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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 50,259 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
BEADEDSun Mar 22, 2015Like sweat and some moccasinsJeremy Newton
BLACKMAILSun Jun 24, 2001Supreme letters (1937-71)Randolph Ross
CHANGESHISMINDWed Dec 29, 1999Quip, part 2Robert O. Dillman
CHRISTINESun Dec 2, 20071983 Stephen King thrillerSeth A. Abel
CLATTERYWed Oct 30, 2002Like a bucket of boltsKumar Balani
COOLEDOFFFri Jan 15, 2010ChilledJoe DiPietro
CRUSTIERSun Aug 18, 2013More curmudgeonlyElizabeth C. Gorski
DANCEHALLSat Jan 26, 2013Setting for the swing set?Raymond C. Young
ENTERTAINERSat Jun 15, 2024Classic tune used as an ice cream truck jingle, with "The"Ryan Judge
FALLAWed May 1, 1996Spanish composer Manuel de___F. Piscop
GLUTTEDFri Dec 28, 2001Gave too muchManny Nosowsky
GOTHAMMEREDSun Apr 9, 2006NailsPaula Gamache
HEARTOFDIXIEThu Feb 14, 2008Alabama nicknameDavid J. Kahn
HITTINGTHEWALLMon Sep 10, 2001Out of gasNancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
HONEYHONEYFri Sep 14, 20181974 Abba hitJohn Guzzetta
INBADODORSun Aug 21, 1994Out of favorTed Fulton
IRISHTEASun Jul 9, 2023McEntee's productChristina Iverson
KINKAJOUSat Jul 18, 1998Raccoon relativeRich Norris
KOALABEARSFri Sep 12, 2008Furry folivoresNatan Last
LOGGINGINTOMon Jul 1, 2019Accessing, as a password-restricted websiteDamon Gulczynski
MATHTESTSSat Apr 23, 2022They've got their own problemsMatthew Stock
METAMORPHOSIWed Sep 4, 2002Short change?Eric Berlin
MOVEYOURTAILTue Feb 11, 2003"Hurry up!" to a person assigning spies?Myles Callum
MYOSINSun Jun 3, 2007Common muscle proteinKelsey Blakley
NECKRUBSSat Dec 7, 2024Parts of some massagesLuke K. Schreiber
ONESTEPATATIMEFri Sep 23, 2022Not in bounds?Erik Agard
PAREOWed Jan 12, 2011Tahitian-style wraparound skirtJim Hilger
PFLUGSat Sep 11, 2010"Candid Camera" co-host Jo AnnBrad Wilber
PIANOBENCHThu Sep 12, 2024Spot to store sheet musicParker Higgins
PLANESEATSun May 5, 2024Window, e.g.Daniel Bodily
SAILSALONGSun Jan 3, 2021Proceeds breezilyPaolo Pasco
SAMPECKINPAHThu Nov 12, 2015"The Wild Bunch" directorDavid Kwong
SCRATCHTHATFri Nov 29, 2024"Never mind"Willa Angel Chen Miller and Matthew Stock
SIXPACKBEZIQUEThu Dec 10, 1998Game played with 192 cardsPeter Gordon
SKIPSBAILTue Jun 13, 1995Flees after releaseTrip Payne
SOILURESat Dec 18, 2010StainBrad Wilber
THEGREENGREENGRASSOFHOMESun Mar 17, 1996Tom Jones sang this in 1967Peter O'Gordon
TINTEDGLASSSat Aug 18, 2007Auto optionJim Page
WATERMARKSat Jul 6, 2024Something that fades into the backgroundEvans Clinchy
WILDHONEYWed May 21, 2025"That's unbelievable, love!"Ilana Levene and Scott Hogan
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