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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 50,595 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
ABCDAYTIMEHOSTSMon Dec 25, 2006Regis Philbin and othersAdam G. Perl
BAKKESun Aug 9, 1998Winner of a noted 1978 Supreme Court caseChristopher Hurt
BELLICOSESat Apr 16, 1994JingoisticRand H. Burns
CADDYSHACKFri Feb 1, 2002Chase scenes abound in this moviePat M. Hugel
CARESSINGTue Mar 4, 2025Tenderly strokingHanh Huynh
CASHONLYSat Aug 29, 2020No credit, sayMichael Hawkins
CASSANDRASFri Oct 6, 2006Vocal pessimistsNancy Joline
CHANCECARDSat Aug 1, 2020It might say "Pay poor tax of $15"Adam Aaronson and Paolo Pasco
CLOSEDDOORSSun Aug 29, 2004See 70-DownManny Nosowsky
CLOSELOOKTue Mar 17, 2015InspectionDavid Phillips
DASHINThu Nov 7, 2019Enter quicklyJoe DiPietro
EGGCUPSSun Oct 4, 2009Breakfast dishwareTodd McClary
GOTOBLAZESWed Aug 27, 1997"Get lost!"Jonathan Schmalzbach
HAPTICSFri Aug 13, 2021Study of touch, as with smartphone screensJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
HATBOXSun Aug 26, 2012Storage item ... or one of six in this puzzle?Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson
HOWDWed Apr 16, 2025"___ it go?"Kathy Bloomer
INVALIDSFri May 4, 2001Some shut-insElizabeth C. Gorski
LOVEAWed Nov 28, 2007"I ___ Parade"Ray Fontenot
MEDIOCRESat Apr 6, 2024Nothing to write home aboutByron Walden
MRBONDWed Nov 13, 1996007, to GoldfingerM. Nosowsky
NOTWORTHAWHOOPThu Feb 3, 1994Nothing to shout aboutA.J. Santora
ONAUCTIONSun Nov 28, 2010Up for biddingJeremy Newton
ORGANICCHEMISTRYSun May 13, 2018Good name for a dating site for lovers of natural foods?Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard
PETERPAULANDMARYSun Jun 17, 2018Folk trioAmanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard
POTATOSKINWed Aug 11, 2021"Stuffed" food item at a pubJoe DiPietro
RATTLEOFFSun Jun 16, 2019Recite from memoryJoel Fagliano
RETURNFIREThu Nov 7, 2013Fight backAlan DerKazarian
RIGHTOHSat Jan 26, 2013"Indeed, mate"Raymond C. Young
SLURSOVERSun Apr 30, 2000ElidesCathy Millhauser
STARTTOWed Feb 20, 2008Opening ofChuck Hamilton
THANKSAHEAPFri Dec 1, 2023Sarcastic expression of gratitudeJem Burch
THEEIGHTIESTue Sep 4, 2018When Pac-Man and Rubik's Cube were popular ... or a phonetic hint for 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-AcrossBruce Haight
TOAFARETHEEWELLSat Aug 3, 2013PerfectlyBrad Wilber and Doug Peterson
TUMBLRSat Apr 23, 2016Blogging site owned by YahooPaolo Pasco
VNECKBLOUSEWed Feb 21, 1996MiddyF. & L. Sabin
WILLIEHERNANDEZSat Dec 22, 2001Detroit player, 1984 American League M.V.P.Trip Payne
WINEFRIDGEThu Sep 1, 2022Vintage appliance?John Wrenholt
WINEMAKINGFri May 18, 2018Industry filled with press releasesRyan McCarty
YOUSENDMETue Sep 20, 2016Sam Cooke's first #1 hitTracy Bennett
ZIPOUTMon Jun 3, 2013Like some detachable liningsJohn Lampkin
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