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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 50,871 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
ARCHIVESITEWed Nov 27, 2019Where records of old web pages can be accessedMatthew Sewell and Jeff Chen
BASKETFULThu Nov 9, 1995Laundry loadBob Sefick
BOTTOMLESSBRUNCHWed Jan 29, 2025Event that might feature unlimited mimosas ... or a literal description of the answers to the starred cluesSophia Maymudes
BUILDSBRIDGESSun Dec 17, 2023Practices diplomacyJeremy Newton
CHERRYPICKMon Jan 4, 2010Select the best and leave the restPaula Gamache
COHOEWed May 7, 2014Small salmon: Var.Kurt Mueller
COMPAREDNOTESWed Dec 8, 2004Rehearsed for a concert?Norm Guggenbiller
CRANEGAMEThu Sep 18, 2025Arcade staple with a joystickAdam Wagner
CUTAWAYGAGFri Apr 28, 2023Sitcom joke involving a change in settingMalaika Handa and Erik Agard
DCLIVSun Jun 8, 1997Year St. Eugene became PopeRichard Silvestri
DEBUTANTESThu Aug 9, 2012Society add-onsJoe Krozel
DROPPASSThu Mar 9, 2000Hockey or soccer maneuverMyles Callum
FILENEFri Jan 9, 2009Department store founder who pioneered credit unionsPaula Gamache
FOURTHDIMENSIONThu Nov 24, 2005See circlesMichael Shteyman
HOWOFTENSun Jan 10, 2021"With what frequency?"Alex Bajcz
IMCOMINGOUTSun May 9, 2021Child's response to Mom's actions? [Diana Ross, 1980]Brad Wiegmann
ITINERATEDSat Apr 30, 1994Made the circuitWayne Robert Williams
KNOTTEDROPESThu Jun 21, 2007PROSEJohn Sheehan
LADUKEWed May 1, 2002Nader's 2000 running mateSteve Jones
MEGMARCHFri Mar 26, 2010Oldest of a literary quartetHenry Hook
NACHTMUSIKWed Sep 13, 2017See 23-AcrossDaniel Mauer
ONETHOUSANDSat Nov 12, 1994007's boss, in old Rome?Bryant White
OVERLENDThu Jan 25, 1996Make too great an advanceD. Kahn
PANOPTICONFri Dec 18, 2015Prison design that allows surveillance of any inmate at any timeAndrew Zhou
PARTIESDOWNSun Aug 8, 2021Gets wild and crazyChristina Iverson and Jeff Chen
POSTALCODESat Oct 22, 2022Santa's is H0H 0H0, in CanadaBrooke Husic and Yacob Yonas
PROMPOSALSSun Jan 29, 2023Portmanteau invitationsRich Katz
REDBLOODEDMALESWed Dec 23, 2009Macho typesJonathan Porat
RETAILERSSun Mar 16, 2025Selling points?Paul Coulter
SECRETARYMon Oct 14, 1996Last-week-in-April honoreeR. White
SEIZINGONTue Aug 10, 2021Suddenly taking up, as an ideaAnne Grae Martin
SOLDIERONFri May 26, 2017PersevereRobyn Weintraub
SPEEDRUNFri Mar 14, 2025Completing a video game as fast as possible, sayBrandon Koppy
STEEPLECHASESThu Jan 19, 2017They present hurdlesJacob Stulberg
STITCHINGSun Jun 21, 2015NeedleworkTimothy Polin
TREEFULWed Dec 27, 1995Whole lot of applesDavid J. Kahn
TRISTATEAREAThu Aug 25, 2022U.S. geographical grouping ... or a hint to 20-, 27- and 47-AcrossOlivia Mitra Framke and Andrea Carla Michaels
UNCLAIMEDTue Jul 11, 2000Like some airport luggageNick Grivas and Nancy Salomon
UPWINDMon May 1, 2023Against the direction of a gustAlina Abidi and Matthew Stock
WHOSCRYINGNOWSun Jan 20, 2019Maternity room nurseRichard Crowe
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