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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 50,381 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
AIRSTREAMSWed Jan 2, 2019Wind tunnel currentsJacob Stulberg
ANNUITCOEPTISThu Apr 24, 2003Phrase on the back of a buckPaula Gamache
BACKONTRACKMon Nov 25, 2019No longer astrayDaniel Mauer
BAGGEDMon Dec 2, 2019Ready to take home, as groceriesLynn Lempel
BARNYARDFri Jan 31, 2025Animal resting placeAdrian Johnson
BENANDJERRYWed Jan 27, 1999STILLERSLeslie Billig
BRULEThu Jul 21, 1994Burnt, in cookingBetty Jorgensen
BUCKEYESFri Oct 17, 1997Wolverines' rivalsAlan Jay Weiss
BUSHEDSun Jun 16, 2024Tuckered outChandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu
CABLEOUTLETMon Oct 19, 2015*TV installation not requiring an antennaBruce Venzke and Victor Fleming
CIADIRECTORFri Jan 23, 2009George H. W. Bush, onceBarry C. Silk
COATCHECKThu Jun 27, 2019Tipping point?Hoang-Kim Vu
COURTEDDISASTERTue Sep 3, 2019Did something hugely riskyEvan Kalish
CRANIOSat Mar 9, 1996Head start?R. Norris
DEGREELESSSat Mar 6, 1999Like a dropoutFred Piscop
DOSEOFREALITYSun Nov 26, 2000Spoon-administered intangible?Patrick Berry
DUDESUPWed May 20, 1998Dons one's Sunday bestFrederick T. Buhler
EVIGANTue Apr 8, 2008Greg of "My Two Dads"Dave Mackey
FANONSSun Jan 5, 1997Papal capesW. R. Williams
FIJIDOLLARTue Sep 6, 2022South Pacific currencyTrenton Charlson
FROOTLOOPThu Jul 9, 2020Colorful bit of cerealJoe Kidd
HIGHALTARWed Sep 22, 2010Sanctuary fixturePeter A. Collins
HONEYMOONPERIODSat Oct 12, 2024Blissful stretchKatie Hoody
JAMSESHSun Dec 6, 2020Impromptu musical get-together, informallyTony Orbach
LAYETTESThu Dec 8, 1994Nursery outfitsRandolph Ross
MISUSERThu Aug 17, 1995Warranty violatorRand H. Burns
PHOTOGWed Jan 8, 2020Flashy one, for short?Amanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk
PLASTICINESat Aug 23, 2008Oil-based paste mentioned in the lyrics to "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"Natan Last
POINTOFORDERSat Jun 14, 2014Call for a meeting?Alex Vratsanos
POPELEOXFri Apr 11, 2014Head of the Catholic Church when Luther's "95 Theses" was postedPeter Wentz
PORTMANTEAUSun Jan 12, 2003Blend of two partsPatrick Berry
PROGRESSEDThu Aug 14, 2008Went onDamon J. Gulczynski
PROSPERSWed Nov 8, 2000Rakes in the doughElizabeth C. Gorski
SKIPBOSun Sep 30, 2018Popular game with 162 cardsNatan Last
SPOILEDMILKWed Apr 17, 2019Menu item #4: Something to pour in coffee for a sour surpriseAlison Ohringer and Erik Agard
SQUASHRACKETWed Nov 27, 2013One of a pair in a courtJules P. Markey
STEAMEDOPENSat Sep 3, 2022Like mussels or some lettersDavid Distenfeld
STUFFEDOLIVESun Sep 27, 2020Food depicted cryptically at 31-AcrossAlex Eaton-Salners
TAJIKSSun Jun 11, 2023Neighbors of AfghansSam Ezersky
TIENDASWed Jan 31, 1996Stores on the Plaza del SolM. Gaffney
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