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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 50,791 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
AFISHCALLEDWANDASun Apr 1, 20181988 crime comedy rated 93% positive on Rotten TomatoesSam Ezersky
ATONALLYWed Oct 4, 2000In an unharmonious wayAdam Cohen
AZALEATREESat Aug 20, 2016Colorful ornamental with a trunkMark Diehl
BOUNDTOFri Dec 5, 2008Almost certainly gonnaJoe Krozel
BROWNBELTSun Jul 6, 2014High level in karateDaniel C. Bryant
CABLESITCOMSSun Jan 15, 2012Shows that can be racier than their network counterpartsFinn Vigeland
CARCOATSat Dec 7, 2019Old-fashioned attire for a motoristKevin G. Der and Erik Agard
CONCORDSSat Jan 29, 2000TreatiesRich Norris
DELIORDERWed Jun 13, 2007What the ends of 17-, 30-, and 49-Across spellCurtis Yee
DISHWATERSat Feb 10, 1996Epitome of dullnessJohn R. Conrad
DRCARTERSat May 13, 2006Noah Wyle's "ER" roleBrendan Emmett Quigley
DRINKINGAGEWed Feb 16, 201121Michael Barnhart
DUMBSDOWNWed Oct 21, 2009Oversimplifies, as educational standardsPeter A. Collins
FAXMACHINEMon Jun 11, 2001Today's telexGregory E. Paul
FIRSTSHIFTTue May 11, 2021*Nine to five, at a factoryKevin Patterson
GLOWEDThu Jul 1, 2010Was radiantClive Probert
GOESBIGThu Sep 18, 2025Shoots for the starsAdam Wagner
HAPPYPILLFri Aug 11, 2006UpperPatrick Merrell
HARDLIFEMon Jul 13, 2009What a serf ledC. W. Stewart
HOMINYTue Jul 23, 2013Grits, essentiallyJean O'Conor
INGLORIOUSWed Jul 6, 2016Causing shameDavid Woolf
JIMMYFALLONSat Aug 31, 2013TV host who won a Best Comedy Album GrammyJosh Knapp
JKSIMMONSSun Sep 1, 2024Oscar-winning actor in Farmers Insurance adsChandi Deitmer and Matthew Stock
KNICKKNACKSWed Feb 19, 2020TchotchkesAlex Eaton-Salners
LAWFIRMWed Sep 2, 2015Place where people practiceKevin Christian and Bradley Wilber
MAKESFORSun Jun 14, 1998Heads towardManny Nosowsky
MOMONEYSun Aug 2, 20091992 Damon Wayans comedyPatrick Berry
MORENESSSun Mar 25, 2007State of increased quantityFred Piscop
OSTENSIBLESat Mar 18, 2000ProfessedRich Norris
PAAKWed Sep 21, 2022Musician Anderson .___Matthew Stock
SKETCHOUTSun Sep 11, 2011Roughly planKay Anderson
STOWERSat Apr 15, 2006Longshoreman, at timesBob Peoples
STRANGEGOINGSONFri Feb 16, 2007Unexplained phenomenaCharles Barasch
TENNISCAMPWed Jul 28, 2021Where you might find love away from home?Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber
THEGIVINGTREESun Sep 15, 2024Logbook?Aimee Lucido
THETHIRDDEGREETue Mar 21, 1995Intense interrogationHarvey Estes
THRUSHMon Jul 28, 2014Plump songbirdTom McCoy
TURBOJETFri May 3, 2019Powerful engineTrenton Charlson
VEALSTEWSat Oct 1, 2005Hearty meat dishJoe DiPietro
WOODSMANSat Mar 14, 2015Savior of Little Red Riding HoodJames Mulhern
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