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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 50,581 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
ACTASIFSun Jul 15, 2018PretendSam Ezersky and Byron Walden
ADDERALLSun Jul 15, 2018Drug used to combat A.D.H.D.Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden
AIMFORTHESTARSWed Jun 2, 1999Toothpaste sold in Hollywood?Nancy Salomon
ARMISTICEDAYThu May 4, 201711/11Loren Muse Smith and Tracy Gray
ARRESTERSun Nov 21, 2010One who takes people inClive Probert
ATTIRERFri May 15, 2015DresserDavid Phillips
AVERAGEAMERICANFri Mar 15, 2013Peoria resident's representationJoe Krozel
BACKBREAKINGTue Nov 19, 2002ArduousAlan Arbesfeld
BILLYGRAHAMTue Jan 18, 2005Evangelist and friend of presidentsRichard Chisholm
CAPTCHASThu Feb 8, 2024Reality checks?Samuel A. Donaldson
CASEWORKERSMon Nov 13, 1995Welfare office employees, e.g.Norma Steinberg
CHEESEBOXFri Mar 8, 2002Fitting container for this puzzle?David J. Kahn
CHILDSTOYSWed Jan 28, 2009Bearers of a phrase suggested by saying the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-AcrossMichael Langwald
COOKERWed Mar 21, 2007Slow-potEd Early
CYBERFRIENDTue Jul 28, 2020Chat room palRoss Trudeau
DOGGROOMERSat Aug 17, 2024One might clean up lots of toysBrandon Koppy
EBLASTFri Nov 21, 2025Certain marketing delugeJoyce Keller
FALLOUTFITSun Jan 6, 2008*Dress for the return of cool weatherLynn Lempel
GENDERSTUDIESSat Jul 28, 2018Modern college majorNatan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
GREENSPACESun Mar 31, 2024City feature that's been found to improve mental healthSpencer Leach
HARAMFri Jan 12, 2018Not halal, in Arab cuisineErik Agard
HEROICALLYSun Mar 13, 1994With valorNancy Nicholson Joline
JUNIORPARTNERWed May 20, 2009Subsidiary member of a firmAshish Vengsarkar
LEADINGLADYThu May 9, 2013Marquee actressPatrick Merrell
LECTUREHALLSFri Jan 27, 2012Education dissemination locationsJoe Krozel
LONGEAREDFri Jun 21, 1996Like basset houndsG. R. Ferguson
MAHDISWed Apr 19, 1995Islamic prophetsAlfio Micci
MAINISSUESThu Dec 16, 2021Focal points of a debateTrenton Charlson
OYEZOYEZThu Nov 25, 2010Courtroom cryBill Thompson
PICKUPTHEPACEMon Aug 9, 2004"Faster!"M. Francis Vuolo
ROOKERYFri Feb 5, 1999Dilapidated tenementBrendan Emmett Quigley
SCHMUCKSat Feb 2, 2019DummyDavid Steinberg
SEAWARDSun Mar 18, 2001Where sailors goRichard Silvestri
SOAKAGEThu Mar 26, 2020Liquid absorbed by surrounding soilAlex Eaton-Salners
SUPERNALFri Jul 31, 1998HeavenlyJohn Wolting
TETRAGRAMSun Dec 14, 2014Any four-letter wordJim Peredo
TRAINPASSSat Sep 30, 1995Ticket to rideBryant White
TVAUDIENCEFri May 17, 2002Major advertising targetJoe DiPietro
UPPERCASELETTERFri May 19, 2000CapitalMartin Ashwood-Smith
WAGGLEDThu Feb 26, 2015"Danced" like a beeCaleb Emmons
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