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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 51,088 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
AHOTMINUTETue Nov 11, 2025Quite some time, antonymouslyChristina Iverson and Scott Hogan
ANDANTINOSun May 9, 2010Slightly faster than moderately slowElizabeth C. Gorski
APOLLOXSun Nov 25, 2012Lunar mission commanded by Thomas P. StaffordJeff Chen
BASSVIOLFri Dec 4, 1998It takes a big bowJohn Wolting
BOWLGAMESFri Jul 15, 2022Some early January sporting eventsMatthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon
BRONTESThu May 12, 2022Noted literary sistersRoss Trudeau
CAMPOSMon Sep 26, 1994South American plainsSidney L. Robbins
CHARCUTERIEMon Jun 3, 2024*Artfully arranged meatsAlana Platt
CITSSat Jun 9, 2018Residents: Abbr.Roland Huget
COMFIERSun Oct 11, 2020Like slippers versus dress shoesGary Larson
DEEDIDOSun Oct 18, 2009Jazz standard whose title is repeatedly sung after "Honey ..."Elizabeth C. Gorski
DROPTTue Dec 9, 1997Let fall, in poetryFran and Lou Sabin
EARLYDAYSun Dec 4, 2011PioneeringKelsey Blakley
FACEEASTFri Sep 16, 2022Behold a sunrise, sayJuliana Tringali Golden
GAMBASat Oct 16, 2010Viola da ___ (old stringed instrument)Patrick Berry
GASPIPESThu Oct 4, 2018Main connections, of a sortJoon Pahk
GETSFARSun Nov 22, 1998Makes a lot of progressNelson Hardy
HELLOIMMISTEREDWed Jan 5, 2011Opening line from a TV show that debuted on 1/5/61Mr. Ed Sessa
MASSPRODUCEDSun Jul 28, 2013Like the 116-AcrossAndrew Reynolds
MBADEGREESat Feb 17, 2018Common board requirement, in briefPeter Wentz
NAPTRAPPEDSat Nov 15, 2025Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slangKyle Dolan
ODDDUCKSTue May 29, 2018Idiosyncratic sortsJohn Lieb
ONFURLOUGHSat Feb 14, 2009Away, in a wayJoe Krozel
POSTMARKSat Oct 24, 2009Prepare for deliveryPaula Gamache
REARMAMENTSat Apr 29, 2006Treaty violation, maybeRobert H. Wolfe
REIMBURSEFri Nov 11, 2005IndemnifyEric Berlin
SERVICELINESun Oct 24, 2021"I'll be your waiter tonight," e.g.?Katie Hale
SEXEDCLASSSat Jul 4, 2026Where students learn about congressKareem Ayas
SIZESEVENSun Dec 31, 2000It's smallish, dresswiseElizabeth C. Gorski
SPORTSHOETue Nov 14, 2006Nike productSarah Keller
STRIKESDOWNSat Jun 12, 1999KillsMatt Gaffney
SUCCINCTLYFri Sep 1, 2017Without wasting a wordPatrick Berry
THATSTOOBADSat Jan 14, 2006"So sorry"David Quarfoot
THEMANOFTHEPEOPLESun Jul 5, 2015*Nickname for Thomas JeffersonElizabeth C. Gorski
TOGGERYFri Nov 18, 2011DudsJoe DiPietro
TOOLITTLETOOLATEThu Apr 13, 2023Not enough, and without the urgency, to make a difference ... or a literal hint to 18-, 30-, 38- and 48-AcrossRobin Yu
WHEELNUTSun Mar 31, 2019Something removed when changing a tireAndrew J. Ries
WITHAGRAINOFSALTSun Mar 8, 2020How to take glib promisesLaura Taylor Kinnel
YOUTUBEDSun Mar 22, 2015Watched some online videosJeremy Newton
ZINSSun Mar 22, 2026Some reds, for shortAlex Eaton-Salners
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