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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 50,528 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
AIRBAZOOKASat May 19, 2018Toy that's a type of vortex cannonJohn Guzzetta
AUDITORSSat Apr 2, 1994Whom tax evaders fearManny Nosowsky
AUNTMARYSun Jan 15, 1995Jean Stapleton title roleErnie Furtado
AUTOMOBILETRUNKSat Oct 8, 2011It's often popped on a shoulderTim Croce
BLACKSUITSTue Nov 4, 2025Half of a standard deck of cardsPatrick Hayden
BRITISHSATIRISTTue Aug 12, 1997SwiftJanet R. Bender
BUSTLESSun Sep 21, 1997StirsMike Shenk
CAROUSEDSun May 13, 2001Lived it upNancy Nicholson Joline
CIRCLEDANCEThu Jul 9, 2020Hora, for oneJoe Kidd
COURTSUMMONSMon May 2, 2005CitationTyler Hinman
CRIBNOTESTue May 21, 2024Cheat sheetsZachary David Levy
CRUSHEDROCKMon Mar 12, 2012Trounced Chris in a comedy competition?Lynn Lempel
DALTREYSun Aug 2, 2009The Who's lead singerPatrick Berry
ENDROADWORKMon Jan 14, 2008Good sign on a highwayRobert Dillman
ERNOSSat Dec 8, 2001Composer Dohnányi et al.Rich Norris
ESIGNEDTue Apr 23, 2019Digitally endorsedAmanda Chung and Karl Ni
GULLIBLETue Apr 30, 2019Fall-for-anythingErik Agard
HARRYSTue Mar 28, 2017Truman and othersRyan Milligan
IDOISMSun Nov 13, 1994International language systemFrank A. Longo
JUMPERFri Jan 6, 201218-footer, maybeDavid Steinberg
KINESTHESIATue Apr 8, 2025Awareness of body position, scientificallyBarbara Lin
NOMISTAKESSun Mar 20, 1994Solver's dreamJoel Davajan
NUCORFri Dec 20, 2019Largest steel producer in the U.S.Zhouqin Burnikel
ORGANISMSWed Jul 20, 2011CreaturesPeter A. Collins
PEATIESTSun Apr 20, 1997Most like sphagnumCharles M. Deber
PILEUSSun May 11, 2003Mushroom capPatrick Berry
RAILPASSThu May 28, 2015Rends + word of regret = commuter's purchaseJeff Chen
ROMANTICPERIODFri Sep 22, 2017Wordsworth, Coleridge and Byron wrote in itDavid Steinberg
ROTATIVEFri Nov 26, 1999Occurring in regular successionRoger Phillips
SASSILYThu Nov 12, 2015With freshnessDavid Kwong
SHONDARHIMESMon Sep 12, 2022Creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" ... or, when said aloud, a hint to the starts of 20-, 30 and 45-AcrossMichael Lieberman
SISSINESSSat Jan 6, 1996Unmanly qualityA.J. Santora
SKINDIVERSat Oct 20, 2012One might go after pearlsNed White
SOLOALBUMSat Mar 9, 2024Beyoncé's "Dangerously in Love" or John Lennon's "Imagine"John Guzzetta
SPHEROIDThu Apr 3, 2003Egg yolk, e.g.Jim Hyres
THEWIZARDOFMENLOPARKSun Mar 23, 2014Nickname for 86-AcrossIan Livengood
TOAHAIRFri Aug 28, 2009Right in every detailDavid Quarfoot
TUMBLESThu Sep 4, 2003SpillsNancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
WEARIESTThu Aug 10, 2017Spent the most?John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen
YEAHIAMSun Apr 2, 2023"Nah, you're not!" retortJeremy Newton and Tracy Gray
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