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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 50,404 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
AISLEWAYFri Aug 2, 2019It gets cleared for takeoffAndrew J. Ries
AMBULATORYFri Jan 27, 2017Not bedriddenJohn Guzzetta
ATTENDSTOSat Aug 10, 2019Deals withAnna Gundlach and Erik Agard
AUTONYMTue Mar 16, 2021Name of self-identification, as "Deutsche" for "Germans"Lindsey Hobbs
BLEWOFFWed Mar 6, 2013Failed to show up for, informallyRichard Chisholm
BOXEDINMon May 16, 1994TrappedEd Pegg Jr.
BROKERAGEHOUSESSat Feb 19, 1994Some Wall Street firmsCharles E. Gersch
BUBBASPARXXXWed Nov 6, 2019Hip-hop artist with the 2006 hit "Ms. New Booty"Ross Trudeau
CATYEARSThu Sep 27, 2012Age calculation at a vet clinicJoel Fagliano
CLEARONESTHROATFri Jun 20, 2014Prepare to speak, sayMartin Ashwood-Smith
COMPOUNDSENTENCEFri Jun 10, 2016It has multiple clausesDavid Steinberg
CUSHINGThu Jun 2, 1994Boston cardinal RichardHarvey Estes
DANAIDESFri Jul 22, 2016Eternal water-pourers in HadesMartin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
EASTERNSTANDARDTIMESun Dec 15, 2024Winter setting in New EnglandDavid Kwong
FIRSTSTEPFri Dec 13, 2019It's a startLeslie Rogers
FLEDGEDSun Oct 13, 2002Having feathersElizabeth C. Gorski
FOURBAGGERSun Apr 26, 1998Full shopping cart?Fran and Lou Sabin
GENTLEONMYMINDWed Apr 30, 20081968 Glen Campbell hitHenry Hook
HADONETOOMANYThu Dec 8, 1994OvertippledRandolph Ross
HOLDERSSat Jun 5, 2004Some poker playersByron Walden
IFFIESTSun Jun 2, 2002Least certainFrank Longo
INEXORABLESat Aug 14, 1999Set in stoneJoe DiPietro
JACKIECHANFri Dec 5, 1997Actor known for his stuntsCraig Kasper and Dave Tuller
MARKUPLANGUAGEMon Jul 2, 2018It may allow a text document to be displayed on a web pageEvan Kalish
MORGENSat Aug 4, 2012"Guten ___"Jim Page
MOTIONTODISMISSFri Jan 26, 2007Suit requestMike Nothnagel
NOWSMon Sep 3, 2012"___ the time"C. W. Stewart
NUTRASWEETTue Dec 12, 2006*Aspartame brandStephen Manion and Victor Fleming
PHONESERVICESat Apr 15, 2017It's included in many bundlesPeter Wentz
PONYCARTSWed Dec 26, 2007Vehicles at a petting zooJim Page
REKICKSun Apr 4, 2010Football do-overBob Klahn
RENOWNSSun Feb 11, 2024AcclaimsPeter Koetters
RESETBUTTONThu Nov 6, 2003Bowling lane featureJoe DiPietro
SERENADERSSat Nov 11, 1995CarolersNancy Nicholson Joline
SEROTINESat Feb 11, 1995Late in floweringRandolph Ross
TANTSat Sep 18, 2010"___ pis!" ("Too bad!," in France)Natan Last, Brown University '12
TETHEREDFri May 18, 2012Having the lead?Allan E. Parrish
USCGAThu May 4, 1995Sch. at New London, Conn.A.J. Santora
WASTAGESun Feb 16, 1997Loss by decayM. Gaffney
WIREDAHEADTue Mar 6, 2001Provided electricity for the john?Ed Early
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