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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 50,482 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
ANDANSun Aug 7, 1994"It is a nipping _____ eager air": ShakespeareDean Niles
ASIANLONGHORNEDBEETLESun Jun 25, 2017Tree-damaging pest accidentally introduced to the U.S. in 1996Jacob Stulberg
BEATAHASTYRETREATSun Feb 24, 2013Back downJoe DiPietro
BLOWOVERMon May 14, 2012Pass without effect, as a stormJohn Dunn
BLOWSAPARTFri Nov 23, 2018ExplodesTemple Brown
BOOKOFMORMONMon Sep 8, 20142011 Tony-winning religious satire, with "The"Dan Schoenholz
BREACHESSun Apr 8, 2012Security crisesDaniel A. Finan
BRINGSUPTOSPEEDThu Nov 7, 2024Fills in with the latestJoe Deeney
CHANGEHANDSMon Dec 26, 2022Pass to a different owner, as a businessKurt Weller
COMPASSESSun Mar 29, 2009Circle makersElizabeth C. Gorski
CONJOBSWed Aug 14, 2013ScamsSarah Keller
DOINGASTRETCHWed Aug 5, 2015"I merely went to my yoga class, and now I'm ___!"Patrick Berry
DOUSERSun Aug 18, 2013Fire extinguisherElizabeth C. Gorski
DUMPEDONFri Jun 12, 2009Bad-mouthedPatrick Berry
FTENSThu Nov 24, 2005U.S. military planesMichael Shteyman
GETSATIPFri Apr 5, 2019Is rewarded for serviceRyan McCarty
HUTMENTSat Apr 23, 2005Group of rude dwellingsPatrick Berry
LIPRINGFri Jan 22, 2021Facial piercingDaniel Larsen
MAKEMERRYFri Jul 1, 1994Whoop it upMel Taub
MELDINGSat Apr 19, 2014Putting one's cards on the table, in a wayStu Ockman
METEORITESSun May 22, 1994They're seen after a showerRandolph Ross
MINDBENDINGTue Apr 14, 2020Like hallucinogenic drugsJoe Hansen
MONEGASQUEWed Jun 1, 1994MONACO: _____:: ...Bob Lubbers
MONEYBALLSun Nov 3, 2019Michael Lewis best seller with the subtitle "The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"Kristian House
NOWWEARESIXSun Apr 23, 1995A.A. Milne titleRandolph Ross
PEAKINGMon Apr 23, 2012Ruler in a vegetable garden?Michael David
PETBIRDSat Mar 10, 2018Iago vis-à-vis Jafar, in "Aladdin"Ryan McCarty
POETICFEETSun Jul 29, 2001Versifier's condition?Michael Ashley
REMOTEPOSSIBILITYSun Jun 15, 2008Memo about why to buy an air purifier?Jeremy Newton
RETUSESun Jun 19, 1994Rounded and notched, as a leafNancy Scandrett Ross
RINGBELLFORSERVICESun May 24, 1998Steeple musician's job?Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
SEAOFAZOVFri Mar 13, 2009It's shared by Russia and UkraineJoon Pahk
SHEREESTue May 2, 1995Actress North and othersSusan Smith
SRILANKANSat Feb 11, 2006Rupee earnerDavid Quarfoot
TRANSPLANTFri May 14, 1999Noted Barnard undertakingFrank Longo
UNDERLINGSFri Apr 18, 2003FlunkiesTyler Hinman
WETMOPSTue Jul 25, 2000Does a swab's jobPatrick Jordan
WHITSSat Mar 15, 2003Minuscule amountsAdam Cohen
WINDROWFri Jun 2, 1995Line of drying hayFrank A. Longo
WITHCAREThu Mar 23, 2000CautiouslyNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
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