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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 50,376 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
ADAYINTHELIFESun Feb 5, 1995BEDORISINGFrank A. Longo
ALLMYLOVINGSun Jul 2, 2017"With the Beatles" song playing in the E.R. when Lennon diedPatrick Blindauer
AMANSSun Jul 26, 1998"It's ___ World" ('62 sitcom)Richard Silvestri
ANIMUSESSat Dec 22, 2007HostilitiesHarvey Estes
ARCTICSEALSSun May 19, 2024Prey of polar bearsChristina Iverson and Katie Hale
AWAKEDSun Dec 19, 2004Came out of sleep, old-styleFrances Hansen (1919-2004)
BABOOSSun Jan 29, 1995Hindu gentlemenBryant White
BASICTRUTHFri Nov 23, 2007AxiomPaula Gamache
BATBOYSTue May 16, 2006Dugout gofersNancy Salomon
BINALThu May 9, 2013TwofoldPatrick Merrell
CATCHSOMERAYSWed Nov 9, 2016"Coach, nab a few of those curfew violators" [M.L.B.]John Lieb
CHARGECARDSun Mar 19, 2000ROOM SERVICE ___ TRICK KNEEGreg Staples
COLECOSat Oct 19, 2013First marketer of Cabbage Patch KidsPeter Wentz
CROPROTATIONThu Aug 23, 2018Common farming technique ... or a hint to solving this puzzleKyle Dolan
DAMEREBECCAWESTWed Apr 5, 1995Author of "The Meaning of Treason"Wayne Robert Williams
DUCKSOUTTue Jan 30, 2001Leaves a zoo quickly?David J. Kahn
EVISCERATEFri Sep 20, 2019Remove the contents ofLuke Vaughn
EXPLODINGCIGARFri Apr 1, 1994Practical joker's buyStanley Newman
HIGHNOTEMon Jul 2, 2012It may be hit by a sopranoBernice Gordon
IMPOSESONSun Dec 5, 2021InconveniencesChase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
JACKBENIMBLEMon Nov 15, 2004Start of a nursery rhymeAlison Donald
LEONPANETTAFri Feb 17, 20061990's White House chief of staffTrip Payne
MAKEASCENESat Jun 3, 2006Rant and raveBrendan Emmett Quigley
MUSCADETSun Feb 11, 2007French white wineMark Feldman
NOISILYTue Jul 31, 2012How some chew gum or talk on cellphonesMichael Sharp
OHPUHLEASESat Jun 17, 2023"Don't make me laugh!"Ryan McCarty
PAULGOLDSCHMIDTWed Jul 22, 2020Six-time All-Star for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2013-18)Peter A. Collins
READSAHEADFri May 17, 2024Outpaces the syllabus, sayHemant Mehta
REFERSTOSun Sep 27, 1998MentionsRandolph Ross
REFUTERMon Aug 14, 2000Opponent in an argumentNancy Kavanaugh
ROOTHAIRSThu Apr 18, 2002Plant parts that absorb waterPatrick Berry
STAYEDLOOSEFri Feb 20, 2015Kept things casualDavid Woolf
TERMINALSSun Sep 2, 2007United placesLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
TERRESTRIALWed Apr 18, 2001See 13-AcrossA. J. Santora
TITERSSat Jan 9, 2016Chemistry concentrationsJason Flinn
TWOPHASESat Apr 17, 2004DualBrendan Emmett Quigley
WEIGHTTRAINSun Jul 31, 2005Repeatedly raise the bar?Mark Feldman
WHEEDLEFri Mar 3, 2006InveigleTyler Hinman
WIRESAWSSun Apr 3, 2022Flexible cuttersByron Walden
YUCCAPLANTThu Oct 15, 2015Desert bloomerKevin G. Der
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