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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 50,260 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
ASTONMARTINSat Aug 2, 2008Ride for 007Karen M. Tracey
BRANDEISFri Feb 11, 2005University in MassachusettsManny Nosowsky
BRUCEDERNSun Jun 19, 1994LAURA'SNancy Scandrett Ross
CERSat Feb 23, 2013Battle of ___ (first Allied victory of W.W. I)Todd Gross
COMMERCIALSat Jul 20, 2002Show stopper?Dana Motley
DARIASSun Jul 26, 2009Onetime MTV animated title character and othersKevin G. Der
DJBOOTHSat Oct 27, 2012Spinner's spotJoon Pahk
ENDUPINLASTMon Jul 28, 2008With 73-Across, be beaten by the rest of the fieldRoger Baiocchi
FOREGOESMon Aug 25, 2003PrecedesCraig Kasper
FORGIVEMEFATHERFri Oct 28, 2011Part of many confessionsTim Croce
FREELABORSun May 15, 20051850's Republican rallying cryPatrick Berry
GOODNATUREDSun Apr 19, 2015FriendlyDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
GUARDEDOPTIMISMSun Jul 4, 2021Upbeat sentry's emotion?Howard Barkin
HALLMARKHOLIDAYFri Dec 15, 2023Term for an overly commercialized celebrationAlex Tomlinson
HIHONMon Feb 21, 2022Spousal greetingNatalie Murphy
IMPERIALMEASUREFri Nov 14, 1997Bushel or inch, e.g.Martin Ashwood-Smith
INASPIRALSat Jan 5, 2019Spinning out of controlAndrew Zhou
LEAFEATINGSat Sep 2, 2006FolivorousMel Rosen
LEAVESTIMESat Feb 19, 2011Allows an adequate periodTim Croce
LETSSTARTSat Jul 23, 2005"Off we go"Joe DiPietro
LOSEONESTEMPERThu Mar 2, 2023Boil overMalaika Handa
OLDASTIMESun Nov 24, 2024AncientAlex Eaton-Salners
PASTERNAKSat Nov 19, 19941958 Literature NobelistBrett Blaylock
PASTMASTERSFri Oct 17, 2008People of much experiencePatrick Berry
PEDLARSun Mar 5, 1995HawkerA.J. Santora
PERMITTEESun Aug 3, 2003Tavern owner, e.g.Jim Page
RIGHTHANDMANSat Jul 20, 2013Friday, e.g.Tim Croce
RINGAROUNDAROSYFri Jul 15, 2011Game that kids fall forMartin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel
RUSTICSSat Oct 30, 2004Country folkByron Walden
SEXYELFTue Jan 4, 2022Risqué costume for a holiday partyDavid Bukszpan
SQUIDINKSat Jul 13, 2013Main means of defense?Byron Walden
THECHRONICFri Jul 10, 2020Debut album for Dr. DreJohn Lieb
THEHUMANTORNADOSun Apr 16, 20171976 blaxploitation film that was a sequel to "Dolemite"Timothy Polin
TOKENREMINDERWed Jan 3, 2007Souvenir, sayKim Seidl
TWINSONSFri Aug 26, 2011Romulus and Remus, to Rhea SilviaBrendan Emmett Quigley
WEIGHSCALESMon Mar 1, 2010They measure the tonnage of trucksBrendan Emmett Quigley
WENTUNDERFri Oct 5, 2001FoldedElizabeth C. Gorski
WHISTLESTOPTOURTue Jun 20, 2023Political campaign made up of a series of short appearancesAimee Lucido
WORLDMAPSTue Dec 29, 2020Some classroom wall hangingsMatthew Trout
XBOXLIVESat May 21, 2011Online multiplayer gaming serviceBarry C. Silk
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