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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 50,425 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
AHMADTEASat Nov 4, 2017Alternative to TwiningsMichael Shteyman
ALIGNINGSun Oct 15, 2000Tire shop workPatrick Berry
AMOSNANDYTue Nov 22, 2016Old radio show set in HarlemAndrew Zhou
ANTIGENICFri Sep 1, 2000Like some immunological agentsJoe DiPietro
ASIATICELEPHANTSat Jan 7, 2012One traveling around India with a trunkJoe Krozel
BIGBABYMon Mar 30, 2009Chronic whinerAndrea Carla Michaels
BISMUTHSun Nov 13, 1994Its atomic number is 83Frank A. Longo
COTTONTIESat May 30, 2020Lightweight option for a suitBrian Thomas
DEXTERITYThu Oct 12, 2017SlightAlex Eaton-Salners
DOUBLELSun Jul 27, 2008Hollow center?Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot
FACTOREDSun Aug 1, 2004Broken downRandolph Ross
FLIPFLOPSANDALSTue Jan 6, 2004Poolside wearKent Lorentzen
FOLLIESTue Mar 22, 20051971 musical about a reunionDavid J. Kahn
HADATASTESat Mar 5, 2011SippedRandolph Ross
HYPEMANSat May 18, 2024Crowd energizer at a hip-hop concertAdrian Johnson
IMITATINGFri Jun 1, 2018Skill of many "S.N.L." cast membersAndrew J. Ries
JACKETLAPELSat Feb 24, 2007Place for a pinByron Walden
JEWELLERSat Apr 23, 1994GlyptologistManny Nosowsky
JOBSEEKERSThu Nov 14, 2024Those who apply themselves?Matthew Faiella
LIBELLOUSSun Aug 24, 2025Like a column starting a row, perhapsMichael Lieberman
MATCHBOXCARMon Mar 22, 2021Collectible toy vehicleDaniel Grinberg
MILKCAPSat Mar 7, 2015Toadstool that exudes latex when cutDavid C. Duncan Dekker
OBNOXIOUSMon Feb 18, 2019Very annoyingLeslie Rogers and Andrea Carla Michaels
PALESHERRYSat Jul 17, 2010Amontillado, e.g.Mark Diehl
PARTYGOERMon Jan 20, 2020One attending a shindigEvan Kalish
PSYCHOANALYSTTue Apr 12, 2022Dream job?Dan Schoenholz
PUPPETMon Jun 5, 2023Lamb Chop or Miss PiggyEric Rollfing
REISFri Jul 22, 1994Old Portuguese coinsRaymond Hamel
REPARKSun Oct 11, 2015Find another spot, maybeDavid J. Kahn
RIDINGINTOSat May 22, 2010Entering on horsebackWill Nediger
SANDBARRELSat Jan 28, 2012Many a crash cushion at a construction zoneBarry C. Silk
SNOWYEGRETSun Apr 20, 2014Bird whose feathers were once prized by millinersElizabeth C. Gorski
SPORTSNUTSMon Aug 28, 2023Ones with season tickets to football, baseball and basketball games, perhapsBrian Callahan
SPRAYONTANSSat Feb 5, 2022Bronze producersKameron Austin Collins
STYLUSESFri Mar 13, 1998NeedlesShannon Burns
THECHIPMUNKSMon Jan 28, 2008Singing group suggested by the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-AcrossMichael Blake
TRUSTIERMon Dec 15, 2003More reliableSarah Keller
TURNINGTHETRICKWed Feb 12, 2014TriumphingPeter A. Collins
UMBRELLAPOLICYTue Jun 6, 2017Regulation regarding a 2007 #1 Rihanna hit?Lisa Loeb and Doug Peterson
UNHIREDFri Mar 2, 2001JoblessManny Nosowsky
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