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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 50,377 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
AJFOYTSun Dec 20, 2015Driver who won the Indy 500, Daytona 500 and Le MansPeter Wentz
ARMLOCKSat Dec 19, 2009Hold in a ringTyler Hinman and Byron Walden
AWHOLENEWWORLDThu Apr 26, 2012Oscar-winning song from "Aladdin"Julian Lim
BIRLERSat Feb 26, 2011Competitive lumberjackBob Peoples
BOATPEOPLETue Nov 9, 1999Theme of this puzzleElizabeth C. Gorski
CONRADNAGELTue May 19, 2015Greta Garbo's "The Mysterious Lady" co-starAllan E. Parrish
CRAYOLACRAYONSTue Oct 13, 2015Art supplies since 1903Patrick Berry
DODGIERSat Jan 30, 2010Relatively hard to pin downMark Diehl
DRBOBSun Oct 4, 2020Physician who co-founded A.A., familiarlySam Ezersky
EXPELLEESat Jul 8, 2006Booted oneBarry C. Silk
FLAMENCOMUSICThu Mar 24, 2005Gypsy dance accompanimentDan Reichert
FLOWERGIRLSWed Jan 13, 2010Certain wedding participants ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across?Kevan Choset
FROGKICKTue Jun 9, 2020Breaststroke moveFreddie Cheng
FRONTDOORSSun May 9, 2010Entry-level carpentry jobs?Elizabeth C. Gorski
INURETOThu Dec 1, 2022Desensitize against through experienceDaniel Mauer
KEEPITBETWEENUSMon Jun 5, 2023"Let this be our little secret" … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-AcrossEric Rollfing
KOMENWed Dec 28, 2022Susan G. ___ (breast cancer advocacy organization)Josh Goodman
MEGACHURCHSat Sep 18, 2021Home of a massive flockRyan McCarty
MERCIFULSun Apr 2, 2000ForgivingNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
MOONSHADOWMon Apr 8, 20241971 Cat Stevens hit that would be apt to play during a 46-AcrossPeter Gordon
MUCHTOMYCHAGRINFri Jul 18, 2008"Unfortunately ..."Mike Nothnagel
MUSICALPIECESFri Aug 10, 2007CompositionsPatrick Berry
NOTINITSun Nov 17, 2013Having failed to ante up, sayJulian Lim
OSCULEThu Jun 7, 2001Small mouthlike apertureRandolph Ross
OVERDUBSTue Jul 22, 1997Recording studio add-insFred Piscop
PROTOZOANThu Jun 20, 2019Single-celled organismTrenton Charlson
PROVOCATIONWed Oct 19, 2016Apt title for this puzzleTom Pepper
PUNCHYSat Mar 1, 2025Strong and lively, as languageRyan Judge
RECENTPASTSun Jun 22, 2014Several days ago, sayElizabeth C. Gorski
ROOMTOIMPROVETue Sep 2, 2014Unfulfilled potentialEthan Cooper
SAEEDSun Nov 2, 2025___ Jones, author of "How We Fight for Our Lives"Rafael Musa
SELENITESSat Oct 12, 2024Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon"Katie Hoody
SPIDERNESTWed Sep 6, 2006Queen's place, in fictionManny Nosowsky
STRETCHBRAMon Feb 7, 2011It offers flexible support for womenLynn Lempel
SURVIVESSun Dec 29, 2024Stays aliveHarry Zheng
SUTUREDSat Feb 18, 2017In stitchesSteve Overton
THEBIGSHORTFri Dec 14, 20122010 best seller by Michael LewisPaula Gamache
THEPOWEROFLOVESun Jan 16, 2022x<sup>0</sup> (#1, 1985)Derrick Niederman
TRICKORTREATERSMon Oct 31, 1994Halloween visitorsSidney L. Robbins
UPPERCRUSTMon Nov 14, 2022High-society, metaphoricallyTaylor Johnson
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