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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 50,262 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
ARNETTSSun May 24, 2009Newsman Peter and othersElizabeth C. Gorski
BIRDOFSun Jun 22, 1997With 111-Down, vulture or hawkMatt Gaffney
BLEBSSat Nov 2, 1996Small blistersJ. DiPietro
BUTDADSat Mar 15, 2025Whiny comeback to a certain parentRyan McCarty
CASTAWAYSFri Jan 28, 2011Some island dwellersKevin G. Der
COSEYSFri Jan 2, 1998Padded coveringsAlex K. Justin
DISSEVERWed Apr 30, 2008Cut into partsHenry Hook
DONTLETMEDOWNFri Jun 24, 2016"I'm counting on you!"Patrick Berry
ELIZABETHCOTTENWed Nov 23, 1994Legendary black folk singer and composerSusan Smith
FILETYPESTue Jul 27, 2021PDF, JPEG and othersJennifer Lee and Victor Galson
FLOATTANKFri Dec 23, 2022Sensory deprivation deviceBrandon Koppy
GATHERINFri Mar 9, 2012AmassTim Croce
GIRLYMANSat Apr 22, 2006No Mr. MachoBrendan Emmett Quigley
GUNSFORSat Nov 16, 2019Goes afterDaniel Larsen
HITCHINGARIDEMon Dec 24, 2018Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing?Brendan Emmett Quigley
HOMINIESWed Sep 29, 1999Hulled corn preparationsPatrick D. Berry
INSERIESSat Jul 30, 2005SequentiallySherry O. Blackard
LONELYHEARTSCLUBThu Apr 15, 2004Lovelorn groupManny Nosowsky
LOREMThu Sep 7, 2023___ ipsum (placeholder text)Ryan Patrick Smith
LOSINGHEARTWed Sep 22, 2010Becoming discouragedPeter A. Collins
LOWERCASEIFri Jul 24, 2020Character of Apple productsGrant Thackray
LOWERGISat Feb 11, 2023Colon's place, familiarlySam Ezersky
MOVIETRAILERSun Sep 24, 1995Goer or makerRandolph Ross
NEAREARTHSat Nov 16, 2024Like some asteroidsPeter Gordon
NFLCHEERLEADERThu Jul 25, 1996Figure in a Super Bowl promoA. J. Santora
PENPUSHERSun Jul 23, 2017One doing routine office work, informally [5]Caleb Madison
PERTHSHIRESat Dec 27, 1997Former county in central ScotlandMartin Ashwood-Smith
POTATIONSSun Oct 18, 2009Drinks of liquorElizabeth C. Gorski
RUBNOSESMon May 29, 2017Kiss like an EskimoJeff Chen and Seth Geltman
SAPSAGOSat Oct 20, 2007Cheese with a greenish tintPatrick Berry
SEESAWINGFri Mar 26, 2004Unable to decideNancy Kavanaugh
SISTERSOULJAHSat Jan 20, 2018Hip-hop icon born Lisa WilliamsonAlex Vratsanos
SKIPBOSun Sep 30, 2018Popular game with 162 cardsNatan Last
SLICINGUPThu Feb 15, 2001Cutting repeatedlyDavid Ainslie Macleod
STUDIERSSun Aug 24, 2003Diligent pupilsPatrick Berry
TEARDUCTSat Nov 8, 2003One that gives you an eyeful?Sherry O. Blackard
THEMOMMYTRACKWed May 7, 1997Certain corporate career pathDean Niles
THEWALTONSWed Feb 5, 2014*"Good night, John-Boy" seriesTracy Gray
VOICINGSun Jul 3, 2011Doing some cartoon workPete Muller
WHATISTHISFri Feb 28, 2014Finder's queryMartin Ashwood-Smith
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