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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 50,246 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
ABEAUTIFULMINDTue Feb 26, 20022001 50-Across nomineePeter Gordon
ALANPATONSat Nov 9, 2019"Cry, the Beloved Country" authorNeil Padrick Wilson
ALERTNESSSat Jun 13, 2009Opposite of torporBarry C. Silk
ALEXANDERPORTNOYSat Mar 13, 1999PHILIP ROTH PROTAGONISTDavid J. Kahn
AVERSIONSFri Sep 2, 1994Objects of repugnanceBryant White
BETAAPPSTue Oct 19, 2021Downloads in the testing phaseRoss Trudeau
BISONBISONSat Apr 1, 2023Scientific name for the American bisonWyna Liu and Joel Fagliano
BUSTIERSWed Aug 15, 2012Close-fitting women's garmentsElizabeth C. Gorski
CHRISTMASEVEFri Dec 24, 2010Time before the present day?Jay Kaskel and Daniel Kantor
CISCOSThu Aug 4, 2005Great Lakes swimmersElizabeth C. Gorski
DOWNTOTHEWIRESat Oct 26, 2002Very closeRich Norris
ECHOEYThu Apr 25, 2024Like like like this clue clue clue ...Hanh Huynh
ERGONOMICCHAIRFri Aug 17, 2001Best seat in the house?Elizabeth C. Gorski
FLEXIONSat Feb 25, 2017Bodybuilder's pose, e.g.Mark Diehl
FREUDIANSLIPSSun Sep 15, 1996Revealing commentsA. K. Justin
FRIENDLYREMINDERSat Jun 14, 2025Gentle nudgeBarbara Lin
HANGMENFri Jun 7, 1996Workers in masksM. Jones
HOPONTOSun Jun 2, 2013Board, as a carouselElizabeth C. Gorski
ITASAWed May 31, 2000Take ___ signM. Francis Vuolo
JUMPEDTHEGUNSat Apr 2, 1994Got overeagerManny Nosowsky
LASTLETTERSSat Apr 4, 2009Explanatory information about this puzzle is revealed by reading these in the cluesMatt Ginsberg
MAINROUTEFri Feb 24, 2017ArteryAndrew Zhou
METEORSHOWERSFri Oct 6, 2017Spectacular rock events?Patrick Berry
NODESIRESun Apr 6, 2008Zero interestDaniel C. Bryant
NOTHINGMUCHThu Oct 24, 2019... A small amountMatt Ginsberg
NUTSABOUTSat Apr 6, 2019Enamored of, informallyNed White
POLTERGEISTSWed Jul 25, 2018Things that go bump in the nightEmily Carroll
PRACTICEROUNDFri Dec 28, 2001Warm-upManny Nosowsky
REDPANDASWed Sep 24, 2025Colorful ring-tailed mammals of AsiaPeter A. Collins
RIGHTFIELDMon Aug 30, 2010Position for Babe RuthRichard Chisholm
SELBYThu Mar 19, 2015Actor David of "Dark Shadows"Todd Gross
SENATORELECTFri Oct 6, 2017One with a reserved seatPatrick Berry
SEWARDSSun Aug 27, 1995___ FollyMartin Schneider
TERRIBLEIDEASun Nov 15, 2020Many a dare, in hindsightCaitlin Reid
TRACEDTOSat Mar 20, 2010Had a prior link withJoe Krozel
TRUESTORYFri Feb 5, 1999"I'm not making that up!"Brendan Emmett Quigley
UGLINESSSun Mar 21, 2021Initial problem for a storied ducklingJulian Kwan
WEIGHSCALESMon Mar 1, 2010They measure the tonnage of trucksBrendan Emmett Quigley
WHATSISSun Jan 29, 2006ThingyRich Norris
YOUITue Nov 11, 2008Fats Domino's "It's ___ Love"Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer
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