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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 50,377 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
ABLATEDFri Dec 12, 1997Removed by melting, e.g.Manny Nosowsky
ALMONDROCAMon Jul 13, 2015Popular chocolate-covered toffeeZhouqin Burnikel
BESTTHINGFORYOUMon Nov 16, 19981950 Ethel Merman songNancy Salomon and Bob Frank
BIDPRICESSat Aug 11, 2018Auction figuresRyan McCarty
BRUSHPILESWed Jan 4, 2017The dentist sorted all the bristled instruments into ...Samuel A. Donaldson
CHIVIEDSun Feb 27, 2011Annoyed with persistent petty attacksPeter A. Collins
CUTONESLOSSESFri Apr 16, 1999Bailed out, in a manner of speakingJohn Wolting
DEBUTANTETue Sep 18, 2012Cotillion V.I.P.Andrew Reynolds
DOMINANTHANDThu Jan 6, 2022Cup holder, usuallyAndrew Linzer
DONTIKNOWSat Oct 27, 2007"You said it!"Brendan Emmett Quigley
EGGNOODLEFri Dec 16, 2016Pasta stripMartin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
EUGENICWed Dec 26, 2001Concerned with good breedingEd Early
FORCESMon Mar 26, 2018TroopsAndy Kravis
FORETELLSSat Sep 21, 2013HeraldsTim Croce
GLOTTALSun Jun 30, 2024Like the "h" in "hat," to a linguistGinny Too
HAHAFUNNYFri Jun 30, 2017Humorous as opposed to strangeDamon Gulczynski
IMPORTERWed Jun 16, 1999Tariff payerGilbert H. Ludwig
LAUDABLESun Jul 8, 2012Deserving praiseJoel Fagliano
MAKETHECUTMon Oct 14, 2019Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across?Gary Cee
MOUSEKETEERSSun Jul 17, 2005Group that made their first TV appearance at the opening of 75-DownDavid J. Kahn
MUFFINTOPSat May 9, 2015Effect of tightening an extra-tight belt, maybeKristian House
OXYGENATIONThu Jun 23, 2022Photosynthetic process "inflating" 16-, 24-, 46- and 56-AcrossJeff Chen
PARADROPSat Dec 31, 2016Delivery of supplies by air, in a wayJeff Chen
PEACESUMMITSat Sep 9, 2017President Clinton hosted one in 2000John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
POLARIZESSat Oct 22, 2005Sends to separate campsPatrick Berry
POPSINThu Nov 10, 2011Comes calling unexpectedlyTim Croce
PROHIBITThu Feb 28, 2013BanJoe Krozel
QUADRATICSFri Nov 11, 1994Branch of algebraRandolph Ross
QUAGThu Aug 27, 1998Boggy area, for shortHenry Hook
RAINMAKERSSat Jul 10, 2004Pros at increasing profitsBob Peoples
REAVESSat Aug 17, 2002Splits, old-styleFrank Longo
REDBUGWed Jul 20, 1994Itch initiatorHarvey Estes
REDWOLFSun Jun 23, 1996Cousin of the coyoteF. Hansen
SHOEREPAIRThu Jul 9, 2009HOSE?Ashish Vengsarkar
SIRSPEEDYSat Mar 24, 2018FedEx Office competitorByron Walden
SPACIESTSat Aug 19, 2017Most airheadedMark Diehl
VIBRAPHONEFri Apr 19, 2024Marimba lookalikeKate Hawkins
WELLACTUALLYWed Aug 10, 2022Nitpicker's lead-in … or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questionsKaren Lurie
WIIITISFri Mar 22, 2019Joint pain from playing too many video gamesBrendan Emmett Quigley
YELLOWBIRDFri Nov 13, 2009American goldfinchDana Motley
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