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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 50,478 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
ADAPTATIONSat Jan 31, 2009Evolutionary processKen Bessette
ADIAMONDISFOREVERThu Nov 12, 2009Classic marketing taglineBrendan Emmett Quigley
ASGODFri Apr 19, 1996"___is my witness..."A. Micci
ASHEEPSun Nov 10, 2002Answer to the folk riddle "Over the hills, over the hills / Goes a fur coat"Cathy Millhauser
ASIGHTFORSOREEYESSun Apr 7, 2024You love to see itTracy Gray
BAILIWICKSSun Aug 2, 2009Areas of expertisePatrick Berry
BEAUTYICONSun Dec 29, 2019Marilyn Monroe or BeyoncéAndrew Chaikin
BEERBELLIESWed Dec 13, 2000They show gutsElizabeth C. Gorski
BEYONDONESGRASPWed Sep 1, 2021Difficult to understandSean Yamada-Hunter
BOOKYOURSEATNOWTue Nov 30, 2004With 48-Across, practical advice for attending the lectureJoan Yanofsky
BOYSLIFESun Jan 21, 2018Scout's magazineVictor Barocas and Andy Kravis
BUTGOODSun Aug 5, 2018In spadesAlison Ohringer and Erik Agard
CHESSBOXERSat May 31, 2025Participant in a hybrid sport that requires both brains and brawnAdam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz
CIRCUITRIDERSun Apr 24, 1994Itinerant ministerLouis Sabin
CRESCENTSSat Nov 20, 2021Symbols on the flags of Algeria and AzerbaijanMary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
DESERTRATThu Jan 4, 2024Rodent in an arid environmentChase Dittrich and Christina Iverson
DIVORCEDSun Feb 20, 2022SplitVictor Barocas
EVECURIEFri Sep 20, 2019Journalist whose mother, father, sister and husband all won Nobel PrizesLuke Vaughn
GOLDNUGGETSTue Sep 23, 2014Valuable finds suggested by the circled lettersGerry Wildenberg
GOLFCLAPMon Feb 8, 2016Gesture of sarcastic supportPaolo Pasco
HELPMENUSSun Dec 28, 2014Some computer aidsJoe Krozel
HIGHDAYMon Mar 12, 2007Religious timeKevin Der
HONEYBUNSFri Jan 21, 2000Tootsy-wootsiesJohn Wolting
HOODWINKMon Mar 26, 2012SnookerRay Fontenot
ICECAVESFri Mar 27, 2009Some permafrost featuresPaula Gamache
ILOVEYOUBECAUSEThu Apr 2, 19981963 Al Martino hitAlex K. Justin
ITSELECTRICTue Feb 27, 2007Title for this puzzleAllan E. Parrish
KNOWINGTHESCORESun Oct 13, 2024Title for a tutorial on musical composition?Gary Larson and Doug Peterson
NEGOTIATESSat Feb 28, 2009Manages to get throughFrank Longo
OHLORDYFri Dec 27, 2019"Heavens!"Sam Trabucco
OPTICALFIBERMon Oct 15, 2018Cable material that transmits data using lightAmanda Chung and Karl Ni
OSIEREDThu May 1, 1997Made of certain twigsMartin Schneider
SANDOVALSat Dec 3, 2016Pablo ___, 2012 World Series M.V.P. nicknamed "The 44-Down"Jason Flinn
SECULARSSun Aug 8, 2004LaypersonsBill Zais
TIEINSALEFri Jul 26, 2002Two-for-one deal, sayManny Nosowsky
TOLLERSat Dec 9, 2006Quasimodo, notablyRobert H. Wolfe
TZARSTue Feb 3, 1998Russian autocrats: Var.Nancy Salomon
USERRESEARCHThu Jan 30, 2025Focus of a product development testJoe Marquez
VAGUEIDEASat Jun 18, 2022InklingBrooke Husic
XANTHOUSSat Jan 15, 2000YellowishMatt Gaffney
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