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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 50,387 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
ABONNITue Aug 27, 1996Improved: Fr.D. E. Donaldson
ACTOFWARSat Nov 12, 2011Bombing, e.g.Barry C. Silk
AEOLISSat Aug 6, 1994Ancient region in Asia MinorWayne Robert Williams
ALKYThu Dec 16, 2010BoozerCharles Deber
ASTROTURFWed May 24, 2023Plastic grassKavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris
BERYLINESun May 23, 1999Greenish blueHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
BOTANYBAYSat Apr 13, 2013Where Captain Cook landed in 1770Martin Ashwood-Smith
CLUBPROSat Jan 8, 2022Certain sports instructorFreddie Cheng
DEMONSTRATIVELYFri Dec 12, 1997Without reticenceManny Nosowsky
DEVILSDOZENWed Feb 24, 2021"Satanic" nickname for the number 13Andrew J. Ries
DISLODGEWed Jan 9, 2002Knock looseSusan Harrington Smith
GIVETOSun Nov 11, 2012HandElizabeth C. Gorski
HOUSETOPSThu Nov 6, 2003Sight just before a touchdownJoe DiPietro
KICKOFFWed Sep 23, 2015Exile from?Michael S. Maurer
LABDANUMSat Oct 21, 2000Resinous juice used in perfumeryBob Klahn
LASERPENFri Oct 9, 2015High-tech pointerDavid Steinberg
MANDARINSSat Nov 7, 1998Powerful bureaucratsRaymond Hamel
MARKUPLANGUAGEMon Jul 2, 2018It may allow a text document to be displayed on a web pageEvan Kalish
MONKEYSAROUNDTue Jan 30, 2001Plays in a zoo?David J. Kahn
OILHEATERSWed Jan 25, 2017Some portable room warmersTracy Gray
ORANTSFri Dec 26, 1997Supplicant representationsBob Sefick
ORNAMENTALSat Aug 6, 2005Like some shrubsFrank Longo
PFLUGSat Sep 11, 2010"Candid Camera" co-host Jo AnnBrad Wilber
PONDSCUMSat Apr 8, 2023Dirty filmSid Sivakumar
RECENTLYSun Jun 26, 1994Of lateNancy Nicholson Joline
REFERENCECHECKMon Sep 5, 2022Prehiring formality, oftenAdam Simpson
REVOLTINGSun May 22, 2022See 84-DownDavid and Karen and Paul Steinberg
ROCKGUITARISTWed Dec 4, 2024/Daniel Raymon
SEMIDETACHEDMon Dec 1, 2008Connected on only one side, as a town houseEric J. Platt
SHOHEIOHTANIFri Jul 4, 2025Only M.L.B. player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single seasonColin Adams
SHOWERRODTue Sep 5, 2006"Clean up, Mr. Stewart"Timothy Powell
SUSHIROLLWed Jul 4, 2018Food item ordered at a barFreddie Cheng
SWIFTLYSun Nov 6, 2011On the doubleElizabeth C. Gorski
TACTICALSun Oct 4, 2015Employing strategyJeremy Newton
TOUGHCOOKIETue Sep 28, 1999Not the easiest person to deal withElizabeth C. Gorski
TRACIIThu Sep 26, 2002Razor brandManny Nosowsky
TUNABURGERWed Oct 23, 2019Fishy sandwichJennifer Nutt
UPLIFTEDTue May 18, 2004ElatedElizabeth C. Gorski
VOLUNTEERSun Apr 9, 2000Do work on the houseJoe DiPietro
YUKSITUPThu Jul 29, 2010Has some laughsPeter A. Collins
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