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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 50,505 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
ADULTMALESSat Jul 27, 2019MenByron Walden
BAMBAMThu Sep 3, 2020Former pro wrestling star ___ BigelowSid Sivakumar
BANKINWed Jul 20, 2011Shoot off the backboard successfullyPeter A. Collins
BLADEIIWed Jan 30, 20132002 sequel starring Wesley SnipesWill Nediger
CAMPINGFri Jul 11, 2008Activity in which stakes may be laidBarry C. Silk
CHOKINGUPFri Aug 1, 2008Having trouble delivering the eulogy, sayPatrick Berry
CLINIQUEFri Sep 17, 2010Company that gets a lot of its money from foundations?Jonah Kagan, Brown University '13
COLORBLINDNESSSun Dec 10, 2000Fairness in hiring, sayRich Norris
DEDUCEDSun Oct 17, 2010GatheredPatrick Blindauer
DOASOLIDSat Sep 9, 2023Help out, informallyRobert S. Gard
DOGGIEBAGTue Apr 15, 2014Holder of tomorrow's lunch, maybeGary Cee
ERRORCODEFri Mar 6, 2020404 Not Found, e.g.Caitlin Reid
EXDASat Oct 7, 2017Rudy Giuliani or Chris Christie, for shortByron Walden
FERRELLSat Apr 21, 2018"Zoolander" co-star, 2001Daniel Nierenberg
FRENCHANTILLESWed Dec 13, 2017Island group near DominicaBenjamin Kramer
GREENSPANSun Mar 16, 2003Noted chairmanElizabeth C. Gorski
HADAGOATITSun Jan 7, 2018Tried somethingDavid Steinberg
HEADSPACEWed Jan 1, 2020State of mindChristina Iverson and Jeff Chen
HIGHDEFINITIONTue Feb 20, 2018adj. under the influence of a drugJoel Fagliano
INFOBOXSat Jul 12, 2025Fixed-format summary of an article, as on WikipediaKatie Hoody
ITTAKESTIMEFri Dec 6, 2024"These things don't happen overnight"Robyn Weintraub
JOINTVENTURESun Apr 5, 2009Founding of a hip replacement clinic?Charles Deber
JOLIEPITTSat Dec 12, 2015Angelina of HollywoodByron Walden
KERPLUNKSSun Oct 4, 2015Sounds of fall?Jeremy Newton
MEDIAPERSONSun Apr 30, 2000Article on a baby that's snatched up by a news anchor?Cathy Millhauser
MIMESISSun Nov 24, 2019Representation of the real world in literature and artFrank Longo
NEWTONSCRADLEThu Jul 11, 2013Gizmo often with five balls that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energyHenry Hook
NOONIONThu Nov 11, 2010*Specification in a burger order, maybe [270 degrees]Andrew Zhou
PIRELLIWed Nov 23, 2022Italian tire companyErica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock
PIZZAROLLSFri Nov 25, 2022Cheesy snack pocketsSimon Marotte
PLATTEDSun Nov 8, 2009Like surveyors' chartsRobert W. Harris
POLYMERMon Aug 11, 1997Nylon, for oneDaniel Halfen
RAISINGUPThu Dec 16, 2021Giving a boostTrenton Charlson
RUMENSat Mar 3, 2007Cow's first stomachKaren M. Tracey
SELLSOUTSat Jul 3, 2010Fills all the seats forJoe Krozel
SHEATHEDSat Jun 3, 2006Like some swordsBrendan Emmett Quigley
TORTUGAWed Jul 9, 2014Island setting for "Pirates of the Caribbean"Bruce Haight
UPSTAIRSat Jul 25, 1998Like some private-home apartmentsRobert H. Wolfe
VEGGESOUTSun Apr 17, 2022ChillsEmet Ozar
WEAREDEVOThu Feb 24, 2011End of a 1978 new-wave album titleGary Cee
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