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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 50,658 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
AIMEESWed Jul 13, 1994Anouk, et al.Jonathan Schmatzbach
AMRADIOSSun Nov 26, 2006Uncommon sources of music nowadaysManny Nosowsky
BIRMINGHAMThu May 24, 201265 + 20Derik Moore
BOSSYPANTSWed Jan 8, 20142011 Tina Fey autobiographySam Ezersky and Victor Fleming
CANVASTARPSat Jul 6, 2013It may cover all the basesMartin Ashwood-Smith
CHORDEDSun Apr 8, 2001Like guitar musicRandolph Ross
DARKTANFri May 18, 2001Beach bum's acquisitionJoe DiPietro
DISLODGEWed Jan 9, 2002Knock looseSusan Harrington Smith
DODGINGTHEPRESSSat May 24, 1997Avoiding publicityRich Norris
DOGTAILFri Sep 27, 2002It may be chased by its ownerMichael Shteyman
DONNAREEDFri Jan 3, 20141950s-'60s sitcom headlinerBarry C. Silk and Brad Wilber
FERRYBOATSat Feb 22, 2003Banks' go-betweenDana Motley
FOURINCHHEELSMon Mar 15, 1999They're hard to walk onElizabeth C. Gorski
HYERSun Sep 23, 2012Actress Martha who played Sinatra's love interest in "Some Came Running"Matt Ginsberg
ICECOLDBEERHEREFri Sep 15, 2023Draft announcement?David A. Rubin and Lee Demertzis
KAHNSFri Oct 3, 2003Actress Madeline and othersManny Nosowsky
MARLBOROMANTue Jun 5, 200738-Across, in a senseBarry C. Silk
MCXCSun Jul 4, 2010Year that Emperor Frederick I diedPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
MICROBREWERYMon May 15, 2023Heineken or PabstTomas Spiers
MINDGAMESSun Oct 14, 2001Psychological manipulationElizabeth C. Gorski
NOITSNOTFri May 31, 2024"Nuh-uh!"Aidan Deshong
ONTHELASTDAYFri Jan 10, 2020When some contest entries are submitted, just in timeBrendan Emmett Quigley
OUTERBANKSSat Jul 9, 2016North Carolina vacation areaJosh Knapp
PACKLIGHTMon Apr 26, 2010Common advice to travelersLynn Lempel
PENANGFri May 2, 2025Malaysian state or islandRobyn Weintraub
PIRANAFri Oct 20, 2000Amazonian menace: Var.Brendan Emmett Quigley
POORSHOTThu May 17, 2007Hardly a marksmanAlan Arbesfeld
RAMSONSat Dec 7, 1996Garlic varietyR. H. Burns
RELOCKSFri Apr 18, 1997Bolts overMartin Ashwood-Smith
RESUSCITATEFri May 14, 1999Bring backFrank Longo
ROADTESTSSat Jan 27, 2007Indicators of comfort and handlingKaren M. Tracey
SIGNALFLAREMon Apr 19, 1999Trunk itemGregory E. Paul
SKITRACKSFri Apr 16, 2021Evidence of having gone on a runTom Pepper
SOBSISTERSSat Feb 3, 2018Overly sentimental writersSam Ezersky and Byron Walden
TAKESFORGRANTEDSat Nov 6, 2021AssumesBrooke Husic and Will Nediger
TIPTOETHRUTHETULIPSSun Nov 10, 1996Hit song lyric of 1929 and 1968R. Hamel
TOTALLOSSSun Dec 2, 2007It's beyond repairSeth A. Abel
UNWANTEDSat Jun 17, 1995Like trashFrank A. Longo
VAPEJUICESat Aug 31, 2024Liquid found in some pensSam Ezersky
YEANINGSun Jan 9, 2011Bringing forth young, as sheepPatrick Berry
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