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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 50,732 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
ABOUTLASTNIGHTWed Mar 23, 2016*Romantic comedy featuring two members of the Brat PackAlex Boisvert and Jeff Chen
ADEEMSSat Sep 2, 2006Revokes, as a legacy, at lawMel Rosen
ANISEOILSun Nov 26, 2017Licorice-flavored extractJeff Chen
ATHLETICTRAINERTue Jan 3, 2017Fitness proMichael Shteyman
BECHETSat Jun 15, 2013Saxophone great SidneyNed White
BUNGLERMon Mar 6, 2023One prone to mistakesLynn Lempel
CRISISINDARFURSun Jun 29, 2014Major African humanitarian concern of the 2000sByron Walden
DATINGSCENEThu Aug 21, 2003Singles' worldPatrick Merrell
ECYCLEDSat Mar 15, 2025Was eco-conscious with tech waste, in modern parlanceRyan McCarty
ELIHUSThu May 2, 1996Root and YaleD. J. Kahn
FRATTYMon Mar 1, 2021Like some college brosMichael Lieberman
GHOSTSHIPWed Oct 7, 2020Vessel found drifting without a crewRoss Trudeau
HENNINGFri Jun 17, 2011"World of Magic" Emmy nomineePaula Gamache
HOECAKESThu May 12, 1994Cornmeal concoctionsA.J. Santora
ISLANDHOPMon May 20, 2024Travel from Kauai to Maui to Oahu, sayJack Scherban
ITSTOODEEPFORMEFri Sep 15, 2006Comment when something is over your headHarvey Estes
JOHNWATSONFri Nov 8, 1996Sherlock Holmes's chroniclerM. Gaffney
LATEXCATSUITSun Jan 27, 2013Dominatrix's wearJeff Chen
LEBEAUFSun Aug 5, 2001Sabrina of "The Cosby Show"Peter Gordon
LEGGINGWed Jan 30, 2008Ankle-to-waist wearPeter A. Collins
METROLOGYWed Nov 16, 2022Science of measurement ... NOT the study of urban areasJohn Hawksley
MILITANTSTue Jul 2, 2002Black Panthers, e.g.John R. Conrad
NAVELGAZESFri Jan 27, 2017Is way too introspectiveJohn Guzzetta
PANCAKEDAYSat Mar 8, 2008Mardi Gras, in the U.K.Brad Wilber
RAWUMBERSun Sep 24, 2006Bygone Crayola colorMark Diehl and Kevin McCann
RESENTFULTue Jun 4, 2013Like Cain, toward AbelKristian House
RICTALWed Dec 27, 1995Gaping, as the mouthDavid J. Kahn
RUNAWAYBRIDEWed Jun 12, 20191999 Garry Marshall comedyNancy Stark and Will Nediger
SANDALTANSSun Nov 26, 2023Reasons to wear socks post-vacationAdam Wagner and Michael Lieberman
SHOOTSATFri Aug 10, 2001Tries to hitManny Nosowsky
SLATESHINGLESSun Jul 29, 2001Roofer's condition?Michael Ashley
SLIDEONSun Feb 27, 2011Use for skatingPeter A. Collins
SOFTWORDSSun Jun 18, 1995"There, there," e.g.Rich Norris
SOLACINGThu Jul 18, 1996ComfortingW. R. Williams
STANDEESMon Jun 28, 1999Bus passengers without seatsEd Early
STICKUPMENMon Sep 22, 2014Bank heist groupIan Livengood
SWEATHOGSThu May 14, 1998Kotter's crew, in 70's TVFrank Longo
THURGOODMon May 17, 2004With 56-Across, lawyer who argued in 19- and 49-AcrossEthan Cooper
TIESCORESSun Dec 8, 1996One-one and two-twoA. J. Santora
UMYEAHTue Oct 22, 2024"Well, duh!"Barbara Lin
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