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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 50,639 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
ALEMBICSun Nov 6, 1994Old distiller's vesselA.J. Santora
ALPINISMWed Jun 28, 2023Sport of climbing mountainsMatt Fuchs and Victor Sloan
BYALLODDSWed Dec 7, 2005UndoubtedlyManny Nosowsky
BYPRODUCTThu Sep 29, 2016Carbon dioxide or water vis-à-vis cellular respirationJonathan M. Kaye
CALCULATINGMINDSat Oct 6, 2012Schemer's qualitySteve Salitan
CALLERSSun Jun 16, 1996Talk-show featuresN. N. Joline
DEEDERWed Aug 10, 2005Property transferrerKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
EMMUSKASat Oct 1, 1994Baroness _____ Orczy ("The Scarlet Pimpernel" author)Bob Klahn
ENDTABLESSun Jan 21, 2018They may sit next to sofasVictor Barocas and Andy Kravis
ESSAYEXAMSat Apr 27, 2019Subjective evaluationJoe Deeney
EXHIBITBSat Jun 16, 2007Further evidenceJoe DiPietro
FANCYPANTSWed Oct 12, 2016Pretentiously high-classJeff Chen
FLEXIBLESTRAWSun Jul 3, 2011Utensil for a 117-AcrossPete Muller
GETANASun Aug 24, 2025Ace the testMichael Lieberman
IGOTAWOMANThu Dec 11, 2025Ray Charles's first #1 R&B single (1954)Kevin Curry
ITOFSun Apr 20, 2014"What business is ___ yours?"Elizabeth C. Gorski
KNOCKOFFSat Mar 31, 2001CopyRich Norris
LADIESONLYWed Jul 3, 2019"Men not allowed"Evan Mahnken
LASTBATTLESat Oct 5, 2024Seventh and final "Chronicles of Narnia" book, with "The"Natan Last
LIFTINGSun Aug 28, 2005Possible backache causeNancy Nicholson Joline
LOEWISat Apr 18, 19981936 Medicine Nobelist OttoFrank Longo
MADELINEKAHNTue Mar 20, 2001Comedic actress who's able?Peter Abide
MAHJONGWed Jan 21, 2026With gossip and beer over Friday's ___ gameGinny Too and Avery Gee Katz
MAUMETWed Feb 28, 2001Numbskull, to a BritA. J. Santora
OJIBWASSun Dec 8, 2019"The Song of Hiawatha" tribeEmily Carroll
PARTISANTACTICSSat Dec 25, 2004Campaign activitiesByron Walden
PLAYERSUNIONThu Apr 21, 2022Labor group for athletesMax Chen Lauring
PREBIDSat Nov 21, 2020Offer in advanceSam Ezersky
RAILROADSTATIONSSat Jun 21, 2025Training facilities?Christina Iverson and Doug Peterson
SAWAWOMANINHALFWed Mar 12, 2025Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid?Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
SEXTUPLEFri May 12, 2000Increase many timesManny Nosowsky
SHEERSSun Oct 7, 2018Some see-through curtainsTom McCoy
SPACESATELLITESFri May 19, 2006Telecommunications needsPatrick Berry
SQUIRMYMon May 5, 2014Having ants in one's pantsLynn Lempel
STARGATESSat Feb 20, 2021Sci-fi portalsAli Gascoigne
STAYINGALIVEWed Nov 22, 2006*"Saturday Night Fever" sequelEdward Alch
THETWISTFri Jun 19, 1998Checker movesA. J. Santora
TUMBLESThu Sep 4, 2003SpillsNancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
WEIGHERSun Dec 30, 2012ScaleSteve Savoy
WOMBATSSun Aug 20, 2000Aussie marsupialsCharles M. Deber
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