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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 50,731 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
ABETISABETFri Jan 31, 2025"You lost! Pay up!"Adrian Johnson
ASSESSMENTROLLSFri Sep 28, 2007Records of interest to real estate agentsHarvey Estes
BANKEDFri Jul 19, 2019CaromedPeter Wentz
BETAWARDSSun Dec 18, 2022Annual honors celebrating African American achievementRyan McCarty
BLUEBERRYSun Nov 9, 2014Common muffin flavorTom McCoy
BRAINAGEFri Jun 29, 2007Nintendo game with exercises for mental acuityMike Nothnagel
BUMPERTue Aug 1, 2017Part of a pinball machineJay Kaskel
BUSYASABEEWed May 28, 2014Working awayTim Croce
CARDCATALOGFri May 6, 2016Holder of many titlesJulian Lim
CREATIVEGENIUSFri Oct 7, 2011Frequent description of 57-AcrossKevin G. Der
DIEMAKINGSun Jun 9, 2002Metal shop activityRandolph Ross
DIGESTIFSun Apr 5, 2026Chartreuse or brandy, e.g.Samuel A. Donaldson
DOGHOTELTue Jul 19, 2022Upscale boarding kennelAndy Kravis
DOWNHEARTEDNESSSun Feb 11, 2007Blue stateMark Feldman
GANGSTASThu Nov 5, 2020"___ Paradise," 1995 #1 hit for CoolioJeremy Newton
HUARTEMon Oct 20, 2014John who won the 1964 Heisman TrophyPatrick Blindauer
INTENTLYThu Sep 13, 2018One way to stareAlex Eaton-Salners
IODIZEWed Jan 20, 2016Treat, as table saltHerre Schouwerwou
JACOBYSun Oct 2, 1994Legendary name in bridgeFrances Hansen
KEYHOLDERFri Dec 17, 2004Ring for openers?Manny Nosowsky
LETSNOTGOTHEREMon Jan 26, 2009"Bad idea!"Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon
LUTHERVANDROSSMon Jan 17, 2011His "Dance With My Father" won the 2003 Grammy for Song of the YearElizabeth C. Gorski
MODESTMOUSETue Dec 10, 2013Band with the 2007 #1 album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"Bill Thompson
OLIVIAPOPESat Nov 14, 2015Heroine of ABC's "Scandal"Kameron Austin Collins
PESTERERSThu Nov 9, 1995NagsBob Sefick
PROPOSEATOASTFri Apr 17, 2020Raise one's glassRobyn Weintraub
REMASTERSWed Apr 3, 2019Enhances, as an original recordingRoss Trudeau
REVIVEDFri Oct 18, 2002Brought backManny Nosowsky
ROCKTHEVOTESat Jul 27, 2013Election-related nonprofit since 1990John Lieb and David Quarfoot
RUBBERSOLEThu Nov 4, 2004Part of an all-weather shoeElizabeth C. Gorski
SAILMAKINGSun Jun 2, 2019The cutting of one's jib?Erik Agard
SHIASFri Jul 11, 2025Most IraniansJames McCarron
SOLEDADSun Mar 24, 1996California cityJ. K. Brill
SURGICALWed Apr 22, 2020Like some caps and gownsJules Markey
SWIPERNOSWIPINGSat Nov 24, 2018"Dora the Explorer" catchphraseDavid Steinberg
TOUCHTONEPHONESThu Oct 1, 2020Products since the 1960s ... on which you can see five "key" things depicted in this puzzleAdam Fromm
UNBOSOMSun Mar 25, 2012___ oneself (share private thoughts)Patrick Berry
VIVAZAPATATue Jan 29, 2013*1952 Marlon Brando filmDavid Steinberg
WAKAFLOCKAFLAMEWed May 24, 2023Rapper with the 2010 hit "No Hands"Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris
WEIGHTEDBLANKETFri Aug 5, 2022Sleep aid said to reduce anxietyErik Agard and Brooke Husic
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