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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 50,634 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
AGISMThu Nov 3, 2016Issue of concern to the AARP: Var.Mel Rosen
AMBUSHESSun Mar 24, 2002WaylaysCon Pederson
APPALLSSat Sep 6, 1997Causes consternationRich Norris
AVIDFANSat Aug 14, 2004Follower and then someJoe DiPietro
BANDNAMESat Jan 26, 2019U2, e.g.Grant Thackray
BOSWELLThu Apr 21, 1994Dr. Johnson's biographerTimothy S. Lewis
BRINGTOJUSTICESat Feb 2, 2008ConvictNatan Last
CELEBRITYPOKERSun Oct 5, 2008*Where stars can be seen fluffing and foldingByron Walden
COUNTERFEITCOINMon Jul 16, 2018Faux moneyErik Agard
CRYFORFri Aug 25, 1995MournRich Norris
DONTIKNOWYOUWed Jul 31, 1996Pickup lineJ. Schmalzbach
ELATHWed Dec 21, 1994Ancient city on the Gulf of AqabaAlfio Micci
EMAILMESSAGESTue Jun 18, 1996Notes in cyberspaceE. C. Gorski
FLYINGCROWWed Jan 24, 1996Seneca chief during the American RevolutionJ. Hess
JOYTOSun Aug 24, 2003"___ the World"Patrick Berry
MEDIUMARTILLERYMon Dec 20, 1999Neither large- nor small-caliber gunsNancy Salomon
MICROPHONESun Feb 11, 2024The "thing" in "Is this thing on?"Peter Koetters
MISSJAPANSun Nov 3, 2013Tokyo beauty, maybeAndy Kravis and Victor Barocas
MONTECARLOCASINOFri May 1, 2015Riviera hot spotDavid Steinberg
OFFONESGAMEThu Jun 21, 2018In a slumpMilo Beckman and David Steinberg
PCGAMESSun Aug 30, 2020The Sims and othersOlivia Mitra Framke
RAFFISun Apr 21, 1996One-named children's singerM. Gaffney
RECUPERATEDThu Jan 8, 2015Got wellJacob Stulberg
ROCKTHEVOTESat Jul 27, 2013Election-related nonprofit since 1990John Lieb and David Quarfoot
SILLYBILLYMon Sep 23, 2002Clownish onePeter Gordon
SNIPSOUTSat Sep 6, 1997Removes, as for a scrapbookRich Norris
SUPERUSERSun Apr 26, 2020One with special I.T. privilegesRoyce Ferguson
TELEPROMPTERFri Jun 22, 2018Orator's aidAndrew Kingsley
THREECHEERSMon Apr 9, 2001Champion's reward?Mel and Peggy Rosen
TIMECAPSULEThu Feb 12, 2015Something found behind a 36-AcrossJules P. Markey
TRAILMAPSSun Nov 7, 2021Hiking aidsSid Sivakumar
VENUSFLYTRAPFri Nov 28, 2025Plant eater?Jacob McDermott
WARMEDALSun Jul 29, 2012Veteran's awardKevin G. Der
WARPINGSun Aug 25, 1996DistortingR. Silvestri
WAVESBYETue Dec 31, 2019Silently bids adieuEvan Kalish
WINDYCITYTue Nov 11, 2008Chicago, with "the"Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer
WINKYFACETue Feb 27, 2024This emoticon: ;-)Nate Cardin
WORKMANMon Jan 22, 2024One who makes his living with his handsJake Halperin
YANASun Oct 31, 1999Indian of the Sacramento River valleyFrank A. Longo
ZOOLATRYThu Mar 16, 2000Animal worshipPeter Gordon
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