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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 50,640 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
ARAMEANSat Mar 18, 2006Mesopotamia dwellerPatrick Berry
BEADERSat Oct 8, 2005Certain craft hobbyistByron Walden
BELLOWSThu Apr 27, 2023Windbag?Michael Schlossberg
BIAXIALFri Feb 8, 2013Like orthorhombic crystalsBarry C. Silk
BOWSERJRSun Mar 1, 2020Young antagonist in Super Mario gamesSam Trabucco
BRIEFESTSat Oct 5, 1996Most epigrammaticT. Payne
CHARLESINCHARGETue Feb 27, 20071980's Scott Baio sitcomAllan E. Parrish
FAULTINOURSTARSWed Aug 28, 20192014 romance about two teens with cancer, with "The"Daniel Grinberg
GETSONESIRISHUPFri Mar 11, 2005Becomes angryManny Nosowsky
GORDONJUMPMon Sep 2, 2019*Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati"Zhouqin Burnikel
HERESTOMANYMORESat Apr 7, 2007"Happy birthday" wishMichael Shteyman
HOPEANDCROSBYTue Jun 23, 2015The film's headlinersJules P. Markey
HOURANGLESat Jul 29, 2017Measurement in a celestial coordinate systemErik Agard
INCUNABULAFri Nov 10, 2000Books printed before 1501Bob Klahn
INLANDSEASun Oct 27, 2024Hudson Bay or the CaspianJeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
JOEJONASSun Mar 17, 2013Middle brother in a 2000s pop trioJ. R. Leopold
LUGNUTSat Nov 8, 2008Fastener that's actually easy to pick up and carry?Byron Walden
LUMPINTHETHROATTue Jan 5, 1999Liability for 34-Across?Lyell Rodieck
MEDIACIRCUSSat Apr 16, 2022Excessive coverage, perhapsHemant Mehta
MURFri Mar 13, 2020Wall: Fr.Alex Eaton-Salners
PINKESTFri Feb 1, 2008Tickled the most?Doug Peterson
POOLHALLSSat Oct 12, 2013Sites for shark sightingsJohn Farmer
PROJECTEDSun Apr 30, 2000ThrustCathy Millhauser
QUISLINGSat Mar 25, 1995TurncoatWalter Webb
ROBOTKITSThu Apr 7, 2022Purchases for a high-tech hobbyLucy Howard and Ross Trudeau
ROXIOSat Mar 22, 2008CD-burning software company that bought NapsterByron Walden
ROYCAMPANELLATue Apr 4, 1995Three-time N.L. M.V.P.David J. Kahn
SANDIEGANSun Jul 25, 2021Descriptor of almost a million and a half CaliforniansChandi Deitmer
SCOTTBAIOMon Mar 8, 2004Co-star of 36-DownAllan E. Parrish
SOCCERMOMSun Nov 19, 2000She wanted to ___ for suggesting the place!Cathy Millhauser
SOLUSSun Oct 31, 2010Stage direction that means "alone"Elizabeth C. Gorski
STATESOFMATTERTue Mar 15, 2016Elements' various formsGordon Johnson
STRIKESABARGAINSat Jul 2, 2005Haggles successfullySherry O. Blackard
TRACYANDHEPBURNMon Oct 6, 1997Classic film duoBarbara Campitelli
TUTORIALSat Jan 3, 2004HelpJames M. and James C. Jenista
UNDESIREDSat Jul 30, 2011Regrettable, as consequencesPatrick Berry
WANTEDDEADORALIVESun Mar 6, 2011Be willing to apprehend Mr. Bradley at any cost?David Levinson Wilk
WARANDPEACEWed Feb 1, 2012Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred cluesElizabeth C. Gorski
WEIRDSOUTFri May 13, 2022Makes very uncomfortable, informallyBrooke Husic and Nam Jin Yoon
WILLIAMOFORANGETue Feb 8, 2000King with a hard-to-rhyme nameFred Piscop
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