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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 50,404 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
AMICESFri Oct 15, 1999Priestly vestmentsMark Diehl
APOSTLESCREEDSun Aug 17, 1997Long-winded oration of Andrew, e.g.?Cathy Millhauser
BENDANEARMon Apr 24, 2000Go on and on with someonePeter Gordon
BLOODTIESSun Oct 31, 20101986 Brad Davis filmElizabeth C. Gorski
CHEWONSun Jul 16, 2017Mull overAndrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller
COGSCITue Aug 26, 2025Study of the mind, for shortKevin Curry
COMESACROSSSun Nov 24, 2024FindsAlex Eaton-Salners
DANGLERMon Aug 7, 2006Tassel on a cap, e.g.Lynn Lempel
DOWEFri Jun 11, 1999"When ___ eat?"Jim Page
EGALSFri Feb 13, 1998French peersJim Page
ENDLESSLOVEThu Mar 19, 19981981 Ross/Richie #1 hitManny Nosowsky
EVERLYBROTHERSTue Feb 27, 2018"All I Have to Do Is Dream" singersRoss Trudeau
FACEMESat Oct 14, 2023"Turn around so I can see you"Byron Walden
FILMCRITICSun Jun 27, 2010IrateMichael J. Doran
FOREWARNEDTue Jun 22, 2021Tipped offMatt Frederick
GIFTEDKIDSSat Jun 30, 2007Small wondersByron Walden
GOTANGRYSat Dec 20, 2003Flew off the handleMyles Callum
HOOVERDAMTue Feb 19, 2013Construction on the Colorado RiverBarry Franklin and Sara Kaplan
INMEMSat Dec 17, 2005Gravestone abbr.Patrick Berry
INSULATIONTue Jun 5, 2001Attic covering, maybePeter Gordon
MILKMAIDFri Jul 3, 2009Girl with considerable pull?Kevin G. Der
NEURALNETSSat Jul 16, 2022Deep-learning techKameron Austin Collins
NGUYENSun Jun 19, 2016Most common family name in VietnamDavid Woolf
ORACHESat Jan 2, 2010Spinachlike potherbRobert H. Wolfe
OVERTOYOUFri Sep 20, 2019Comment like "And now here's Pam with sports. Pam?"Luke Vaughn
POSITRONSSat Jan 31, 2004PET scan particlesByron Walden
QUEENBEEMon Sep 13, 1999She has lots of workersFran and Lou Sabin
RAJABSun Jun 19, 1994Seventh Muslim monthNancy Scandrett Ross
RUSSIANTWISTTue Sep 2, 2025Core-strengthening exerciseRena Cohen
SLOWDOWNUPAHEADThu Feb 17, 2005What "Pay Toll 1 Mile" impliesPatrick Merrell
SNUFFLEUPAGUSSat Apr 6, 2019Woolly "Sesame Street" character whose first name is AloysiusNed White
SPICATEThu Aug 1, 2002Like ears of grainWilliam I. Johnston
STINGOPERATIONWed Oct 7, 2015Medical procedure for the singer of "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"?Julian Lim
SWINEFLUThu Dec 8, 2022Pandemic cause of 2009Grant Thackray
TAKENFORARIDEMon Mar 13, 2023BamboozledSam Koperwas and Jeff Chen
TRICKQUESTIONTue Mar 16, 2010"How many months have 28 days?," e.g.Paula Gamache
UNRELATEDWed Jun 8, 2005Like bush pigs and guinea pigsRichard Chisholm
VATECHSat Oct 24, 2020The Hokies of the A.C.C., for shortByron Walden
WALNUTSHELLSFri Oct 19, 2012They're wrinkled and crackedPatrick Berry
WASABIMAYOFri Mar 28, 2025Poke bowl condimentZhouqin Burnikel
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