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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 50,260 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
ABAGSun Apr 21, 2013All that and ___ of chipsJonah Kagan
AUTOCADESSat Sep 19, 2015They're often escorted by policeKevin Adamick
BLAREOUTWed Jun 7, 2017Announce loudlyTimothy Polin
BRAKELIGHTSat Dec 18, 2004One of many seen in stopped trafficDana Motley
DOWNPILLOWSTue Jun 7, 2005Stuffed headrestsLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
ENIGMATOLOGISTMon Mar 29, 2004Fancy term for a 36-AcrossBarry Silk
EQUALTIMEFri Sep 29, 1995Debater's entitlementManny Nosowsky
FANWAVESun May 6, 2007Team supporter's suction cup-mounted signCharles M. Deber
FOOTHOLDTue Mar 29, 2005Secure positionVictor Fleming and Nelson Hardy
FRUSTRATIONWed Jul 15, 2009Feeling of nonfulfillmentJoon Pahk
GOESNOWHEREThu Mar 28, 2024Makes little progressDominic Grillo
JAZZAMBASSADORSSat Jul 31, 2021Cold War-era group that included Louis ArmstrongBrian Thomas and Brooke Husic
JUMPUPANDDOWNThu Jul 29, 2004"Simon says pretend you're on a trampoline"Patrick Merrell
LASTBUSThu Aug 31, 1995What a commuter mustn't missDavid J. Kahn
LEATHERSTOCKINGMon Jun 30, 2003Nickname in James Fenimore Cooper talesGregory E. Paul
LENSFILTERSat Oct 12, 2019Screen for a shooterAndrew J. Ries
MGMSTUDIOSSat May 11, 2002Group under the sign of LeoMark Diehl
NIFTIESTWed Sep 27, 1995Most excellentDavid J. Kahn
ONEBOUNCEFri Oct 31, 1997Tennis maximumMatt Gaffney
PETULANCESun Aug 6, 2000Spoiled brat's displayManny Nosowsky
PLUSSIZESSat Jan 15, 2011No wear for waifsBarry C. Silk
POLLINATIONWed Sep 17, 2014Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-AcrossZhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
PRECASTSun Jun 18, 2017Like concrete that's shaped in advanceSam Trabucco
PUSHIERThu Sep 27, 2001Less apt to wait one's turnManny Nosowsky
PUTITMILDLYMon Jul 22, 2024Was understated in one's descriptionLaura Dershewitz
REVISITEDFri Jun 8, 2001Saw more ofHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
SEPIALIKESat Nov 29, 1997Having gray-brown tonesRich Norris
SHAVIANSat Nov 13, 1999Having an ironic comedic toneJim Page
SILVERDOMESun Apr 16, 2017Detroit-area stadium that hosted Super Bowl XVITimothy Polin
SOLETITGOFri Sep 3, 2021"In that case, move on!"Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco
STATEPARKSat Sep 21, 2002Niagara Reservation was the first one in 1885Rich Norris
STATETHEOBVIOUSSat May 19, 2007Say something to which people reply "Duh!"Byron Walden
TAKESSTOCKTue May 8, 2012Assesses one's options carefullyLynn Lempel
TOWPATHSat Oct 31, 2020Route for pulling a boatStella Zawistowski
TYPEYSun Aug 31, 1997Combining the ideal characteristics of its varietyDavid J. Kahn
UNFAZEDSat Dec 6, 2014SereneJosh Knapp
VILIFYWed Aug 8, 2001MalignSam Bellotto Jr.
VOLTAMPERETue Jan 29, 2013Watt's equivalentDavid Steinberg
WENCESLAUSTue Feb 19, 2013Sainted king who inspired a carolBarry Franklin and Sara Kaplan
YUGIOHSat Aug 29, 2020Trading card franchise that's an alternative to PokémonMichael Hawkins
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