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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 50,666 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
ADAYINTHELIFESun Feb 5, 1995BEDORISINGFrank A. Longo
ASTROBOYSat Nov 21, 2020Titular android of early anime cartoonsSam Ezersky
CRYSTALGAYLETue Sep 19, 1995"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" singerJanet R. Bender
DOUGHFACESTue Apr 13, 1999Pro-slavery Northerners, before the Civil WarFred Piscop
FREERESPONSESun Aug 16, 2009"It's on me"Randolph Ross
GRASSLEYFri Sep 3, 1999Iowa's senior SenatorDavid J. Kahn
GROSBEAKThu Feb 26, 1998Rose-breasted birdLois Sidway
IMPOSSIBLEFri Aug 9, 2024Out of the questionHemant Mehta
INABIKINIFri Nov 18, 2011How some calorie counters eventually want to look goodJoe DiPietro
JESSICALANGETue May 19, 2015Oscar-winning actress for "Blue Sky"Allan E. Parrish
KEEPACLOSEEYEONFri Dec 24, 2021MonitorEvan Kalish
LOTTELENYAMon Nov 21, 2011Actress married to Kurt WeillPeter A. Collins
MESSAGETOGARCIASat Jul 24, 1999Elbert Hubbard work, with "A"Rich Norris
MISSHAPENSun Nov 25, 2012MalformedJeff Chen
OUTYELLSSat Oct 2, 2021Screams overWendy L. Brandes
OVERLENDThu Jan 25, 1996Make too great an advanceD. Kahn
PERSONNELFILESun Dec 24, 2023Record kept on an employeeDrew Schmenner
PESSIMISTWed Jan 5, 2022One who identifies with the answers to the starred Down cluesDamon Gulczynski
PETTINGZOOSat May 9, 2009Place where kids may feed kidsBrad Wilber
REHEARSERSun Jun 7, 1998One who believes "practice makes perfect"Randolph Ross
RUNACROSSSun Feb 11, 2007Stumble uponMark Feldman
SALPAFri May 19, 2000Marine creature with a transparent, saclike bodyMartin Ashwood-Smith
SEAHARESat May 9, 2015Marine mollusk named for its earlike tentaclesKristian House
SELFGUIDEDFri Jun 26, 1998Having no mentorFrank Longo
SHUFFLEOFFTOTue Apr 4, 2006" Buffalo"Robert Dillman
SOVIETBLOCFri Apr 25, 2025Cold War allianceAdrian Johnson
SPAWNPOINTSat May 24, 2025Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a levelGene Louise De Vera
SPELLCASTERSun Sep 5, 2021Charming sort?Grant Thackray
SPORTSBARSThu Jul 26, 2007Places where fans may gather to watch a gameJoe Krozel
SUNTRAPSun Nov 22, 2020Sheltered balcony with abundant natural lightAlex Eaton-Salners
TAXIRIDESSun Nov 25, 2007Some crosstown tripsTrip Payne
THEEVILDEADSun Dec 14, 2008Horror film enjoyed by Turner?Trip Payne
TIMWALZTue Jan 13, 2026Vice-presidential candidate of 2024Nate Hall
TRAINEDSEALWed Oct 7, 2015Coached the singer of "Kiss From a Rose"?Julian Lim
TROMPELOEILWed Feb 26, 2020Art technique that's French for "fools the eye"Francis Heaney
UPNORTHFri Dec 17, 1999Like the ArcticManny Nosowsky
VERSIONSSat Jan 31, 2004Competing narrativesByron Walden
VISUALSun Sep 1, 1996Magazine illustrationD. J. Kahn
WHENIThu Oct 27, 2011"___ Fall in Love" (1961 hit by the Lettermen)Kurt Mueller
WORKINGPOORSun Nov 17, 2019Employee efficiency: D+Randolph Ross
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