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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 50,702 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
APPLYFORSat Sep 4, 2004Try to getPatrick Berry
AUTOCADESSat Sep 19, 2015They're often escorted by policeKevin Adamick
CLICKHERESat Jan 3, 2026Direction to get to an addressHannah Slovut-Einertson
COMMUNESun Dec 16, 2012Be at one (with)Matt Ginsberg
DRAWSTRAWSFri Dec 15, 1995Decide by chanceHarvey Estes
DUFUSThu Feb 2, 2006Jerk: Var.Byron Walden
FILMDIRECTORMon Aug 7, 2017Speaker of the last words of 20-, 28- and 44-AcrossKevin Christian
HOUSEHOLDERMon Feb 7, 2000Census taker's targetGregory E. Paul
IFYOUWILLFri Oct 14, 2011So to speakCaleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Class
ISNEWTue Mar 30, 2010"So what else ___?"Elizabeth C. Gorski
ISSILLYSun May 8, 1994Clowns aroundRalph G. Beaman
KICKEDINTHEHEADMon Apr 27, 2015Left speechlessJohanna Fenimore
LASTTHEDISTANCESat Jun 9, 2018Not fadeRoland Huget
LOSSLEADERSThu Dec 7, 2017Big bargains, maybeDan Schoenholz
MAJORINROADSSun Jun 29, 2003Study highway design at college?Rich Norris
MIXEDUPWed Oct 3, 2012Screwy in the headGary Cee
MOTOCROSSThu Sep 5, 2002Driving competitionMichael Shteyman
NEUTRALLANGUAGEMon Mar 6, 2006Esperanto, for someJack McInturff
NEWSTEPSWed Sep 22, 2004A different approachDavid J. Kahn
NOHTHEATERSat Jan 10, 2026Art form featuring performers in kishin (demon) and okina (old man) masksKameron Austin Collins
NONEASTERNFri Mar 22, 1996OccidentalF. A. Longo
OCTAVIAEBUTLERSat Sep 6, 2025First science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur FellowshipKunal Nabar
ORDERTOFri Jun 14, 2002Words after "bring" or "in"Randolph Ross
OUTWALKEDSat Mar 14, 1998Beat on footEd Pegg Jr.
PANBROILSun Jul 11, 1999Brown, in a wayNancy Salomon
RELIABLESat Nov 8, 2008StalwartByron Walden
RESAVESTue Nov 22, 2011Backs up another time, as computer dataVictor Fleming
SHELSILVERSTEINThu Jul 29, 1999Late children's author-illustratorDavid J. Kahn
SPAREMOMENTSun Mar 27, 2011Bit of free timeKevin G. Der
STUFFYSun Feb 5, 1995PompousFrank A. Longo
SUPERNUMERARIESSun Apr 26, 2009ExtrasTrip Payne
TEAMEVENTSun Sep 22, 20244x100 relay, for oneJeremy Newton and Tracy Gray
TEASEDOUTThu Mar 21, 2019Elicited with difficultyChristopher Adams
THELIONSMANEMon Oct 13, 2008Sherlock Holmes adventure, in briefAnthony J. Salvia
THICKOFTHEFIGHTMon Aug 11, 2003Where punches are hardestRandall J. Hartman
UBERONESat Jan 4, 2025Premium service with discounts on ridesSam Ezersky
VIBRATOSSun May 5, 2024Wavering vocal effectsDaniel Bodily
WARONPOVERTYMon Aug 6, 2018L.B.J. campaign to help the poorAndrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl
XANADUSThu Feb 6, 2020Heavens on earthJake Halperin
YOGAINSTRUCTORTue Apr 12, 2022Flex job?Dan Schoenholz
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