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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 50,392 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
ABRADERThu May 1, 1997RubberMartin Schneider
ACCESSORIALSat Feb 16, 2002SupplementaryFrank Longo
ACIDULATESat Jan 6, 1996EmbitterA.J. Santora
ACROSSTHEMERSEYFri Feb 28, 1997Route for a Liverpool ferry, in songBob Klahn
ALANISun Oct 9, 1994Ancient Mideast nomadsBryant White
APPOSITESun Mar 31, 2019FittingAndrew J. Ries
BARKEEPERSat Oct 11, 2003Juice dispenserRobert H. Wolfe
BEEFSTEAKSSat Jan 27, 2007Tournedos, e.g.Karen M. Tracey
BRUVSun Jan 8, 2017Dude, in British lingoPeter Broda and Erik Agard
CARLITOThu Jul 16, 2015___ Brigante (1993 Pacino role)Paula Gamache
CORNISHPASTYSat Jan 16, 2021Savory snack in EnglandSam Ezersky
COUNTINGCROWSMon Mar 27, 2023"Does the name contain an animal?" YES. "Is it a band fronted by Adam Duritz?" YES!Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart
DATOSat Jan 15, 2000Philippine chiefMatt Gaffney
EMBOSSESWed Sep 3, 2008Raises, as a surface designDavid J. Kahn
ENDWELLSun Aug 27, 2023Ultimately be fineRich Katz
FEELSOKAYFri Feb 10, 2023Seems acceptableKavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris
FINEKETTLEOFFISHSun Jan 27, 2002Seafood dish that's rather a mess?Patrick Berry
GASPLANETSun Sep 12, 2010Heavenly body that humans will never set foot onPaula Gamache
GOTHIMSun Oct 26, 2008Cry upon an arrestDaniel C. Bryant
HASTOBESun Apr 29, 2018"What other explanation is there?!"Peter Wentz
HAZMATSUITFri Mar 7, 2014Requirement for special handling?Matt Ginsberg
LOATHSOMELYSun Aug 17, 2003In an offensive wayElizabeth C. Gorski
LOCKANDKEYSun Jan 26, 2014See 82-DownDaniel A. Finan
MCDREAMYSat Jun 27, 2015Handsome surgeon's nickname on "Grey's Anatomy"Tim Croce
NEARTHETOPWed Jul 27, 2011In second place, sayBill Thompson
OINTMENTSun Jun 28, 2020Bad place for a fly, in a sayingJon Schneider and Anderson Wang
ONEPOTMEALThu Sep 5, 2024Dinner with minimal cleanupJoe Deeney
PICKMEUPSat Feb 4, 2023Mood boosterKate Hawkins
PINNACLESun Mar 8, 2020PeakLaura Taylor Kinnel
PLAYINGEIGHTEENTue Feb 19, 2008Enjoying an outing, of sortsVictor Fleming
PRECEPTSFri Oct 2, 2020Rules of conductDebbie Ellerin
RADIATIONLEVELSSat May 8, 2010Counter measures?Mark Diehl
RADIOFREEEUROPESat Mar 25, 2006Eastbound waves?Byron Walden
RONDURESat Jun 23, 2007CirclePatrick Berry
SNOWJOBSSat Jan 13, 2001ConsRich Norris
STPAULMNSun Jan 17, 2016State capital in a mailing addressJeff Chen
TRUDISun Nov 17, 2019Fantasy author Canavan, author of the "Black Magician" trilogyRandolph Ross
TWOTOTANGOFri Jun 19, 1998What it takes, they sayA. J. Santora
WALKAWAYRENEESun Nov 24, 2013"Leave it alone, Ms. Zellweger!"Gary Cee
WHATSNEWWITHYOUSat May 7, 2016Question before a personal updateKyle Mahowald
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