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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 51,037 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
ALARMERSun Dec 8, 2002Four-___ (big fire)Peter Gordon
ANHEIRANDASPAREFri May 3, 2024Phrase that inspired the title of Prince Harry's memoirEli Cotham
ANNIEPROULXMon Jul 25, 2022Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain"Michael T. Buerke
BAHHUMBUGMon Feb 5, 2001Cynic's snort #1Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
BALLSUPThu May 31, 2001MuddlesRobert H. Wolfe
BRIGHTLIGHTSMon Aug 7, 2017Feature of the big cityKevin Christian
CHOOCHOOTRAINSat May 30, 2020Something a toddler might chug?Brian Thomas
CLINTWALKERTue Dec 3, 1996"Cheyenne" starR. Hartman
CLOAKANDDAGGERWed May 31, 1995Dealing in espionageJonathan Schmatzbach
COLORFULCHARACTERSun Oct 8, 2023Interesting person ... or what's included, phonetically, five times in this puzzleSid Sivakumar
CRUDDYSun Jan 1, 2012Badly madePatrick Berry
DRAFTANIMALSat Nov 11, 2017Plow pullerGeorge Barany and Michael Shteyman
EMBALMERThu Apr 30, 2026Funeral home professionalLance Enfinger and John Kugelman
ENTREPRENEURSFri Dec 15, 2017Ones starting up start-ups, sayJacob Stulberg
EVENERSSun Feb 26, 2006PlanesRandolph Ross
GOBELINSat Oct 28, 1995Fine French tapestryChuck Deodene
GREATPLAINSFri Jan 7, 2011It's known as "the Prairies" in CanadaJoe DiPietro
IHEARYOUKNOCKINGFri Jun 10, 2016Classic R&B hit about a returning loverDavid Steinberg
ILEAVEThu Sep 8, 2011Will wordsMatt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
LETMEDREAMAGAINFri Aug 30, 1996Song standard from 1875A. J. Santora
MUNCHYSun Jun 13, 2010Good for snackingFrancis Heaney
PANTIESun Sep 24, 2000UndergarmentRandolph Ross
PASSEDTIMESat Mar 8, 2025Did a whole lot of nothingJoe Deeney
PERTNESSSun Sep 8, 1996CheekR. H. Wolfe
PICKYEATERSMon Feb 1, 2010They're choosy about what they chewScott Atkinson
POWERLUNCHFri Sep 13, 2002Meeting that's both business and pleasureMel Rosen
PREFERREDSALARYMon Sep 12, 2005Dollar amount indicated on 55-AcrossMichael Shteyman
PROPHESIEDThu Jun 6, 2024ForetoldMichael Lieberman
REWORKSTue Jun 28, 2022Thoroughly overhaulsScott Graham
ROGANSun Apr 20, 2025"Fear Factor" host JoeVictor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett
RUNITSun Aug 11, 2019Rehearse a play from start to finish, in theater lingoAlex Eaton-Salners
SETSONFIRESat Jun 27, 2009LightsTrip Payne
SHIFTCHANGEMon Jun 10, 2019When a fresh factory crew arrivesBrad Wilber
SPONGEMOPSat May 30, 2020Tile-cleaning toolBrian Thomas
TENPENCEWed Mar 17, 1999Petty cash in LondonMyles Callum
TWISTANANKLESun Sep 13, 2015Come down wrong, maybeJoe DiPietro
USNAVYSEALSSat Dec 16, 2000Elite military unitJim Page
WASASREDASABEETThu Dec 15, 2005Exhibited severe embarrassmentPatrick Merrell
WATERMAINSThu Nov 17, 2016Hookups for hydrantsTimothy Polin and Joe Krozel
WILLEDFri May 24, 2002Devised, in a senseManny Nosowsky
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