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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 50,361 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
AFFECTIONThu May 8, 2008See 3-DownHarvey Estes
ASAHARASun Apr 7, 1996Japanese cult leader ShokoC. Millhauser
ASTATESun Jan 21, 1996In___(het up)R. Wolfe
BEACHHUTSat Jul 3, 2021CabanaKameron Austin Collins
BLOCKPARTYFri May 13, 2005Reason to close off a city streetRobert H. Wolfe
CALENDARYEARMon Feb 3, 2014January 1 to December 31Sean Dobbin
CONDONERSSun Dec 16, 2001Turners of blind eyesFred Piscop
CUBICFOOTTue Oct 1, 2024Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …")Kevin Curry and Jeff Chen
DONTARGUEWITHMESat Nov 4, 2017"Because I said so!"Michael Shteyman
DUTYCALLSWed Dec 20, 2006"O.K., back to work"Nancy Salomon
EDSELFORDSun Oct 31, 1999Eponym of an old autoFrank A. Longo
FELLDOWNONTHEJOBSun Apr 9, 1995As a day-care worker the klutz ____...Cathy Millhauser
FLIPPANTThu Nov 12, 2015CheekyDavid Kwong
FORESIGHTFri Oct 15, 2021Important leadership skillAshton Anderson
HIPBOOTSThu Jan 4, 1996WadersF. & L. Sabin
HOTLUNCHMon Apr 15, 2013It's served steaming in a school cafeteriaGayle Dean
HOTTUNAThu Jul 27, 2017Blues-rock group that grew out of Jefferson AirplaneJeffrey Wechsler
ITGETSBETTERThu Nov 21, 2013[ ]Jules P. Markey
ITSGREEKSun Mar 7, 1999Declaration before "to me"Randolph Ross
LEGROPEThu Feb 9, 2017Surfer's tetherRoss Trudeau
LIPSMACKINGTue Aug 24, 1999DelectableElizabeth C. Gorski
MADRONAFri Oct 1, 2021Pacific evergreen with orange-red barkJim Horne and Jeff Chen
MARTINMARIETTASun Feb 25, 2007Company that merged with Lockheed in 1995 (2001, 2003)David J. Kahn
NBAALLSTARGAMESSat Nov 19, 2016Where East meets West?Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
NEEDIESTThu Jan 30, 2003PoorestAlan Arbesfeld
NODDYWed Jul 31, 2002SimpletonJerry E. Rosman
PAINTPOTSun Aug 23, 2015Acrylic containerJoel Fagliano
PITCHEROFWATERSun Apr 14, 2002Order for a thirsty groupDavid J. Kahn
RATTIESTSun Nov 8, 2009Most dilapidatedRobert W. Harris
RECORDHIGHSTue Apr 22, 2003Hundreds in New York, perhapsNancy Kavanaugh
RUSSIANDOLLWed Jul 5, 2023КуклаJoe Deeney
SAMPLERSSun Nov 19, 2000Old home decorationsCathy Millhauser
SENDAISun Nov 18, 2012Honshu city devastated by the 2011 tsunamiTimothy Polin
TERRACEDSun Sep 11, 2005Like Mayan pyramidsPatrick Berry
TIGERMOTHERSat Apr 25, 2020Parenting term popularized by Amy Chua in a 2011 nonfiction best sellerAndrew J. Ries
TWINKILLINGSun Dec 15, 2019Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circlesChristina Iverson and Jeff Chen
WEREFRESHOUTSat Dec 28, 2024"Sorry, that's the last one"Sam Berriman
WHISKEYRINGFri Oct 11, 20191870s tax evasion scandalAndy Kravis
WHITEZINFANDELSFri Jun 21, 2002Some blushesBob Peoples
YEAHIMFINEFri Nov 9, 2007Hoped-for reply to 1-AcrossHenry Hook
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