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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 50,414 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
AMELIORANTSat Mar 2, 1996Breeze on a hot day, e.g.N. Joline
AUTOMOBILEMAKERWed Mar 16, 1994SaturnFred Piscop
BATTHIRDSun Jul 1, 2007Precede the cleanup spotNancy Salomon and Bill Zais
BETAAPPSTue Oct 19, 2021Downloads in the testing phaseRoss Trudeau
BIGTICKETSat Feb 22, 1997Very expensiveA. J. Santora
BLUEDANUBESat Dec 9, 2023Geographical inspiration for StraussDoug Peterson and Christina Iverson
CATALINAISLANDSat Dec 25, 2010Santa ___Stanley Newman
COACTSSun Jan 29, 2006Works togetherRich Norris
COWPASTUREThu Apr 3, 2008Place for grazingKevin G. Der
CRYINGINTHERAINThu Mar 17, 20051962 Everly Brothers hitDavid Pringle
DARKENEDSat May 20, 2017Became clouded overPaolo Pasco and David Steinberg
DEARIEMEFri Aug 4, 2006"Heavens to Betsy!"Manny Nosowsky
EATONSSun Apr 5, 2009___ Corrasable Bond (old typing paper)Charles Deber
EURASIANSFri Jan 5, 1996Continental hybridsR. Ross
FALLOUTFITSun Jan 6, 2008*Dress for the return of cool weatherLynn Lempel
IDAHOSTATESat Jun 16, 2018School in the Big Sky ConferenceSam Trabucco
INTERNETECONOMYFri Sep 25, 2015Google and Alibaba are parts of itJames Mulhern
LETSSTEPOUTSIDEWed Oct 9, 1996Fightin' wordsR. Hughes
LHASAAPSOSMon Nov 30, 2015Tibetan watchdogsIan Livengood
MANUALTRANSMISSIONThu May 16, 2013Clutch performer?Brendan Emmett Quigley and Elizabeth Donovan
MINIMARTSTue May 2, 2023Gas station conveniencesAimee Lucido
NEPOBABYSat Sep 30, 2023Modern coinage for someone turned successful through their celebrity parentsAhmed Bayoumi
OFFDAYSThu Apr 1, 1999Times when you're not at your peakKelly Clark
PENALTYDECLINEDSat Jul 3, 2010Opposing team's turndownJoe Krozel
PHRYGIAWed Feb 17, 2016Realm of King MidasKyle Mahowald
RUNPASTSat Apr 6, 2024Present for the approval ofByron Walden
SCHULSun Apr 10, 1994Synagogue, in Yiddish: Var.Trip Payne
SERVEUPThu May 28, 2009Produce and presentGary Cee
SMASHHITSMon Nov 14, 2005Chart toppersMarjorie Berg
SUBARUFORESTERMon Jul 14, 2014Japanese compact S.U.V.MaryEllen Uthlaut
SUBWAYFAREWed Sep 16, 2015"The food court offers much more than just your typical ___"Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland
SUNFLOWERSThu May 5, 2022Classic van Gogh subjectAdam Wagner
THESEVENSat Jun 15, 1996"Men of honest report," in ActsR. Ross
TILTUESDAYMon Sep 1, 1997"Voices Carry" pop groupGregory E. Paul
TINKLESThu Feb 25, 2010Bell soundsHolden Baker
TSQUARESFri Apr 24, 2009Drafting aidsBarry C. Silk
TVDETECTIVEMon Aug 16, 2010What each of the characters named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across isAndrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt
VOYAGERTue Nov 8, 2011First spacecraft to reach Uranus and NeptuneScott Atkinson
WENTTOSEAFri Jan 15, 2010Set sailJoe DiPietro
WORMEATENSun Feb 7, 2010RattyPatrick Berry
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