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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 50,361 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
ACVFri Nov 25, 1994Hovercraft, for shortDaniel R. Stark
AGEGROUPWed Sep 7, 2011Demographic divisionJim Hilger
ALEXANDRESat Jun 5, 2004French Beaux-Arts painter CabanelByron Walden
ARGONGASSun May 17, 2020Substance used to preserve the Declaration of IndependenceByron Walden
BETTEROFFSun Sep 26, 1999Having the upper handRandolph Ross
BLACKOLIVESun Jul 28, 2024Supreme pizza toppingPaolo Pasco
BLOCKHEELWed Jan 18, 2017Platform sandal featureMatthew Sewell
BOARDOFEDWed Mar 28, 2012Man's plank?Joe DiPietro
BODYBAGFri Dec 21, 2018"CSI" propPeter A. Collins
CLIMATECHANGEWed Mar 30, 2016Environmentalist's concern ... or a hint to the circled lettersAndrew Reynolds
COALITIONSat Oct 20, 2001Diplomats' successPatrick Berry
DELUGINGSun Sep 9, 2007InundatingPatrick Berry
DENTALINSURANCESat Aug 19, 2017It covers bridges, typicallyMark Diehl
DNASAMPLESWed Jan 17, 2018Some evidence collected for trialsJules Markey
EATDESSERTFIRSTSat Jan 8, 2022"Life is short. ___" (Jacques Torres quip)Freddie Cheng
ENVELOPESTue Jun 7, 2005Stuffed mailersLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
GLUMMESTMon Dec 29, 2008Most moroseKevin Donovan
GYMCLUBSun Sep 25, 2005Place to work outMatt Skoczen
HEARTMURMURThu Feb 25, 2021Stethoscope detectionDylan Schiff
INTEGRATEDCIRCUITSun Jan 19, 2025workout routineEmily Sharp and Kunal Nabar
IVYCOVEREDWALLSTue Nov 15, 2016Unique feature of Wrigley FieldDavid J. Kahn
LASAGNASSun Jul 6, 1997Pasta dishesRobert H. Wolfe
LINCOLNNEBRASKAWed Feb 25, 2015Midwest capital #2Michael Shteyman
MAKEUPSSat Aug 8, 2009Second chances for studentsKaren M. Tracey
MARKDOWNThu Apr 6, 1995Lower the price ofLois Sidway
MILLINERYFri Dec 10, 1999Pillboxes and suchGilbert H. Ludwig
MXCSat May 21, 2011Late 11th-century yearBarry C. Silk
NAPLESFLORIDAMon Jan 18, 2021City where you won't find Virgil's TombJeff Stillman
NONEOFTHEABOVEMon Sep 21, 1998D, oftenMatthew Lees
RAYDAVIESTue Jun 18, 2013*Lead singer of the KinksTim Croce
READEMTue Jun 30, 2020What to do "and weep," in an expressionZachary David Levy
RELABELSSun Jun 12, 2022Marks down, maybeWill Nediger
ROILINGTue May 23, 2023Making turbulentLee Taylor
SITUPBENCHSun Sep 22, 2019Ab-targeting exercise equipmentTracy Gray
TENDAYWed Mar 19, 2014Like some short-term N.B.A. contractsSamuel A. Donaldson
THESEMISThu May 11, 2006Caption for a tournament round of fourJoe DiPietro
TOTALWARThu Mar 10, 2022All-out military conflictJohn Westwig
TOWAGESSat Apr 11, 2009Tugboat feesKaren M. Tracey
WINDMILLDUNKMon Nov 11, 2019*Showy basketball two-pointerEvan Kalish
WOWINGSun May 12, 2024Blowing awayAvery Gee Katz
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