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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 50,775 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
AGGRESSORNATIONFri Jun 24, 2016Hostile territory?Patrick Berry
AMANDAPEETWed Feb 17, 2021"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" co-starDavid Harris and Evan Kalish
ANALGESIAFri Nov 17, 2017One effect of marijuanaZhouqin Burnikel
BOBUECKERSun Aug 15, 2004Source of the quipBrendan Emmett Quigley
CHOPCHOPSun Jan 29, 2012Lickety-splitIan Livengood
CINCYTue Aug 1, 2006Bengals' home, familiarlyDavid Sullivan
COUGHEDUPThu Apr 6, 2000Paid reluctantlyManny Nosowsky
CROSSEDONESPATHSat Oct 9, 2010Met a bodyJoe Krozel
DIFFUSEMon Dec 11, 2017Not concentrated, as lightBrian Thomas
DIRTYPOOLSun Oct 5, 2008*What theaters playByron Walden
DREWAWAYThu Oct 14, 1999RecoiledJoe DiPietro
FACEBOOKBUTTONSMon Jul 13, 2015What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across areZhouqin Burnikel
HASTENERSun Mar 7, 1999One in a rushRandolph Ross
HIGHENERGYTue Jul 8, 2014Like much snack food for hikersBruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski
LAHAINASat May 8, 2010Maui locale that was once the capital of the kingdom of HawaiiMark Diehl
LCDDISPLAYThu Jul 12, 2001Laptop readoutWilliam I. Johnston
LETSPUTAPININITTue May 31, 2022Suggestion to defer discussion ... and what might be said of 17-, 25, 46- and 60-AcrossSam Buchbinder and Brad Wilber
MARCHONFri Dec 8, 2000Continue in a paradeBob Klahn
NEEDLEPOINTKITSThu Jun 22, 2006Craft store offeringsChristina Houlihan Kelly
NIPPLESTue Dec 9, 2008Parts of baby bottlesC. W. Stewart
NOMANSWed Apr 29, 2009Kind of landBarry C. Silk
NOSHESONFri May 2, 2025Makes a snack ofRobyn Weintraub
OLDPALSSun Jun 18, 2017CroniesSam Trabucco
ONTHEBEATSat Aug 30, 2025Patrolling a neighborhoodMaddy Ziegler
ONTHEFIRSTCOUNTMon Sep 28, 1998Judge's query to a juryRobert Dillman
PRAISERSTue Nov 22, 1994EulogistsWayne Robert Williams
PRINCESSDAISYMon Nov 28, 1994Judith Krantz novelJonathan Schmalzbach
PUTYOURHANDSUPTue Oct 1, 1996What the manicurist-turned-policeman saidR. J. Hartman
PYROTECHNICMon Jan 18, 2016Related to fireworksKathy Wienberg
RECRIMINATIONFri May 6, 2016CounterchargeJulian Lim
REQUESTWed Mar 26, 2014Radio station listener's call-in, perhapsAlex Vratsanos
SPACETHEFINALFRONTIERSun Feb 6, 2022Memorable quote from 70-AcrossStephen McCarthy
THANKSAHEAPFri Dec 1, 2023Sarcastic expression of gratitudeJem Burch
THINKINGCAPMon Sep 29, 2025Headwear usually worn metaphoricallyBrian Keller
UNCLOAKSSat Nov 13, 2010ExposesMark Diehl
UNSUNGHEROESFri May 4, 2007Ones not getting their deserved acclaimManny Nosowsky
WATERBIRTHSat Aug 17, 2019Maternity option involving a poolMichael Hawkins
WHATMATTERSTue Dec 18, 2007The important thingAlan Arbesfeld
WORDORDERFri Sep 23, 2011Factor affecting Google search resultsMike Nothnagel
ZOOMLENSESWed Aug 7, 2013*Photo gear with variable focal lengthsErik Wennstrom
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