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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 50,746 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
ADMINSSun Oct 23, 2022Website overseersDaniel Bodily and Jeff Chen
ARTURSFri Sep 25, 2015Pianist Schnabel and conductor RodzinskiJames Mulhern
AVERSIONSFri Sep 2, 1994Objects of repugnanceBryant White
BARCRAWLSSun Jul 10, 2022Tipsy tripsChristina Iverson and Scott Hogan
BELIEVINGSat Jul 8, 2000ReligiousRandolph Ross
BIKESHAREWed Feb 5, 2025Modern transport serviceKiran Pandey
BIONICMENSun Jul 21, 2024Certain cyborgsJohn Ewbank
BLITHELYMon Nov 6, 2023In a carefree wayDesirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock
BLOOMBERGSat Nov 8, 2014Notable switcher from Democrat to Republican to IndependentBarry C. Silk
BRUSHPILESWed Jan 4, 2017The dentist sorted all the bristled instruments into ...Samuel A. Donaldson
CLOWNFISHTue Sep 5, 2023Orange-and-white striped swimmers that lure prey to 5-DownsAlan Siegel
COSMONAUTThu Jul 28, 1994Popovich or Gagarin, e.g.Bryant White
ECONOMICBOYCOTTSat Jun 23, 2018Commercial break?Byron Walden
EVERPRESENTThu Mar 5, 2026Always thereHanh Huynh
FORHEREORTOGOFri Apr 15, 1994Modern choice #3Cathy Millhauser
GREAVESSun Jun 23, 2024Shin armorMichael Schlossberg
GULLIESFri Jun 30, 2006DrainagewaysManny Nosowsky
HIGHASSat Oct 8, 200598 and 99, typicallyByron Walden
INHALINGSat Aug 12, 2023Scarfing downRachel Fabi and Christina Iverson
INSECTREPELLANTFri Jan 10, 2003Camper's supplyManny Nosowsky
KENYONFri Sep 30, 2016College where Rutherford B. Hayes was valedictorianJames Mulhern
MCNAMARASBANDTue Mar 17, 20091946 Bing Crosby hitRichard Chisholm
NONMETALThu Apr 30, 2015Any of about 18 elements on the periodic tableHerre Schouwerwou
NOTAPRAYERWed May 29, 1996"Never!"R. Norris
OAHUANSun Dec 14, 2025Resident of Honolulu, e.g.Zachary Edward-Brown and John Kugelman
OPENMOUTHSSat Aug 16, 2025French kiss kissersByron Walden
PACSUNWed Sep 24, 2025Clothing chain that began as a surf shopPeter A. Collins
PHYSICALGEOGRAPHYSun Feb 26, 2012Mountains, rivers, plains, etc.Daniel A. Finan
POTENTIALDANGERFri Oct 22, 1999Thin ice, e.g.Martin Ashwood-Smith
RECEPTIONSun Feb 7, 2010"... and it works - the ___ is good!"Patrick Berry
ROADTESTEDFri Mar 27, 2020Like cars at Consumer ReportsKyle Dolan
SHUTINSFri Aug 6, 2010They're home 24/7Patrick Berry
SOLIDESTSun Apr 4, 2021Most reliableAngela Olson Halsted and Doug Peterson
SPORTUTILITYFri Dec 6, 2019Rugged classAndrew J. Ries
SUBVERTSMon Nov 22, 2004UnderminesGregory Paul
SUSTAINFri Nov 23, 2012Keep upPatrick Berry
TARRFri Dec 19, 2008Basher ___, one of the eleven in "Ocean's Eleven"Natan Last
THAWINGThu May 1, 1997Out of the freezerMartin Schneider
WEELASSIESun Oct 12, 2025Young girl in ScotlandMichael Schlossberg
WESTERNASIATue Nov 20, 2018Turkey's placeZhouqin Burnikel
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