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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 50,404 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
ALBEMARLEFri Oct 6, 1995Kitty Hawk's ___ SoundRich Norris
AMANDACROSSSat Aug 28, 1999"The Puzzled Heart" mystery novelistFrank Longo
BENTOVERSun Oct 30, 2005Bobbing for apples, e.g.Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
BINACASun Nov 15, 2020Brand of breath sprayCaitlin Reid
CADDIECORNERSun May 10, 2009Where golf bag handlers congregate inside the clubhouse?Patrick Berry
CENTRFri Aug 22, 2008Middle: PrefixKevin G. Der
DIVINELYFri Jun 9, 2017From on highSteve Overton
EREISAWELBATue Jul 8, 2008End of a Napoleonic palindromeAndrea Carla Michaels
FALLSFORTue Aug 9, 2011Becomes smitten byTony Orbach
FRITZIMon Jul 27, 2009Nancy's 56-Down in the comicsAllan E. Parrish
FRUSTUMSun Nov 5, 1995Curtailed cone, in geometryDean Niles
GHOSTINGFri Jun 13, 2025Going dark on, as one's love interest, in modern parlanceEvan Mulvihill
HAIRIMPLANTSun May 16, 2021Fix for a bald spotJoe DiPietro
HONEYMOONEDThu Aug 18, 2016Did a tour after joining up?Parker Lewis and Jeff Chen
LATEBLOOMERTue Sep 3, 2019One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-AcrossEvan Kalish
LOBSTERPOTThu Apr 25, 2013Trap in Penobscot BayJeffrey Wechsler
MAGICACTSFri Jun 25, 2021Hat tricks are seen in themScott Earl
MOOKIEWed Jan 1, 1997Former Met WilsonM. Diehl
NOMINESun Jan 5, 2014In ___ Patris (prayer words)Alan DerKazarian
PATCHOFICEThu Jan 9, 2014You might slip on itCaleb Emmons
PICONETSSat Aug 27, 2005Modern ad-hoc collections of computing devicesByron Walden
PILOTERRORFri Jan 8, 2016Possibility considered after an air accidentPeter A. Collins
POOLROOMTue Jun 19, 2012Place for a breakSteve Riley
REDIVIDESun Dec 12, 2004Multiply like an amoebaLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
SATCHELSFri Apr 13, 2001Purse alternativesJoe DiPietro
SAULBELLOWTue Jul 19, 19941976 Nobel Prize winner from 40-AcrossChristopher Hurt
SNOOKERTABLESun Feb 13, 2011Where an Englishman might get a break?Ian Livengood
STAGEDIVESat Apr 26, 2025Rely on audience support during a show?Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa
STALLERSSun Mar 10, 1996ProcrastinatorsF. & L. Sabin
STATUEOFDAVIDSun May 5, 2013Florentine attractionAlan Arbesfeld
STOPSTREETSat Dec 2, 2006Not the biggest thoroughfare in townBob Klahn
STUDENTDRIVERSat Jun 29, 2013Sign over a carJoe Krozel
TESTPAPERFri Oct 23, 2009Often-dreaded handoutBarry C. Silk
THEMEROOMSun Oct 16, 2022Part of a hotel with décor fitting a certain motifPaolo Pasco
THERESEThu May 9, 1996Saint called "The Little Flower"C. Millhauser
TRAVELCARDTue Sep 6, 2011Ticket usable on more than one tripSusan Gelfand
UNDIERUNSFri Aug 8, 2025Events akin to streaksRafael Musa and Matthew Stock
VENDERFri Apr 14, 1995Sidewalk ____Manny Nosowsky
WINSBYANOSETue Apr 30, 2013*Triumphs, but barelyLynn Lempel
YEAORNAYSat Aug 23, 2025"What's your decision?"Ryan Judge
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