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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 50,389 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
ADUCKFri Apr 29, 1994"Wanna buy ____?" (old radio comedy line)Randolph Ross
AGRONSun Dec 13, 1998Soil sci.Richard Silvestri
BAMAKOFri Apr 18, 2014Capital on the NigerJames Mulhern
BLOWBYBLOWACCOUNTSun Jan 26, 2003Detailed descriptionNancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
BOWANDARROWFri Mar 13, 2020Something drawn for sportAlex Eaton-Salners
CARTALKFri Jun 24, 2022Longtime NPR call-in showSophia Maymudes and Margaret Seikel
CLOSEDCIRCUITWed May 17, 2017... declaration / Critical computer ...Paul Hunsberger
CODPIECESWed Jul 7, 1999Non-prepaid items?Richard Silvestri
FIFTHCOLUMNMon Nov 19, 2007Subversive groupLynn Lempel
FLANAGANFri Aug 18, 1995Boys Town figureManny Nosowsky
GARLICBREADSat Jan 5, 2019Pasta dinner stapleAndrew Zhou
GREENSPACESun Mar 31, 2024City feature that's been found to improve mental healthSpencer Leach
INTHEBEDROOMTue Feb 26, 20022001 50-Across nomineePeter Gordon
INTRADAYSun Nov 1, 2009Like some stock market highs and lowsMatt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
LATEXGLOVEFri Jan 3, 2003Surgeon's wearJim Page
LEANTOTENTWed Jan 2, 2019Makeshift shelterJacob Stulberg
MICHELANGELOSCULPTURESun Dec 22, 2013[See blurb]Elizabeth C. Gorski
MOONSHADOWMon Apr 8, 20241971 Cat Stevens hit that would be apt to play during a 46-AcrossPeter Gordon
MOOSHUPORKSun Jun 28, 2015Chinese dish often wrapped in pancakesJeremy Newton
MOTORBIKESSun Sep 4, 2016Relatives of scootersTom McCoy
MOWATSun Jul 22, 2001"Never Cry Wolf" author Farley ___Patrick Berry
OHMOONOFALABAMATue Aug 29, 1995Brecht-Weill chorus lineJohn R. Conrad
ONEMICHELINSTARWed Jul 29, 2020Highly sought-after restaurant ratingAmanda Chung and Karl Ni
OXLIKEThu Aug 2, 2012Strong, sayXan Vongsathorn
PHFFFTSat Nov 17, 2001Sound of a dudBob Peoples
PICKLEJUICETue Dec 7, 2021One remedy for a hangover, supposedlyMargaret Seikel
PLATEARMORSun Dec 30, 2012Heavy-duty protectionSteve Savoy
RACONTEURSSat May 4, 2013Yarn suppliers?Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber
RATCHWed Apr 11, 2007Toothed barBruce Adams
SANDSHARKSun Feb 18, 2024Marine predator often seen near shorelinesSid Sivakumar
SEXCOMEDIESSun Sep 1, 2019"The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up"Finn Vigeland
SIZZLESSun Oct 19, 2014Is hot, hot, hotDavid Phillips
TAKENFORGRANTEDSat Nov 29, 1997UndervaluedRich Norris
TRISECTEDFri Dec 10, 1999In three partsGilbert H. Ludwig
TUCKERSat Apr 8, 2017Wear (out)Jeff Chen
VOLLEYSWed Nov 17, 2004Returns from Venus, sayRichard Silvestri
WASUPTOSNUFFThu Sep 18, 1997Hacked it, as a candlemaker?Cathy Millhauser
WHYSOSERIOUSSun Oct 29, 2017"The Dark Knight"Ross Trudeau
YOGAINSTRUCTORTue Apr 12, 2022Flex job?Dan Schoenholz
ZABAGLIONESat Aug 10, 2002Italian custard served either hot or chilledDana Motley
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