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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 50,732 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
ADULTSITESSat Oct 24, 2015Net Nanny no-nosAndrew Zhou
ALLTHOSEAGAINSTThu Apr 2, 2015Naysayers?Joe Krozel and Timothy Polin
APLITEFri May 12, 1995Fine-grained graniteRich Norris
ARTROSSSat Nov 7, 2020Eponym of the N.H.L.'s points leader awardKameron Austin Collins and Paolo Pasco
BASHOSat May 19, 2012Poet credited with popularizing haikuPatrick Berry
BOTCHESSun Mar 29, 2009Messes upElizabeth C. Gorski
CLEMSSun Jul 19, 1998"Bonanza" deputy and othersNancy Salomon
COAUTHORSun Jun 11, 2023Pen pal?Sam Ezersky
DOKICSun Mar 30, 2003Tennis star Jelena ___Alan Arbesfeld
EASTERNMEDICINEMon Dec 14, 2009Acupuncture, e.g.Tim Darling
EGONSSat May 18, 2013Painter Schiele and composer WelleszMartin Ashwood-Smith
GOSPELOFLUKEThu Mar 15, 2012Leprechaun's book detailing the truth about flounders?Kristian House
HAMMERHEADSHARKMon Feb 14, 2000Ocean predatorNancy Kavanaugh
HEROOFSANJUANHILLSun Jul 5, 2015*Nickname for Theodore RooseveltElizabeth C. Gorski
HORTONHATCHESTHEEGGSun Aug 26, 2012Source material for Broadway's "Seussical"Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson
HOTBLOODEDMon Aug 21, 1995ExcitableSidney L. Robbins
IHADADREAMSat Feb 25, 2006Declaration from Mama Rose in "Gypsy"Henry Hook
INREVIEWSun Mar 30, 2014"To sum up ..."Peter A. Collins
IWASRIGHTMon Aug 22, 2022"Told you so!"Doug Burnikel and Zhouqin Burnikel
MAYPOLESSun Sep 17, 2017Old outdoor dance sightsMark MacLachlan
OBSERVANTLYFri Jan 16, 2015How many practice religionMichael Wiesenberg
PALPITATESun Jan 28, 2024TrembleNathan Hasegawa
PAYBACKTIMEThu Jan 17, 2002What 17- and 54-Across indicateSherry O. Blackard
PUBERTYMon Dec 22, 2008Middle school stage, commonlyLynn Lempel
QUIZZICALLOOKSat Feb 22, 2020Expression of one at sea, perhapsTrenton Charlson
RESTRAINTSSat Jun 22, 2019Seatbelts, e.g.Joe Deeney
ROYALISMFri Aug 22, 2014Monarchial supportSam Ezersky
SANFERNANDOMon Jun 9, 1997Los Angeles suburbThomas W. Schier
SAUSAGEANDONIONSun Dec 2, 2001Pizzeria orderNancy Nicholson Joline
SCHENKELSat Nov 18, 2006Longtime play-by-play announcer ChrisVictor Fleming
SCOTTISHTERRIERSat Aug 6, 1994Old World breedWayne Robert Williams
SPACEMANThu Jan 31, 2002One on a mission, maybeBruce F. Adams
STRIKEITRICHMon Apr 2, 2001Hit the jackpotPeter Gordon
SWEARSATTue Oct 22, 2024Curses outBarbara Lin
SWEARSBYFri Dec 30, 2011Is a true believer inMike Nothnagel
TELECASTERSat Dec 11, 1999One who puts on a showWilliam S. Cotter
THRUSTSSun Sep 7, 2025Pushes with forceDerrick Niederman
TRAMCARSSun Dec 25, 2011Piccadilly moversElizabeth C. Gorski
TRUEBELIEVERSWed Jun 26, 2019WEAVERZhouqin Burnikel
VICEPRESIDENTSun Apr 11, 2004#2 on a ticketPatrick Merrell
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