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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 50,606 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
ALLERSun Jul 22, 2001To go, to GodotPatrick Berry
BLUEJACKETSSun Jun 4, 2023N.H.L. team from Ohio ... or a description of 93-Across?Rafael Musa
CLEOSSun Apr 2, 1995Singer Laine et al.Norman S. Wizer
DIFFERENCEOFOPINIONSun Jan 19, 2025It's what ﹣ you thinkEmily Sharp and Kunal Nabar
DIVIDENDSFri Nov 1, 1996BonusesM. Rosen
DOTHEBESTYOUCANWed Aug 9, 2017Give 100%Adam G. Perl
DRCLAWSun Dec 9, 2018"Inspector Gadget" antagonistRoss Trudeau
ECYCLEDSat Mar 15, 2025Was eco-conscious with tech waste, in modern parlanceRyan McCarty
FRUITYSat Nov 12, 2005Like a mai taiKaren M. Tracey
GODISGOODSun Feb 16, 2020"Hallelujah, praise the Lord!"Sam Ezersky
GONEFISSIONTue Mar 23, 2004Nuclear physicist's sign-off?Fred Piscop
HAYFORKSun May 14, 2006Farm pitcherPatrick Berry
INDUCTSFri May 11, 2018InitiatesSam Ezersky and David Steinberg
JEANSDRESSSat Feb 19, 1994Informal women's attireCharles E. Gersch
KIRKSSun Dec 31, 1995Douglas and CameronBob Klahn
KISSONTHECHEEKFri Mar 23, 2018Sweet farewellErik Agard
KNOCKOVERFri Dec 23, 2016UpsetRobyn Weintraub
LUNESTASat Dec 5, 2020Anti-insomnia drugBrendan Emmett Quigley
MASKUPSun Apr 16, 2023Protect oneself against Covid, sayMike Hobin
MONTEZUMASat Sep 11, 2004Ill-fated emperor of 1502-20Byron Walden
MRWHIPPLEFri Sep 5, 2008Noted shopper scolderKevin G. Der
OHSun May 11, 2014"No kidding!"Peter A. Collins
OKELYDOKELYSat Apr 18, 2015All right, to 42-AcrossDamon J. Gulczynski
PECTORALSat Jan 10, 2009Kind of fin on a fishBob Klahn
PSYCHOLOGISTSun Feb 18, 2001HEADLINEDavid J. Kahn
RIVERRAFTSat Nov 13, 2010Rapid transit?Mark Diehl
ROVINGREPORTERSMon May 17, 1999Journalists who don't have desk jobsEthan Cooper
SCHONEFri Feb 4, 2000"Die ___ Müllerin" (Schubert work)Dana Motley
SECRETMENUITEMSFri Jul 2, 2021In-N-Out Burger's "Animal Style" burgers and fries, e.g.Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle
SIERRANEVADAThu Oct 27, 2005Mount Whitney's homeBonnie L. Gentry
SLICKLYSat Jun 19, 1999With ingenuity and finesseMark Diehl
SONGSTERSun Feb 27, 2005Air producerMike Torch
SOUTHSEASun Jul 19, 2009From Polynesia and environsLynn Lempel
STEERINGCOLUMNSWed Dec 20, 2023Where turn signals are foundBrad Wiegmann
THATISSUCHAMOODFri Jun 30, 2023"I can relate," in Gen Z slangCarly Schuna
TOLERSat Jan 15, 1994Charlie Chan portrayerManny Nosowsky
TRIUMPHTue Feb 23, 2016Come out on topElizabeth C. Gorski
WARHEADSat Oct 1, 1994Payload portionBob Klahn
WEEKDAYSun Jul 30, 2023One of five every sevenJohn Kugelman
YANASun Oct 31, 1999Indian of the Sacramento River valleyFrank A. Longo
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