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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 50,684 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
ACEYDEUCYFri Nov 13, 2015Backgammon variant in which rolling a 1-2 is beneficialPatrick Berry
ADCOPYWed Apr 21, 2021Promotional textBrandon Koppy
ADNEXASat Aug 17, 2002Anatomical parts that touch, as eyelids to eyeballsFrank Longo
AMVETTue Feb 17, 2009W.W. II-era G.I., e.g.Kristian House
BARRELORGANSSat Oct 24, 2015Instruments for old street musiciansAndrew Zhou
BOWLERHATTue Jun 21, 2022Headgear for Laurel or HardyAlex Eaton-Salners
CAPPERSat Jan 1, 2005Doesn't this beat all?Raymond C. Young
CEDARRAPIDSSat Sep 22, 2018Childhood home of Grant Wood and Elijah WoodSam Trabucco
CHERRYPICKERSun Oct 9, 2022*Seasonal orchard worker [eight rungs]Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
CHOOKSUNGTANSun Dec 25, 1994Season's greetings from SeoulRandolph Ross
CLOCKRADIOThu Oct 30, 2003Dual-purpose bedroom devicePatrick Berry
COMINGFri Oct 18, 2019Word in many a promotional posterJamey Smith
COUNTRYCODEMon Jul 16, 2018Start of an overseas telephone numberErik Agard
DAAAAABEARSWed Oct 27, 2021Classic line from the Superfans sketch on "S.N.L."Johanna Fenimore
FOOTITSun May 17, 2015Go by walkingJoe Krozel
GIVEEARThu Sep 21, 2017Listen (to)Matt Ginsberg
GOBSTOPPERTue Sep 14, 2021"Everlasting" candy from Willy WonkaChristopher Adams
HUMMUSSun Apr 6, 2025Pita dip made from chickpeas and tahiniKareem Ayas
JORUMSat Jul 12, 2003Large bowl for holding drinkManny Nosowsky
JUDASPRIESTThu Oct 4, 2018Heavy metal band whose name is a euphemism for "Jesus Christ!"Joon Pahk
LEAKEDOUTSat May 2, 2015Didn't stay secretBarry C. Silk
LIVEOAKSSun Oct 25, 2020Southern shade treesPeter A. Collins
LOCOMOTIONSun Feb 11, 2018Fuss about "The West Wing" actor Rob?Matt Ginsberg
MIDJULYThu Dec 8, 2022Time in the dog days of summerGrant Thackray
MISTBOWSat Oct 14, 2000Colorful fog phenomenonRich Norris
MRBURNSMon Apr 13, 2009Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on "The Simpsons"Natan Last
PANLOAFSat Oct 18, 2025Bread purchase in the U.K.Samuel Smalley
PRIMMERMon May 27, 2002More fastidiousNorman Wizer
QUITERIGHTMon Sep 21, 2020"Precisely!"Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class
RELISTEDSun Nov 8, 2009Put back on the marketRobert W. Harris
SARAPEThu May 19, 1994Ranchero's wrapRichard Silvestri
SAYALOUDTue Jun 27, 2006PronounceDamon J. Gulczynski
STEADINESSSat Dec 18, 1999It may keep you on the beamNancy Joline
STICKONSSun Aug 14, 2022Post-it notes, e.g.Jeff Chen and Jim Horne
SUGARFREEThu Feb 25, 2021Like some diet sodaDylan Schiff
TIMBALESSun May 4, 2008Tito Puente played themRichard Silvestri
TOTHATENDThu Apr 29, 2010For the reason statedDavid J. W. Simpson
TRACTORBEAMFri Dec 23, 2016One may hold a ship in placeRobyn Weintraub
WIIITISFri Mar 22, 2019Joint pain from playing too many video gamesBrendan Emmett Quigley
WRINGOUTThu Sep 26, 2019Dry, as a washclothDoug Peterson
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