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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 50,812 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
ACCOLADESat Jan 15, 1994CheerManny Nosowsky
BOATPEOPLETue Nov 9, 1999Theme of this puzzleElizabeth C. Gorski
BRANGELINAThu Mar 12, 2026Celebrity supercouple of the 2000sJoe Marquez
BRIANSIPESat Nov 2, 19961980 N.F.L. Player of the YearJ. DiPietro
CALLINGINTOQUESTIONSun Dec 16, 2018Casting doubt onSam Ezersky
CODIFIEDMon Jan 25, 2010Systematized, as lawsHolden Baker
CRABBEDFri Oct 17, 1997Found fault withAlan Jay Weiss
CRITICISMMon Oct 12, 2020"You did it all wrong!," e.g.Joe Hansen
DIAMETERSSun Jul 10, 1994Crossing linesAlvin Chase
DORMITORYSun Apr 7, 2013College student's placeMatt Ginsberg
DROPNETSFri Mar 12, 2004Fishing aidsElizabeth C. Gorski
ENATESSun May 22, 1994Mother's kinRandolph Ross
FALSELASHESWed Sep 15, 2021Batter's additions?Sophie Buchmueller and Ross Trudeau
FALSESTARTSWed Apr 19, 2006Reasons to begin a race over and a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-AcrossLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
FINANCECHARGEWed Nov 26, 1997Extra added detraction?Nancy Schuster
GLOBALECONOMYFri Feb 26, 2021Capital of every country?Chuck Deodene
HAYFORKSSat Jun 1, 2024Pitchers on a farmEric Warren
HEADDRESSESSun Feb 19, 1995CoiffuresAlfio Micci
HELLOMARYLOUSun Nov 24, 2013"Greetings, Ms. Retton!"Gary Cee
HISOLDSELFThu Feb 15, 2007What a man making a comeback may get back toElizabeth Rehfeld
HOMECOMPUTERMon Jan 19, 2009Telecommuter's needTracey Snyder
INFORMALITYFri Sep 30, 2005Lack of starchNancy Kavanaugh
KEITHBISHOPThu Apr 20, 1995Religious Bronco center?Raymond Hamel
MARKSMANSun Oct 4, 2020Good-looking guy?Sam Ezersky
MEDULLASWed Jul 24, 2002Hindmost brain partsEric Berlin
MINIGLASSESThu Jun 14, 2007Parts of dollhouse dinner table settings?Donna Hoke Kahwaty
NEAPOLITANDANCEMon Jul 23, 2001"Swan Lake" pieceEthan Cooper
NICESAVESat Jan 9, 2021Sarcastic response to backpedalingTrenton Charlson
NOWIKNOWMYABCSThu Mar 29, 2012Words sung to the beginning of 41-/39-AcrossMilo Beckman
PEARLYWHITESTue Apr 21, 2020*Teeth, slangilyAndrew Kingsley
PLUMPEDSat Sep 7, 2002Made ready for market, as chickensPatrick Berry
SOMETHINGROTTENSat Jun 18, 1994What Hamlet sensedRandolph Ross
STILLERANDMEARASat Aug 15, 2009They appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 36 timesMatt Ginsberg
SUSPENDERThu Dec 27, 2001Buy-one-get-one-free item?Patrick Berry
SYLVIASYMSTue Dec 4, 2018Nightclub singer who was given the nickname "Buddha" by Frank SinatraPeter Gordon
TABLECLOTHFri Jun 21, 2013Dinner spreadMichael Sharp
TAKEOFFSTue Aug 5, 2003Mimics' workD. J. DeChristopher
WALKEDONTHEMOONWed Jul 20, 2005What 20- and 50-Across did on July 20, 1969Roy Leban
WREAKINGSat Apr 20, 2024Bringing aboutGarrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley
ZOOEXHIBITSat Mar 22, 2014One often behind barsGreg Johnson
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