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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 50,404 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
ALITTLEHELPHEREFri Jul 5, 2024Request for assistanceTrent H. Evans
AMAZINGKRESKINTue Apr 10, 2007Stupendous mentalist!Kevan Choset
ANNAKOURNIKOVASun Apr 3, 2005"I am beautiful, famous and gorgeous"Nancy Nicholson Joline
ANNEBOLEYNSun Jun 4, 1995Elizabeth I's motherBryant White
ARARASun Mar 30, 2008Amazon parrotPaula Gamache
ATISFri Mar 5, 2004Poisonous Asian plantGary Steinmehl
BACKINBUSINESSSun May 21, 2023Financin' Broadway shows?Robert Ryan
BLACKSHIRTThu Sep 8, 2016Italian FascistJoanne Sullivan
CARDBOARDCUTOUTWed Sep 11, 2013Life-size likeness of Elvis, maybePatrick Blindauer
CHILDRENTue May 8, 2007OffspringSarah Keller
COUPEDEVILLESThu Mar 12, 2009Classic CadillacsDavid Chapus
DERBYHORSEWed Jul 6, 2022Certain Kentucky racerSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
DOUBLEAGENTSWed Mar 6, 2024Soren Kierkegaard and Chris Isaak, e.g.?Brad Wiegmann
EDDYRAVENTue Mar 15, 2005Singer with the 1988 #1 country hit "I'm Gonna Get You"Gail Grabowski
ERICIVWed Apr 9, 200813th-century king of DenmarkDaniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel
FABLERThu May 18, 1995Yarn spinnerChuck Deodene
HIGHNOTEMon Jul 2, 2012It may be hit by a sopranoBernice Gordon
HOCKEYMASKSun Aug 23, 2015Face wear for Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th"Joel Fagliano
LEGUINSThu Oct 20, 1994Author Ursula et al.Bryant White
LUMINESCESat Dec 17, 2005GlowPatrick Berry
MISRULESSun Nov 15, 1998Abuses the throneRobert H. Wolfe
NOTESAPPSat Jun 29, 2024Modern medium for jotting things downAdrian Johnson and Rafael Musa
OUTSKIPSat Jun 29, 2013Defeat in a jump-rope competition, sayJoe Krozel
PETNAPSSun May 7, 2006Grabs some chow?Trip Payne
POINTOFINTERESTTue Aug 31, 1999Tour bus stopArthur S. Verdesca
PRESTOCHANGOSun Dec 8, 2024Wand-waving wordsJohn Kugelman
PROVIDENTWed Mar 23, 2011Forward-thinking, in a wayWill Nediger
RECARPETWed Apr 10, 2002Cover the floor anewGregory Casagrande
REMODELLINGSun Jun 25, 2006Fixing up a house in BritainJim Page
RETROCOOLFri Jul 5, 2019Back in againFreddie Cheng
RMOVIESThu Mar 27, 2014"The Godfather" parts I, II and III, e.g.Jean O'Conor
SERGEANTBILKOFri Mar 26, 2021Phil Silvers character of 1950s TVDaniel Larsen
SKIPDOWNTOSun Feb 29, 2004Not read something completelyPatrick Merrell
SLAVASun Jul 4, 2004Cellist Rostropovich, to friendsElizabeth C. Gorski
THEBODYSat Aug 13, 2022Stephen King novella on which "Stand by Me" is basedJohn Westwig
TIDEOVERMon Jun 11, 2018Sustain temporarilyGary Cee
TIMBERLINESun Jun 9, 1996Mountain demarcation (italicized)M. Gaffney
TRANSLUCENTTue Sep 16, 2014Like sheer fabric or sautéed onionsGary Cee
TWOPANDASThu May 23, 1996China's 1972 gift to the U.S.M. E. Brindamour
USHERINGTue Jul 30, 2002Leading down the aisleSherry O. Blackard
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