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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 50,638 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
AJJACOBSTue Dec 26, 2017See blurbPeter Gordon
ALBERTBROOKSMon Dec 9, 2024Writer, director and co-star of "Defending Your Life," 1991Elliot Caroll
ANDMAYGODBLESSSun Nov 10, 2013Red SkeltonAlan Olschwang
BAYSATSun Dec 18, 2005Serenades, as the moonEthan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
CRABBALLSMon Jan 19, 2015Shellfish hors d'oeuvresJean O'Conor
DATESBACKThu Oct 29, 2009Has been around since, with "to"Joe Krozel
DESTRUCTMon Aug 8, 1994RuinSidney L. Robbins
DRAGONCONSat Mar 22, 2025Annual Atlanta gathering of sci-fi/gaming fansKatie Hoody
DRAMATIZATIONSun Jan 17, 2016[This is how it might have happened]Jeff Chen
ENERGYCZARSun Apr 9, 2023One charged with climate policyJohn Ewbank
GETABADNAMESat Aug 2, 2008Lose credibilityKaren M. Tracey
GREENERPASTURESSat Apr 5, 1997Wanderer's goalRand H. Burns
GUZZLESFri May 23, 2014Downs rapidlyDavid Steinberg
HEMMINGTue Aug 20, 2013Fixing, as the bottom of a skirtZhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
ISOTYPESat Nov 25, 2006Duplicate specimen, in biologySherry O. Blackard
LILACTIMEMon Sep 25, 2006Gary Cooper film of 1928Lynn Lempel
MAKINGITMon Nov 14, 2011Achieving successMark Feldman
MAZELFri Nov 1, 1996"___ tov!"M. Rosen
MEDICINEBALLSFri Jul 30, 1999Exercise equipmentJohn Wolting
NEUTRONSTARMon May 30, 2022Ultradense galactic bodyAlexander Liebeskind
NORMCOREWed Sep 25, 2019Fashion trend that involves comfortable, regular-looking clothingNatan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
OLFACTORYFri Nov 25, 1994Kind of nerveDaniel R. Stark
OVERPACKEDTue Apr 9, 2024Brought nine possible outfits for a one-night stay, e.g.Caroline Sommers and Freddie Cheng
PINGPONGBALLSTue Jul 30, 2024Projectiles tossed into cups of beer, in a drinking gameJeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger
PRECIOUSSat Nov 23, 2019Term of endearmentTrenton Charlson
PUSHPOPSun Dec 8, 2024Candy that resembles a tube of lipstickJohn Kugelman
QUEERINGSun Oct 15, 2000Ruining, as a dealPatrick Berry
REFIXSun Nov 6, 2016Do more repairs onJoe DiPietro
REVIEWABLETue May 28, 2002Open to inspectionEd Early
RINGSTRUESat Nov 13, 1999Seems rightJim Page
SAGACIOUSSun Jul 30, 1995YYYYCharles M. Deber
SNEAKINGThu Jul 20, 1995Kind of suspicionGerald R. Ferguson
STOCKTICKERSun Feb 11, 2024Bygone tape dispenserPeter Koetters
TALKINGTURKEYMon Oct 15, 2007Negotiating in a no-nonsense wayAndrea Carla Michaels
TWOWAYRADIOMon Jan 16, 2017Walkie-talkieJohn Wrenholt
UNBOSOMSSun Apr 13, 1997Reveals, as a secretCathy Millhauser
UPCYCLESun Jan 15, 2023Turn from an old pallet into a bookcase, for exampleMichael Schlossberg
USBPORTSFri Sep 23, 2016Openings in the computer field?Andrew Zhou
WINGCOMMANDERSun Feb 17, 2013Rank below group captainIan Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
WITHCAREThu Mar 23, 2000CautiouslyNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
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