb
THEWHOLESHMEARMon Aug 29, 2011Everything ... or what might cover an everything 62-Across?Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
TURKEYWRAPSFri Nov 5, 2021Deli lunch optionsJoseph Greenbaum
TWIDDLEWed Apr 9, 2025Apt rhyme for "fiddle"Aidan Deshong and Oren Hartstein
TWOSTRIPERSun Jan 29, 2017Lieutenant, informallyJim Hyres and David Steinberg
VANILLAFLANSun Sep 20, 2020Sweet Mexican dessertSam Trabucco
VICTORBORGEThu Sep 28, 2006Pianist called a "clown prince"Richard Chisholm
YERKSFri Jan 21, 1994Goads a hillbillyA.J. Santora
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