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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 50,775 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
ACEROLASun Dec 1, 1996Barbados cherryD. J. Kahn
AJFOYTSun Dec 20, 2015Driver who won the Indy 500, Daytona 500 and Le MansPeter Wentz
ANIMALTRAINERTue Aug 7, 2018Job at a circusAlex Eaton-Salners
ANITRASSun Dec 20, 1998"___ Dance" (Grieg favorite)Frances Hansen
BOYARSFri Jun 7, 2002Old Russian noblemenManny Nosowsky
BRAKESHOESSat Nov 11, 2000They strike drumsRandolph Ross
DANNERThu Mar 5, 2009Tony- and Emmy-winning actress BlytheDavid J. Kahn
DUALCITIZENSSun Sep 26, 2021Holders of multiple passportsPriyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock
DWAYNESSat Jan 7, 2012Hockey player Roloson and wrestler JohnsonJoe Krozel
EYEBROWSMon Feb 26, 2001They may be penciled inNorma Steinberg
GATHERINGCLOUDSSun Sep 30, 2007*Sign of coming dangerKelsey Blakley
GENTLEONMYMINDWed Apr 30, 20081968 Glen Campbell hitHenry Hook
HANYUWed May 24, 2023Yuzuru ___, first skater to successfully land a quadruple loop in competitionKavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris
HOOHAHSWed Sep 10, 2014Big kerfufflesJim Peredo
HORNBYTue Nov 15, 2011English novelist Nick who wrote "About a Boy"Gareth Bain
MATHTESTSSat Apr 23, 2022They've got their own problemsMatthew Stock
MLXVSun Jun 11, 2006A year before the Battle of HastingsMaxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
MYWORLDFri Jan 1, 20162009 million-selling Justin Bieber releaseDavid Steinberg
NOQUESTIONSat May 21, 2011AbsolutelyBarry C. Silk
NOTHINGUPMYSLEEVEThu Oct 24, 2019... Magician's claimMatt Ginsberg
ONELITRESun Nov 3, 2013Glenfiddich bottle sizeAndy Kravis and Victor Barocas
OPERATICSSat Feb 12, 2022Theatrically exaggerated behaviorMary Lou Guizzo
PENNYPINCHINGMon May 15, 1995Frugal, disrepectfullyErnie Furtado
PERFECTSCORESun Jun 21, 1998- 29Jim Page
PHILAFri Oct 11, 1996Pa. hubF. Longo
PRESSSENDFri Nov 13, 2020Stop tinkering with an emailSawyer Tabony and Ashton Anderson
RAZORWITSun Mar 26, 2017Comic's assetTracy Gray and Jeff Chen
REDPOLLSun Aug 25, 1996Variety of hornless beef cattleR. Silvestri
SAYANYTHINGSun Apr 21, 20131989 John Cusack romantic comedyJonah Kagan
SITTINGBULLWed Mar 29, 2006Hunkpapa leaderFrances Hansen (1919-2004)
SNOOKYOOKUMSSun Feb 9, 1997Amore from Judy Garland, 1948D. Niles
SPAREROOMSSat Feb 5, 2011Potential officesMark Diehl
SWEDISHFISHWed Oct 30, 2013Part of a Halloween dinner?Joel Fagliano
SWEETHEARTDEALSMon Aug 22, 2016Golden parachutes, e.g.Emily Carroll
UNSIGHTLYSun May 2, 2004See circled squaresDerrick Niederman
USHEREDINMon Oct 14, 2013Heralded, as a new eraZhouqin Burnikel and D. Scott Nichols
VANISHEDSun May 31, 2015GoneTom McCoy
VIKINGSHIPSThu Feb 26, 2026Collectively, the reigns of all English monarchs named GeorgeYitzi Snow
WITHHOLDINGCONSENTSun Apr 13, 2014Agreement for an amount to be taken from one's salary?Dan Schoenholz
YESSIRREEBOBMon Dec 30, 2002"You said it!"Gregory E. Paul
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