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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 50,360 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
BALLTHEJACKFri Jun 7, 2013Go for brokeEd Sessa
BEERMONEYFri Apr 27, 2018A little extra for personal spendingDavid Steinberg
BRASTRAPSFri Aug 30, 2024Consideration when donning an off-the-shoulder dressColin Adams
CEDARRAPIDSSat Sep 22, 2018Childhood home of Grant Wood and Elijah WoodSam Trabucco
COMPASSIONThu Nov 9, 1995EmpathyBob Sefick
CONNOTATIONSSun Dec 3, 2006Graffiti on a jail wall?Patrick Merrell
CORDUROYSThu Feb 27, 2025Pants in which you may carry a phoneDavid Steinberg
CORNHUSKERThu May 2, 1996Nebraska footballerD. J. Kahn
DROPINALTITUDEThu Jun 19, 2003Descent, as of an airplaneRandolph Ross
EGOCENTRISMSun Jan 19, 2003Possible alternative title for this puzzleEric Berlin
EIDALADHASat Jun 29, 2024Islam's feast of sacrificeAdrian Johnson and Rafael Musa
EULOGIAMon Apr 15, 2013Laudatory tributes upon someone's passingGayle Dean
FLOWERINGPLANTSMon Oct 21, 1996IrisesJ. Bender
FORTYLOVEWed May 7, 2014Score just before winning a game, sayKurt Mueller
FOURROSESSun Mar 28, 1999Blended whisky brand, or a Valentine's giftCathy Allis Millhauser
GODISMYCOPILOTTue Jul 13, 1999Raymond Massey film of 1945Brendan Emmett Quigley
HAIRTOSSTue Feb 18, 2025Move that sends tresses flyingErik Agard
ITSGOTAGOODBEATWed May 30, 2012With 38- and 59-Across, typical opinion about a record on 40-/14-AcrossDavid J. Kahn
KIRKGIBSONMon Jan 6, 2014Dodgers slugger who was the 1988 N.L. M.V.P.Zhouqin Burnikel
LITTLENELLSun May 29, 2005Dickens orphanFrank Longo
LOGINNAMESat Jun 9, 2012Access providerDavid Quarfoot
LOSTOUTSat Oct 2, 2004Was unsuccessfulDavid J. Kahn
MENTEESThu Feb 10, 2011Students with personal guidesDerek Bowman
NOISILYTue Jul 31, 2012How some chew gum or talk on cellphonesMichael Sharp
NONESSENTIALSun Jan 28, 1996SuperfluousM. W. Perry
NOTSOFUNMon Oct 21, 2024Unenjoyable, to put it mildlyNeil Padrick Wilson
ONEWHEELSat Mar 28, 1998Lawn barrow featureDavid J. Kahn
OOFYSat Nov 26, 2011Rich, in slangBrad Wilber
PARAMECIASat Jan 26, 2002Little beastiesMark Diehl
REALNEATSat Dec 16, 2023"That's super"Garrett Chalfin
SPUTNIKONEMon Feb 6, 2017First satellite to orbit EarthAndy Hinz
STRAPHANGERTue Oct 24, 2000Underground commuterAlan Arbesfeld
TERNISun May 27, 2018Italian city where St. Valentine was bornAndrew Chaikin
THEKIDSAREALRIGHTSun May 9, 2021Doctor's comment after Mom delivers the second twin? [The Who, 1965]Brad Wiegmann
TIRETRACKMon Feb 16, 2015Imprint on a dirt roadDavid J. Kahn
TRADEWINDSSun May 23, 2021EasterliesJennifer Nebergall
TUTELARYFri Sep 15, 2000GuardianBrendan Emmett Quigley
WHINERSSun Oct 4, 1998They cantFrank Longo
WORKVISAFri Nov 6, 2015Something an alien may haveIan Livengood
XEROXCOPIESThu May 6, 1999Some facsimilesMatt Gaffney
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