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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 50,472 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
AIRGAUGESun Nov 22, 2015Tire pressure indicatorSamuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen
BESTPALSSun Aug 8, 2021Bosom buddiesChristina Iverson and Jeff Chen
BRAIDERSThu May 9, 1996Corn row creatorsC. Millhauser
BRITISHSOLDIERSFri Jul 25, 2014Many Victoria Cross recipientsPeter A. Collins
COERCERSun Jun 29, 1997Blackmailer, e.g.David J. Kahn
COMPTONWed Sep 20, 2006City SE of downtown Los AngelesJoe DiPietro
CORALREEFSun May 4, 2003Snorkeling localeTyler Hinman
DATASCIENCESat Jul 23, 2022Field of informaticsJohn Lieb
DESERTERSFri Mar 29, 2024Those who've gone wrong?Jake Bunch
DETERMINERSat Oct 13, 2007Decision makerBarry C. Silk
DIDNTWORKOUTSun Mar 20, 2022"So then I dated a fun couch potato, but he ..."Brad Wiegmann
DISPATCHEDWed Jun 6, 2001No longer mended?Richard Silvestri
DIVACUPTue Aug 15, 2023*Eco-friendly alternative to tamponsMalaika Handa
FAKIRSSun Nov 7, 2004Walkers on hot coalsCon Pederson
FORTYWINKSSun Oct 3, 2021Quick nap ... or a playful description of the 64-Down hereTrenton Charlson
FOURHCLUBSMon May 12, 2008Youth groups ... with a hint to 17-, 28- and 44-AcrossRandall J. Hartman
HOTDESKEDFri May 26, 2023Shared a workspace, in modern parlanceHemant Mehta
IMNOEXPERTSat Apr 7, 2018"You shouldn't rely on me"Mark Diehl
IMTOOOLDFORTHISNOWSun Mar 10, 2024"The kids these days have gotten way better than me"Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock
JOSECANSECOTue Feb 7, 1995Baseball slugger, 1988 A.L. M.V.P.Matt Gaffney
LATRIASun Jul 26, 2009Highest worship in CatholicismKevin G. Der
LENSEDTue Oct 31, 2000Filmed, in Hollywood slangBill Zais
MESSTINSun Jan 30, 2011Soldier's meal containerKevin G. Der and Jessica A. Hui
MISTERCOFFEESun Nov 19, 2000When she came back to top off the drinks, the waitress ___ cupCathy Millhauser
NORMANDTue Aug 5, 2003Silent film star MabelD. J. DeChristopher
OHPOOHThu Oct 3, 2024"Darn it!"Rena Cohen
OPENYOUREYESSat Jan 24, 2009"Look, bonehead!"Mark Diehl
ORDINATESat Sep 29, 2001It helps pinpoint a pointRobert H. Wolfe
OVERSEAFri Dec 24, 2004Beyond the blueSherry O. Blackard
PERSISTENTFri Jan 16, 2009Not letting goMike Nothnagel
REGLESTue Dec 27, 1994Sliding-door groovesErnie Furtado
RETUSESun Jun 19, 1994Rounded and notched, as a leafNancy Scandrett Ross
RUBUPSun Mar 26, 1995Refresh one's memory of, in EnglandRich Norris
SLAVONICThu Jun 10, 1999Russian Orthodox languageAdam G. Perl
SPHAGNUMMon Jun 2, 1997Moss for potting plantsGregory E. Paul
THEWALRUSTue Sep 27, 2011Character in a Beatles songPeter A. Collins
TOTALIDIOTSat Mar 26, 2016Big dipDamon Gulczynski
VOTEOUTWed Dec 10, 2008Reject, as an incumbent in an electionJoe Krozel
WALINGThu May 25, 1995Marking with ridgesHarvey Estes
YACHTRACESFri Mar 31, 1995Events at NewportChuck Deodene
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