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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 50,639 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
AFINEMESSSun Jul 2, 19951986 Blake Edwards film spoofAlex K. Justin
ALLMETALSat Jan 2, 2010Without any wood or plastic, sayRobert H. Wolfe
ANNEWITHANESun Feb 20, 2022Netflix series set at Green GablesVictor Barocas
AUTODRIVESat Oct 24, 2020Car feature with hands-free steeringByron Walden
BALDIEMon Jun 24, 2019Person with a chrome domeRoss Trudeau
BORDERERSun Oct 31, 2004NeighborPatrick Merrell
CIRCUITTue Oct 1, 2024Lecture tourKevin Curry and Jeff Chen
COWMENSun Nov 13, 2016RanchersJoel Fagliano
CUDDLEUPTue Mar 3, 2015Get cozy togetherKristian House
DAYCAMPSun Jul 22, 2012Kids' summer activity centerBrendan Emmett Quigley
ECHOSOUNDERSat Dec 18, 2010Aid in deep divingBrad Wilber
ENGINEMOUNTSSun Aug 21, 2011Attachment points under the hoodAlan Arbesfeld
EZERWEIZMANFri Aug 22, 2014Mideast president who wrote "The Battle for Peace," 1981Sam Ezersky
FLAGMANMon May 5, 2014Traffic signaler near highway constructionLynn Lempel
FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIPSun Dec 4, 200514A + 6AEric Berlin and Craig Kasper
HALFMARATHONMon Nov 23, 2015Race just over 13 miles longParker Lewis
INDIEBANDSat Dec 4, 2021They don't have a major-label contractNam Jin Yoon
ITSUSMon Sep 5, 2016Couple's answer to "Who's there?"Tracy Gray
JONESINGFri Nov 21, 2014Having a big itchKevin Christian
LUGNUTSMon Sep 22, 2008Tire irons loosen themPeter A. Collins
MANIPULATESun Jul 30, 1995UUUUCharles M. Deber
MONOMANIASun Oct 14, 2018Obsession with a single subjectRoss Trudeau
OHFOOTue Aug 25, 2015Granny's "Darn it!"John E. Bennett
PATINAESun Jul 30, 2000CoatingsRandolph Ross
PETEROUSEThu Apr 9, 2015White House chief of staff after Rahm EmanuelJacob Stulberg
PICCALILLISat Jan 6, 2007RelishRobert H. Wolfe
PIDDLETue Jul 6, 1999Fritter (away)Arthur P. Stoliar
POWERBARThu Feb 29, 2024Energizing snackEsha Datta
PRETTIESTMon Dec 21, 2009Causing the most wolf whistles, perhapsSarah Keller
RAGEQUITSTue Jul 19, 2022Angrily stops playing a game, in modern parlanceAndy Kravis
SIXSTORYThu Jan 19, 2012Like the maximum-height New York City apartment building that's not required to have a fire evacuation planDerek Bowman and Sarah Keller
SPARSITYSun Feb 8, 2015Short supplyJeremy Newton
SPEAKSINGSun Sep 14, 2025Vocally combine talking and crooningDaniel Grinberg
SUBWAYFAREWed Sep 16, 2015"The food court offers much more than just your typical ___"Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland
TENACESFri Oct 26, 2012Some bridge holdingsPeter A. Collins
THEGRANDOLEOPRYThu Sep 17, 2020Major Nashville landmarkSimeon Seigel
THEPAPERCHASETue Jan 15, 20131973 film for which John Houseman was named Best Supporting ActorPeter A. Collins
TIDERIPFri Feb 13, 1998Current phenomenonJim Page
UNODOSTRESFri Dec 22, 2023Spanish countBrooke Husic and Brendan Emmett Quigley
WASASHOEINSun Feb 23, 1997Had one's foot in the door?Nancy Nicholson Joline
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