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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 50,612 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
COUSINITTFri Jun 1, 2018Hirsute character on "The Addams Family"Andrew J. Ries
DONTOVERTHINKITFri Nov 5, 2021"This isn't a trick question"Joseph Greenbaum
DRYFARMSFri Aug 6, 2010Arid area agriculturePatrick Berry
EATONSSun Apr 5, 2009___ Corrasable Bond (old typing paper)Charles Deber
EMPIREWAISTFri Oct 2, 2009Dress style that appears to lengthen the bodyBrad Wilber
FANEDITSSat Jul 19, 2025Unauthorized cuts of existing moviesErik Agard
FIEFDOMSSat Feb 23, 2002LordshipsRich Norris
FITFORAKINGMon Jan 21, 2019RegalSean Biggins
GAUDSun Mar 21, 2004Showy trinketRoy Leban
GLOBALCLIMATESun Jan 18, 2009*Kyoto Treaty topicRandolph Ross
GRUBBERWed Apr 23, 2003Scrounging sortGilbert H. Ludwig
HANNOFri Feb 15, 2008Carthaginian statesman who opposed war with RomePatrick Berry
HARDEESat Apr 9, 2016Wilber who founded a fast-food chainDavid Phillips
HARDROLLSTue Oct 24, 2006Crusty bakery buysGail Grabowski
JOHNJAMESAUDUBONSun Apr 25, 2004Artist born April 26, 1785Elizabeth C. Gorski
KISSYFACESat Mar 15, 2014Indication that one wants to get smackedEd Sessa
KNEWSOMEONESat Feb 1, 2003Was connectedRich Norris
LATEXPAINTMon Mar 25, 2019Wall covering that's washable with soap and waterKevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
LHASAAPSOSMon Nov 30, 2015Tibetan watchdogsIan Livengood
LUCYLIUSun Oct 27, 2024"Charlie's Angels" actressJeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
MACARONINOODLESMon Oct 21, 2024Elbows in a grocery storeNeil Padrick Wilson
MAKESWORSEFri Apr 23, 2004AggravatesAlan Olschwang
MARINEECOLOGISTFri Jun 11, 201031-Across, for oneJohn Dunn
MLKDAYThu May 29, 2025Fed. observance since 1986John Kugelman
MOTORSCOOTERSFri Dec 17, 2010Noisy vehiclesPatrick Berry
NOBELPRIZEWINNINGPOETSun Mar 30, 1997What 80-Across became in 1996Elizabeth C. Gorski
NONSKILLEDFri Nov 1, 1996Like some minimum-wage workersM. Rosen
NUCLEARBLASTThu Aug 31, 2000Physicists' fete?Gene Newman
PERORALSat Feb 12, 1994Via the mouthRand H. Burns
RATCHWed Apr 11, 2007Toothed barBruce Adams
ROOTCAUSESThu Aug 8, 2024Fundamental issuesChristopher Youngs
SOURBALLSat Jan 20, 1996Piece of hard candyF. Longo
STAFFROOMWed Oct 29, 2008Schoolteachers' break areaSteven L. Zisser
STUMPERSWed Nov 3, 1999Tough puzzlesGreg Staples
SUPERMOONSWed Jun 11, 2025Celestial phenomena observed at perigeesSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
TOOSLOWSat Nov 26, 2022Not keeping upKanyin Ajayi
TRIALDATESThu May 5, 2022Judgment days?Adam Wagner
VIAMEDIAThu Aug 1, 2024Middle ground, from the LatinRajeswari Rajamani
XANADUSThu Feb 6, 2020Heavens on earthJake Halperin
YIPPEEKIYAYSat May 29, 2021Exclamation popularized by "Die Hard"Adam Aaronson
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