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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 50,690 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
ACKSSun Jun 19, 2016Comic cries of frustrationDavid Woolf
ASSWEETASPIESun Oct 23, 2011Incredibly niceJoe DiPietro
BANKSAFEThu May 23, 2024Target of a heistAdam Wagner
CONDENSEWed Feb 11, 1998AbridgeNancy S. Ross
DEERSTALKERCAPSat Dec 28, 2024Iconic accessory worn by 1-DownSam Berriman
DERAILMENTFri Aug 14, 1998Result of a bad jumpShannon Burns
DRYWASHSat Apr 7, 2007Clean laundry that hasn't yet been ironedMichael Shteyman
ELINNORDEGRENThu Jan 13, 2011Spouse in 2009 headlinesElizabeth C. Gorski
FALMOUTHSat Nov 15, 1997Cape Cod townFred Piscop
FOILPAPERSat Feb 24, 2007It's brilliant in handicraftsByron Walden
GODISGOODSun Feb 16, 2020"Hallelujah, praise the Lord!"Sam Ezersky
HALFBLOODPRINCEMon Sep 26, 2011Part of a 2005 Harry Potter titleDavid Gray
HALFTURNSat May 18, 2002ReversalTrip Payne
HUMANCANNONBALLSat Feb 22, 2025Big shot performer?Rose Conlon
HUSAKSun Dec 2, 2001Czech leader ousted in the Velvet Revolution, 1989Nancy Nicholson Joline
ILLDOITSun May 5, 2019Volunteer's offerSamuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson
IMPECUNIOUSTue Feb 19, 2019Lacking moneyDavid Alfred Bywaters
INTANGIBLEASSETFri Apr 30, 1999Goodwill, e.g.Pat M. Hugel
KENNYROGERSThu Mar 31, 2011Yankees hurler (1996 champs) / Solo singer of "Lady" (#1 in 1980)Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman
MARCUSWELBYTue Apr 14, 20091970s Robert Young TV roleBarry Boone
MUDGUARDWed Mar 12, 2008Curved motorcycle partLarry Shearer
OCHLOCRACYSat Dec 29, 2007Mob ruleBob Klahn
PATRIOTMISSILESun Jul 13, 1997Shell shot at a Harrisburg newspaper?Fred Piscop
PINKESTFri Feb 1, 2008Tickled the most?Doug Peterson
PLAYBYSun Aug 28, 1994Pass, as on the golf courseRandolph Ross
PLAYDIRTYSat Jun 12, 2021Hit below the beltBrooke Husic and Brian Thomas
PUFFPIECESSun Jun 2, 2019Stoner movies?Erik Agard
RADARMANMon Feb 5, 1996Control tower figureRobert Katz
SEEDBEDSTue Sep 21, 1999Hothouse featuresStephanie Spadaccini
SHRIFTSTue Dec 19, 2000Old-time impositions of penanceFred Piscop
SNICKEREDSat Oct 11, 1997Responded disrespectfullyFred Piscop
SURMISEDSun Dec 11, 1994Engaged in conjectureWayne Robert Williams
SWEETTHINGThu Mar 23, 2006DollEthan Cooper
THEBRONXSun May 14, 2023Where hip-hop originatedSid Sivakumar
THERATTue Mar 31, 2026What 2020 was a year of, in the Chinese zodiacRyan Patrick Smith
TOPSTHELISTTue Nov 30, 2010Is ranked #1Kristian House
TRANSPORTSun Mar 13, 2005ConveyPatrick Merrell
TRASHTALKERSat Mar 20, 2021Muhammad Ali was one, famouslyEmily Carroll
WINDOWSHOPPERTue Oct 25, 1994Many a Fifth Avenue habitueLois Sidway
YOURENOTWRONGFri Nov 15, 2024"Technically, that's correct"Alina Abidi
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