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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 50,531 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
ALIGHTEDWed Jan 4, 2012Came downBrendan Emmett Quigley
ATTRACTIVEWed Jul 6, 2022Tempting, as an offerSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
BARONIALSat Jan 10, 2009Style of envelope for greeting cardsBob Klahn
BISTATESat Aug 18, 2001Like some port authoritiesRich Norris
BITESONESTONGUEThu Jun 4, 1998Refrains from an indiscreet remarkFrances Hansen
BUNGLERMon Mar 6, 2023One prone to mistakesLynn Lempel
CATAWBASSat Jan 16, 2010Carolina nativesNed White
DCLIVSun Jun 8, 1997Year St. Eugene became PopeRichard Silvestri
DEADLINESMon Oct 28, 2024"Submit by" datesMichael Lieberman
DEONSSat Oct 9, 2010Actor Richmond and singer JacksonJoe Krozel
DEVILSTOWERMon Aug 29, 2016Noted rock formation in 39-AcrossDavid Steinberg
EDDBYRNESTue Aug 30, 2011Actor in 1960s TV's "77 Sunset Strip"Bernice Gordon
EXCISIONSSat Sep 5, 1998RemovalsThomas W. Schier
FACEOUTSun Oct 29, 2017Look onto the street, sayRoss Trudeau
HAPPYBDAYWed May 15, 2024"Best wishes for your once-a-year celebration!" (and a wish for solvers of this puzzle)MaryEllen Uthlaut
ISSUEDATESun Mar 30, 2014Info on a magazine coverPeter A. Collins
MEREDITHTue May 9, 2000New Hampshire town on a lakeElizabeth C. Gorski
MOVEDUPFri Dec 11, 1998AcceleratedJoe DiPietro
NATURALHAIRWed Jul 29, 1998AfroElizabeth C. Gorski
PAUPEREDThu Apr 2, 2015Brought to financial ruinJoe Krozel and Timothy Polin
PERCENTAGEERRORSat May 18, 2013Indicator of how accurate a numerical guess isMartin Ashwood-Smith
POULTRYFARMTue Nov 20, 2018Turkey's placeZhouqin Burnikel
PRINCESSPEACHTue Jun 1, 2021Mario's love interest in Super Mario gamesFinn Vigeland
RALPHWALDOWed Mar 13, 1996First two of an essayist and poetW. R. Williams
RAVISSun Jun 8, 1997Shankar and othersRichard Silvestri
REINDEERCALVESSun Jan 2, 2022CERISE + LAVENDER = certain baby animalsPaolo Pasco
REMASHSun Jan 16, 1994Pulverize the spuds some moreErnst Theimer
ROYALPALACEFri Dec 1, 2023Landmark in Madrid, Oslo or BrusselsJem Burch
RUSTPROOFSun Oct 21, 2001Like bronze or tinRobert H. Wolfe
SAMUELCHASEFri Aug 22, 2025Founding father who is the only Supreme Court justice to have ever been impeachedGia Bosko
SEATCOVERSTue Jan 2, 2007Upholstery protectorsSarah Keller
SHEPHERDSPIESun Nov 19, 2023Steers the dessert cart?Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
SPINTHEBOTTLEThu Jan 14, 2021Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circlesAimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
STANDISHWed Sep 5, 2007Miles from PlymouthRichard Silvestri
STOLGASun Sep 5, 2010Her feast day is Jul. 11Will Nediger
STOPORDERTue Apr 19, 2016"Buy" or "sell" directive at a specified priceDavid J. Kahn
TAKEONESCUEFROMFri Oct 12, 2012Follow, as a leaderMartin Ashwood-Smith
TILTHSun Apr 17, 1994Cultivated landR. M. Hopkins
UNSAFERFri Aug 22, 2008Condomless vis-à-vis protectedKevin G. Der
WATCHWHATYOUSAYWed Sep 14, 1994Lip readers do thisHarvey Estes
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