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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 50,897 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
ASTORBARSat Aug 29, 1998Where Mimmsie Starr got pinched, in a Cole Porter lyricJim Page
BANANASFOSTERFri Nov 27, 2020Fruity dessert with a rum-flavored sauceRobyn Weintraub
BASSCLEFSSat Apr 29, 2000Some staff openingsPatrick D. Berry
BREADNUTThu Jan 9, 2003Mexican tree with large, edible seedsDavid J. Kahn
BUFFETMENUMon Oct 17, 2022Bill of fare at a smorgasbordCaryn L. Robbins
BYNOMEANSFri Dec 5, 2008Not at allJoe Krozel
CAREERISTWed Sep 16, 2015Ladder climberJoel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland
DININGSETMon Feb 7, 2022Matching table and chairs in a kitchenRebecca Goldstein
DONTWALKMon Aug 20, 2007Pedestrian's intersection warningLynn Lempel
EDITORIALWEFri Dec 2, 2022First person plural?Scott Earl
EVERGLADESun Oct 5, 1997Swampy tractDerrick Niederman
FATTEDCALFSun Feb 17, 2008*Symbol of rejoicing for someone's long-awaited returnHenry Hook
FERNWOODSun Feb 11, 2007Mary Hartman's TV hometownMark Feldman
GEORGETENETMon Jul 27, 2015*C.I.A.'s second-longest-serving directorD. Scott Nichols and Zhouqin Burnikel
HARDYBOYSSERIESMon Aug 17, 2015Mysteries starting with "The Tower Treasure" and "The House on the Cliff"Andrea Carla Michaels
HAZMATSUITFri Mar 7, 2014Requirement for special handling?Matt Ginsberg
HOMILIESFri Jul 8, 2005Mass communication?Eric Berlin
IDEALITIESSat Jul 27, 1996Traits that rate 10'sF. Longo
KINGTUTEXHIBITMon Jan 17, 2011Traveling show of the 1970s and 2000s that originated in CairoElizabeth C. Gorski
LEONIDASFri Apr 30, 1999Defender of ThermopylaePat M. Hugel
LOUISIISat May 17, 2008Holy Roman Emperor, 855-75Mike Nothnagel
MACLESThu Jun 6, 1996Sparkly mineralsA. J. Santora
MAGGIESMITHThu Jul 10, 1997Best Actress of 1969Matt Gaffney
MINDGAMEFri Oct 15, 2021Psychological trickAshton Anderson
MOSCOWIDAHOWed Jan 7, 2009Hometown to college football's VandalsWilliam Frank Macreery
NEIGHBORSTue Sep 27, 2022Fencing partners?Peter Koetters
NOOVENUSEWed Feb 13, 2019Safety warning for some kitchenwareRoss Trudeau
ORNITHOLOGISTSun Apr 25, 20043-Down, for oneElizabeth C. Gorski
OWLETMOTHWed Sep 30, 2015Flying nocturnal insectFreddie Cheng
PANHELLENICFri May 22, 2009Of fraternities and sororities collectivelyManny Nosowsky
PEPPERMINTTWISTMon Jul 9, 2018Wrist exercise at a candy factory?John Lampkin
PRESSGANGWed Jul 6, 2005Group forcing men into military serviceRaymond Hamel
ROSEMILKWed Sep 4, 2024Floral bubble tea flavoringKareem Ayas
SERVICELINESun Oct 24, 2021"I'll be your waiter tonight," e.g.?Katie Hale
SPYSHIPFri Apr 5, 2024Lurker in international watersRebecca Goldstein
STARGELLThu Feb 1, 1996Former Pirate slugger WillieL. Sidway
TIMTAMSun Jul 6, 2025Popular chocolate biscuit from Down UnderZhou Zhang and Kevin Curry
VAUGHANSat Nov 26, 20051982 Grammy-winning singer for "Gershwin Live!"Rich Norris
VEALERSun Dec 16, 2018Calf raised for its meatSam Ezersky
WITHERINGLYMon May 18, 2015"You forgot to water the plants," Tom said ___Gene Newman
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