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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 50,404 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
AFTERTAXSun Aug 14, 2022Like some 401(k) contributionsJeff Chen and Jim Horne
ALYSTue Sep 19, 1995Playboy Khan et al.Janet R. Bender
ANTIDEPRESSANTSun Feb 26, 2012Prozac, for oneDaniel A. Finan
BEACHFRONTMon Aug 17, 2020Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-AcrossAlan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels
BOOTLACESat Nov 10, 2001Clodhopper's securerWilliam I. Johnston
CANTONOHIOFri Jul 10, 20151920 birthplace of the N.F.L.Barry C. Silk
DARKMONEYSat Sep 19, 2020Campaign contributions that are given anonymouslyRobyn Weintraub
DONTIKNOWSat Oct 27, 2007"You said it!"Brendan Emmett Quigley
EUROPEANCAPITALSun Jun 9, 1996See 23-AcrossM. Gaffney
FEAROFMISSINGOUTSun Aug 2, 2020What was causin' the doctor to check for joint pain?David Levinson Wilk
FORCEOFNATURESun Jan 9, 2022Unforgettable, unstoppable sortTimothy Polin
HERBIVORESSat Apr 30, 1994"Friendly" dinosaursWayne Robert Williams
HOWDOILOOKFri Jun 23, 2017Question often asked after twirlingJames Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
ITISABEAUTEOUSEVENINGSun Dec 8, 20021807 Wordsworth poemPeter Gordon
KORENThu Oct 10, 2013"The New Yorker" cartoonist EdJeffrey Wechsler
LAGRANGETue Apr 29, 2008Georgia city or collegeWill Nediger
LAWBOOKSun Aug 21, 2022Compendium of case reportsBrooke Husic and Will Nediger
LEASINGTOSat Jan 27, 2024Giving quarters, sayGrace Warrington and Greg Warrington
LIMBOBARTue Jun 4, 2024*Challenge for an under-achiever?Daniel Bodily
MACKESat Aug 25, 2001Artist August ___ of the Blaue Reiter schoolFrank Longo
MEANSTESTSat Apr 23, 2005It determines if help is neededPatrick Berry
MORECOWBELLWed Oct 27, 2021Classic line from the Blue Öyster Cult sketch on "S.N.L."Johanna Fenimore
MORTUARIESSat Jan 25, 2025Body shops?Michael Lieberman
NANNAThu Dec 20, 2007Norse goddess married to BalderPeter A. Collins
PETOWNERSThu Sep 18, 2003Vets often see themElizabeth C. Gorski
PETROVThu Jul 23, 2009Alexander ___, Russian who popularized a chess openingGary & Stephen Kennedy
RAPTUREDTue Mar 6, 2001EcstaticEd Early
REFINEDSUGARSWed Dec 3, 1997Domino productsElizabeth C. Gorski
ROSETTISat Mar 18, 2017Mozart contemporary Antonio ___Roland Huget
ROUSEYFri Apr 13, 2018Ronda ___, mixed martial arts standout of the 2010sJoe Krozel
SANTACONSun Jun 19, 2016Annual December pub crawlDavid Woolf
SICSONWed Nov 20, 2019Sends afterErik Agard
SNORKELERSThu Nov 20, 2014They're hooked up to breathing tubesTimothy Polin
SOUTHBENDINTue Jun 19, 2007Home of Notre DameJohn Underwood
SWERVESSun Jul 4, 2010Sudden turnsPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
TAKESPAINSSun Feb 19, 2012Makes an extra effortJames F. C. Burns
THEBATCAVEFri Oct 1, 2021Locale below 17-Across, as suggested by three images in this puzzle's gridJim Horne and Jeff Chen
TURNEDTHEHEATONFri Apr 24, 2015Put under pressureJoe Krozel
WEBGEMSSat Nov 11, 2006"Baseball Tonight" segment featuring the day's best defensive playsBrendan Emmett Quigley
WIDEEYEDSat Jan 30, 2016InnocentSamuel A. Donaldson and Brad Wilber
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