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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 50,601 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
ALUMNALSat Jul 20, 1996Like many reunionsR. Norris
APLITEFri May 12, 1995Fine-grained graniteRich Norris
ARTFILMSSat Jul 16, 2022Small pictures, perhapsKameron Austin Collins
BOOTTREESSat Jan 10, 2009Foot-long stretchersBob Klahn
BUSHELBASKETTue Oct 3, 2017It holds four pecksChuck Deodene
BYLEAPSANDBOUNDSMon Jul 18, 2022Very rapidly, as in a ballet studio?Phoebe Gordon
CAUSATIONSun Dec 2, 2001Reason whyNancy Nicholson Joline
CHANGEOFPLANSFri Nov 24, 2023"Actually, this is what we're doing now ..."Rafael Musa
COOKIESNCREAMMon Oct 20, 2025Milkshake flavor made with OreosAdam Aaronson
DOASTHEROMANSDOFri May 24, 1996Adapt, in a wayM. Ashwood-Smith
DUTCHCHEESESun Jul 25, 1999PAWSCharles M. Deber
FLATCAPWed May 12, 2021Short-brimmed hat known as a bunnet in ScotlandTracy Gray
FLUTTERYSun Mar 8, 1998In a flap?Richard Silvestri
GARDENSLUGWed Jun 7, 2017Slimy outdoor pestTimothy Polin
GOOGOOGAGAFri Jun 23, 2017Some baby talkJames Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
HEALTHYASAHORSEWed Dec 14, 1994Really fitWayne Robert Williams
HIGHANDLOWFri Aug 1, 1997EverywhereGerald R. Ferguson
ILOVETHATFORYOUFri Dec 27, 2024Trendy compliment with shady undertonesJem Burch
KIASORENTOFri Jun 12, 2015Toyota Highlander alternativeDavid Steinberg
LAMARCKSat Apr 20, 2013Naturalist who coined the term "invertebrate"David Steinberg
LASTRESORTSSat Sep 7, 2013Hail Marys, e.g.Julian Lim
LAYSIEGETOSat Aug 18, 2018Beset, as a castleMark Diehl
LEAPSOUTFri Jan 25, 2002Emerges suddenlyGilbert H. Ludwig
LECARSThu Jan 27, 20221970s-'80s RenaultsLewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
MUNSTERFri Aug 29, 2025Member of a 1960s TV familyJesse Cohn
NARROWEDSun Nov 10, 2002ContractedCathy Millhauser
OXIDATEDSat Jun 22, 1996Became rustyB. White
PABLOCASALSSat Jul 6, 2019Cellist with a Presidential Medal of FreedomErik Agard
POINTSOUTFri Oct 10, 2003HighlightsArlan and Linda Bushman
PUREANDSIMPLETue Oct 18, 2011Pimple: a cross between ___?Patrick Berry
REACHFORTHESKYMon Sep 16, 1996Outlaw's order, in a westernR. J. Hartman
ROMATOMATOSAUCESun Jan 10, 2021Potful in some Italian kitchensAlex Bajcz
SETRATESSun Sep 23, 2018Established figures?Andrew Zhou
SLIDETACKLEMon Sep 17, 2018Aggressive defensive soccer maneuverCaitlin Reid
SWITCHBACKSun Apr 4, 2010*Zigzag trail up a mountainBob Klahn
TENNISBRACELETTue Jun 25, 2024Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamondsSeth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen
THEEVILDEADSun Dec 14, 2008Horror film enjoyed by Turner?Trip Payne
VARICOSEVEINSun Feb 27, 2011Vessel seen just below the surface?Peter A. Collins
WYSTANSun Oct 22, 2000The "W" of W. H. AudenHenry Hook
ZPGFri Apr 15, 1994Overcrowding antidote, initiallyCathy Millhauser
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