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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 50,012 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
APPRAISETue Aug 28, 2001EvaluateAlan Arbesfeld
CCIVSun May 18, 2014Early third-century yearJoe DiPietro
CRACKPOTSFri Sep 6, 1996WackosR. Norris
DOOMSDAYCLOCKFri Jun 15, 2018It counts down to disasterSam Ezersky
EMERGENCIESFri Apr 22, 2016What shoulders are often used forRobyn Weintraub
EXEGESISSat May 20, 2006Critical analysisBob Klahn
FLASHSALEMon Jan 29, 2024*Short-lived store eventGarrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley
GLASSWORKSun Sep 29, 2019Tiffany lampshade, e.g.Tom McCoy
GUNGADINWed Jan 17, 2001Kipling classicAlan Arbesfeld
HARDROCKHOTELSun Jan 13, 2019Vegas establishment with a giant guitar signAndy Kravis
HEARTBREAKSSun Feb 11, 2007Emotional traumasMark Feldman
HISPANICHERITAGEThu May 26, 2011It's celebrated for 30 days each year beginning September 15Ashish Vengsarkar
ISATONESLEISURESat Aug 27, 2005Has no pressing obligationsByron Walden
JACOBASTORTue Jan 31, 1995John ___Albert J. Klaus
KAMIKAZEPILOTSun Dec 26, 1993A: Chicken Teriyaki. Q: Who is the sole surviving ___?Tom Underhill
KANSASSTSat Aug 10, 2013Univ. in ManhattanChris A. McGlothlin
LIFTSAHANDFri Aug 10, 2001Gives helpManny Nosowsky
LOATHSOMELYSun Aug 17, 2003In an offensive wayElizabeth C. Gorski
MIDDAYSUNTue Apr 17, 2007*Short shadow casterJennifer Nutt
MILITARYBRATSMon Sep 4, 2017Children of armed forces personnel, slangilyTracy Gray
NAUTICALALMANACFri Jan 14, 2011Navigator's aidMartin Ashwood-Smith
NEWSTEPSWed Sep 22, 2004A different approachDavid J. Kahn
NITROCARSTue Jan 22, 2019Hobbyists' racers controlled remotelyJohn E. Bennett and Jeff Chen
PENURYSun Oct 4, 2020DestitutionSam Ezersky
PLACETOGOThu Jun 30, 2005Guidebook offeringJoe DiPietro
POTHOLDERThu Oct 21, 2021Help when things are too hot to handleMichael Lieberman
PRESIDENTCLINTONTue May 14, 2019He served between Bush 41 and Bush 43Damon Gulczynski
PRODIGYSun Dec 24, 2000One with a giftBill Zais
REQUIREDREADINGSat Dec 11, 2021Essential workHal Moore
ROYHOBBSSun Sep 29, 2002The NaturalRandolph Ross
SALLOWERWed Apr 20, 2016More pallidTom McCoy
STEENBOKSun Oct 27, 2024Horned antelope of southern AfricaJeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
TAKEABATHFri Aug 14, 2015Lose one's shirtNatan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
TAKESSTOCKTue May 8, 2012Assesses one's options carefullyLynn Lempel
TESTTAKINGFri Mar 21, 2008Student activityPeter A. Collins
THROWTHEBALLWed Aug 4, 2004Hand raiser's cryRaymond Hamel
TRICKQUESTIONSThu Feb 23, 2017*"Which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" and others*Jeff Chen
VAPESHOPSSun Nov 7, 2021Vendors of e-cigsSid Sivakumar
VENTINGSat Aug 24, 2002Showing rageChuck Menning
WHITEROCKFri Aug 11, 2000American chicken varietyJoe DiPietro
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