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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 50,558 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
ADBLOCKThu Aug 30, 2018Popular browser extension ... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzleGrant Thackray
ANALECTICSun Apr 18, 1999Comprised of selected passagesFrank Longo
ANSWERMETHISFri Dec 6, 2019"Here's one for you, smarty-pants"Andrew J. Ries
ARTSCENESSat Apr 8, 2023Cultural draws for New York and Los AngelesSid Sivakumar
BODYCASTSat Nov 6, 2010Wear after a serious spillBrad Wilber
CHICANERYTue Feb 4, 2020Deceitful doingsQueena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners
CLUTCHPERFORMANCESSun Mar 18, 2012Late ralliesMike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
CONVERSATIONWed Oct 18, 2000End of the definitionThomas W. Schier
CORNPITSat Mar 30, 2024Play area at a harvest festivalBlake Slonecker
EDZWICKTue Jun 14, 2016"Legends of the Fall" director, informallyTracy Gray
GOODSPORTWed Oct 17, 2001Unselfish participant, or a mercantile harborGreg Staples
HARLEQUINMon Jul 28, 1997ClownPatrick Jordan
HASASMOKESun Mar 22, 2015Lights upJeremy Newton
HITSFORSun Jun 26, 2016Takes the place of, in battingPriscilla Clark and Jeff Chen
ICKFACTORSThu Apr 27, 2023Traits that trigger repulsionMichael Schlossberg
IONBEAMFri Mar 27, 2015Ray gun rayDavid Kwong
KEYBOARDWARRIORFri Apr 4, 2025One getting in online debates, colloquiallyKaren Steinberg
LATINATESun Mar 16, 2008Like traditional Catholic MassesElizabeth C. Gorski
LECHERYSun Aug 24, 2014"Lolita" subjectPatrick Berry
LEGALACTIONTue Nov 27, 2012LawsuitPeter A. Collins
LINTELSSat Jun 17, 2006High beams?Robert H. Wolfe
MACGYVEREDThu Jan 29, 2026Like a listening device made out of a paper clip, a plastic straw and seven Lego blocksKit Sheffield
MODERNWARFARESun Jun 30, 2013West Point subjectAlex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen
NOLENSVOLENSFri Nov 26, 1993Willy-nillyNancy A. Corbett
OLIVIAPOPESat Nov 14, 2015Heroine of ABC's "Scandal"Kameron Austin Collins
ONCEINLOVEWITHAMYSun Oct 29, 1995Joey Buttafuoco's favorite songMaura B. Jacobson
PACSUNWed Sep 24, 2025Clothing chain that began as a surf shopPeter A. Collins
PRESPLITSun Jul 18, 2010Like some English muffinsRobert W. Harris
PULLSAGUNThu Sep 25, 2008DrawsVictor Fleming
REGULARCUSTOMERFri Apr 2, 2010One who keeps giving you the business?Alan Olschwang
SEIZEUPONFri Apr 6, 2012Use advantageously, as an ideaMike Nothnagel
SEMIRURALSat Dec 8, 2001Slightly built-upRich Norris
SENDANSOSSat Oct 25, 1997Request helpJohn Scott Marrone
SKYMAPSFri Jun 11, 2004Sheets with starsSherry O. Blackard
STEERINGCOLUMNSWed Dec 20, 2023Where turn signals are foundBrad Wiegmann
STUBBEDTOESFri Dec 19, 2025They may recently have been in a jamHemant Mehta
THELASTMETROSat Apr 25, 20091980 Truffaut film that won 10 César awardsBrad Wilber
TRIGGERMANThu Jun 23, 2005Armed gang memberCourtenay Crocker III
WARDRAMAWed Nov 23, 2022"Patton" or "Platoon"Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock
WEASLEYSun Dec 31, 2023Potter's pal at HogwartsMatt Linzer and Rafael Musa
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