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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 50,611 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
ACTASIFSun Jul 15, 2018PretendSam Ezersky and Byron Walden
ALERTTOTue Jun 17, 2025Aware of, as dangersTarun Krishnamurthy
BATTLEOFTHENILESat Nov 18, 2006Admiral Nelson victoryVictor Fleming
BOSSHOGGSun Aug 25, 2013White-suited "Dukes of Hazzard" villainVictor Barocas
BRYLCREEMTue Jul 7, 2009"A little dab'll do ya" brandLynn Lempel
BUILDSBRIDGESSun Dec 17, 2023Practices diplomacyJeremy Newton
CAMPIESTSat Jan 21, 1995Most amusingly exaggeratedCharles E. Gersch
CARGOSThu Jan 16, 1997Ships' contentsW. R. Williams
CATCHSOMERAYSWed Nov 9, 2016"Coach, nab a few of those curfew violators" [M.L.B.]John Lieb
CHEESESLICERSun Jun 16, 2019Deli machineJoel Fagliano
COALEDSat Nov 8, 1997Provided fuel for an engineJim Page
COGITATINGFri Jul 29, 2016Deep in thoughtJohn Guzzetta
COLLEGEGRADSat Dec 21, 2024One who's made it to some degree?Barbara Lin and Lewis Rothlein
COOPEDUPWed Apr 4, 2012ConfinedZoe Wheeler
COUNTYTAXSat Jan 9, 2010Local assessmentChuck Deodene
DAISYCHAINSSat Jun 28, 2025Midsummer head decorationsJesse Guzman
DERBYHORSEWed Jul 6, 2022Certain Kentucky racerSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
DUFFELBAGWed Apr 1, 2020Gym clothes holderJohn Ficarra and Patrick Merrell
EVERETTSSat Dec 15, 2001"Nanny and the Professor" family from 1970's TVFrank A. Longo
FLACONSun Aug 6, 2006Perfume bottleMark Feldman
FORTYLOVEWed May 7, 2014Score just before winning a game, sayKurt Mueller
HARDSHELLThu Mar 16, 1995Kind of crabA.J. Santora
HARTFORDCONNECTICUTSun Oct 24, 1999It's known as "Insurance City"Nancy Salomon
HASNOTTue Oct 13, 2020LacksAmanda Rafkin
KEELERWed Feb 4, 1998Old Broadway star RubyFred Piscop
LETTERSORTINGThu Nov 17, 2011"Stronger title" for this puzzlePatrick Merrell
LEVISBLUEJEANSMon Feb 21, 2022Denim pants with a red tab label [#36]Natalie Murphy
LOVERLYWed May 1, 2013"Wouldn't It Be ___?" ("My Fair Lady" song)Paula Gamache
MAYTIDEThu Jul 11, 1996Spring timeDavid J. Kahn
OBSCENERSun May 5, 2002More objectionablePatrick Berry
ONECASESun Feb 6, 201124 bottles of beerDavid J. Kahn
PINESCENTFri May 25, 2018Common car freshener featureJeff Chen
POLOSHIRTSThu Apr 11, 2024Whales and alligators might be seen on themDan Caprera
RAINSTORMSTue Sep 7, 2010Nor'easters, oftenMaryEllen Uthlaut
RUNNINGAREDLIGHTSun Jun 19, 2016Illegal action shown literally in this answer?David Woolf
SPINCLASSESSun Apr 6, 2025Intense cycling sessions ... or what you must do to complete the answers to this puzzle's starred cluesKareem Ayas
THEMIRACLESSat Dec 15, 2001"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" singersFrank A. Longo
TONGEDThu Jun 27, 2002Took hold of, as oystersJames R. Leeds
TREADSWATERTue Apr 26, 2011Is active without making progress or falling behindBrendan Emmett Quigley
UNDERGRADMon Oct 22, 2001College soph, e.g.Denise Neuendorf
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