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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 50,366 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
ANSWERINGMACHINESun Jan 12, 2020Voice box? [Wolverine State]Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg
AXTOSun Jun 10, 2012Have an ___ grindXan Vongsathorn
BELAYINGFri Apr 19, 1996Ignoring, as an orderA. Micci
BETTHERANCHSat Feb 15, 2025Go all inDavid P. Williams
BRYANSSun Apr 5, 1998William Jennings ___ "Cross of Gold" speechDavid J. Kahn
CHEMISTSThu Nov 27, 2008Formula formulatorsPatrick Berry
CLEANSEDSat Nov 15, 2014Did a week-long juice diet, sayPeter Wentz
EYESTONESun Oct 9, 1994Ophthalmologist's implementBryant White
FIRESCREENSFri Apr 7, 2017Heat shields, of a sortPatrick Berry
GARYGYGAXThu Apr 2, 2009Co-creator of Dungeons & DragonsBrendan Emmett Quigley
GETSUPSETFri Dec 7, 2012Sees red, sayPeter Wentz
KILLERSun Apr 22, 2018___ whaleRoss Trudeau
KNEESLAPTue Mar 28, 2023[Har-har-har!]Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel
LARRYDAVIDFri Jan 30, 20091993 Emmy winner for "Seinfeld"Brendan Emmett Quigley
LETSITFLYMon Aug 29, 2022Doesn't hold back one's emotionsChase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
LUXURYCARSat Oct 28, 1995Lincoln or Infiniti, e.g.Chuck Deodene
MALTEDMILKMon Mar 14, 2011Fountain treatAndrea Carla Michaels
MILKPUNCHTue Aug 26, 2014*Eggnog relativeVictor Fleming
NERFINGFri Jan 10, 2025Making weaker, in gamer jargonRobert Logan
NOSTRADAMUSFri May 15, 1998Forward-looking man?John Wolting
OVERHASTILYFri Nov 13, 1998How a bad decision may be madeJim Page
OVERTRAINFri May 10, 2024Not take rest days before a race, sayJesse Cohn
OVERWRITESat Jan 31, 1998Cover, as textRich Norris
PARKINGRAMPSun Aug 2, 2020Drivin' around the lot with pop-pop?David Levinson Wilk
PILESONSun Aug 29, 2021Adds insult to injuryDory Mintz
SCREWTHATSat Sep 20, 2025"Hell no!"Katie Hoody
SHIFTINGPARADIGMSThu Jul 13, 2023Effecting fundamental changes to perceptionsHanh Huynh
SITSATOPSun Jul 21, 2019StraddlesJason Mueller and Jeff Chen
SUGARBABIESSat Feb 19, 20051979 Broadway musical that celebrated old-style vaudevilleBrad Wilber
SUNBOWLMon Aug 11, 2014Annual El Paso football eventDavid Steinberg and Bernice Gordon
TAMINGSun May 3, 2015Petruchio's task vis-à-vis KatharinaDan Schoenholz
TEABISCUITWed Oct 31, 2018Serving at a 4:00 socialBruce Haight
TOAIRSun Sep 14, 2008Surface-___Jeremy Newton
TOSAMSun Jul 16, 2017"Life According ___" (Emmy-winning documentary)Andrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller
TWOTHOUSANDSIXWed Jan 11, 2006Sum of 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-AcrossMel Rosen
VOGTSun Sep 20, 2009Science fiction author A. E. van ___Michael Ashley
WHATSYOURPOISONFri Dec 29, 2006Bartender's querySeth A. Abel
WRITTENINSTONETue Jun 15, 2021UnchangeableOwen Travis
XANTIPPESat Dec 29, 2007Scolding wife: Var.Bob Klahn
YOUSWed May 24, 1995Certain pronounsWayne Robert Williams
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