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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 50,532 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
ACHIEVABLESun Jul 2, 2006Within reachElizabeth C. Gorski
ACTSTHEGOATSun Nov 7, 2021Behaves like a fool, informallySid Sivakumar
ALEXANDREDUMASMon Oct 29, 2001"Les Trois Mousquetaires" authorRichard Hughes
ALOHABOWLFri Apr 21, 2000The University of Washington won the first one in 1982Mark Diehl
ANDCUTTue Dec 23, 2025Cry from a movie directorNathan Hale
AXELFSun Sep 13, 20151985 instrumental hit named after the main character in "Beverly Hills Cop"Joe DiPietro
BACKROOMMon Jun 24, 2024*Figurative setting for a shady dealAnthony V. Grubb
BULGARIASun Jan 14, 2007Birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabetHarvey Estes
BUNKERSFri Jan 29, 1999Tiger traps?Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
CAYMANISLANDSSat Nov 28, 1998George Town is its capitalGilbert H. Ludwig
DAVIDBIRNEYTue Aug 30, 2011TV/film/stage actor once married to actress Meredith BaxterBernice Gordon
DRAWASun Sep 8, 1996___ blankR. H. Wolfe
ENDLESSNIGHTTue Nov 3, 19981967 Agatha Christie thrillerEd Early
EXTEMPORANEOUSSat Feb 17, 1996UnpreparedBob Sefick
FILESERVERSat Jul 29, 2023Download sourceSam Ezersky
FROMMMon Oct 1, 2007Erich who wrote "The Art of Loving"Allan E. Parrish
GABBEDSun Aug 20, 2000GossipedCharles M. Deber
GLOATOVERFri Aug 26, 2011Show poor sportsmanship about, sayBrendan Emmett Quigley
HOMEWORKEXCUSEMon Nov 13, 2023"The dog ate it!"Benjamin Fink
HOWSABOUTMon Mar 27, 2017"What do you think of ...?"Tom McCoy
IHATEMENSat Mar 30, 2013"Kiss Me, Kate" songGareth Bain
ITAINTSun Apr 27, 1997"If ___ broke..."Matt Gaffney
LEFTISHWed Apr 23, 2003Having liberal political tendenciesGilbert H. Ludwig
LETTERBOMBSSat Nov 27, 2004Dangerous postingsByron Walden
LOOKWHOSTALKINGThu Sep 24, 1998Travolta film, 1989Frances Hansen
MOTORSKILLSWed Jun 11, 2025Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
NUMBEROFTHEBEASTSun Jan 14, 2024Animal tranquilizer?John Kugelman
PHILIPIIITue Jul 28, 2015King who led Spain into the Thirty Years' WarCaleb Emmons
PIKASThu Nov 3, 1994Rabbitlike animalsCathy Millhauser
PROPBETSSun Jul 2, 2023Certain side wagers, informallyRebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
PUNCHLINESSun Jul 3, 2005If successful, they're laughed atElizabeth C. Gorski
SLEEPINGPILLThu Dec 14, 2000Insomniac's needPeter Gordon
SOLARSYSTEMSThu Mar 2, 2023Sites of many revolutionsMalaika Handa
SPIFFEDUPSat Sep 10, 2016Got smartPeter Wentz
SUBVERTINGThu May 21, 1998OverthrowingCathy Millhauser
SUBWAYSFri Aug 1, 1997TubesGerald R. Ferguson
TOWAGESSat Apr 11, 2009Tugboat feesKaren M. Tracey
WAITAMINUTESat May 8, 2021"Hold on!"David Steinberg
WINWINSITUATIONTue Oct 13, 2020Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-AcrossAmanda Rafkin
ZEDONKThu Sep 5, 2024Equine hybrid with striped legsJoe Deeney
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