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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 50,654 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
ALKYThu Dec 16, 2010BoozerCharles Deber
ALONGSHORESat Aug 9, 2003Not in deep water, sayWilliam I. Johnston
ANGELFISHMon Jun 10, 2024Striped swimmer named for a heavenly beingKareem Ayas
ANTAEUSSun Oct 30, 1994"Invincible" victim of HerculesR. M. Hopkins
AREYOUWITHMESun Mar 1, 2020RUMYSELFSam Trabucco
AWAYFROMSun Nov 4, 2012Not present atBrendan Emmett Quigley
BACKSOSOONFri Dec 22, 2023"Didn't you just leave?"Brooke Husic and Brendan Emmett Quigley
BROOKINGSSDSat Sep 24, 2005University town with ZIP code 57006Byron Walden
COROUTINESat Nov 4, 1995Computer program segmentFrank A. Longo
EGOSAVINGMon Nov 15, 1999Helping to avoid humiliationNick Grivas
ELEMSThu Feb 9, 2012Fe, Ag, Au, etc.Kevin G. Der
ENHANCINGFri Jul 19, 2002Touching upElizabeth C. Gorski
FASTCASUALFri May 23, 2025Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g.Kate Hawkins
FIGHTERJETSTue Apr 21, 2020*Air Force aircraftAndrew Kingsley
FOURTHOFJULYMon Jul 4, 2016Holiday suggested by the starts of 20-, 26-, 36- and 42-Across, literallyJill Denny and Jeff Chen
FROSTBITThu Jun 13, 1996Nipped in the winterD. J. Kahn
GRAYLADYSat Sep 3, 2005Nickname for Nantucket, because of its frequent fog, with "the"Bob Peoples
HASATASTEMon Mar 8, 2021Tries some foodEric Bornstein
HOOKNOSESun Aug 13, 2006Plastic surgeon's targetDerrick Niederman
IMTHEKINGOFTHEWORLDSun Apr 15, 2012Iconic line shouted in "56-Down"Kevin G. Der
LANDSCAPESSun Mar 21, 2010Manages to grab some bullfight attire?Adam Fromm
LIFEFORCESFri Nov 11, 1994Agents of changeRandolph Ross
LOSTSOULSThu Nov 3, 2022Directionless sortsChase Dittrich and Jeff Chen
MAZIERSat Feb 23, 2002More confusingRich Norris
MUSICRACKSSun Aug 10, 2008Conductors' aidsWill Nediger
PARTAYSun Jul 1, 2018Quite a bash, in slangSam Trabucco
PLAYEDCUPIDTue Oct 4, 2022Set up a couple on a blind date, sayJoe Deeney
PROPHECYFri Jul 26, 2024Predictive text?Andy Kravis
QUADRATICSFri Nov 11, 1994Branch of algebraRandolph Ross
RAYMONDCARVERSun Dec 3, 1995Scribbling sculptorMartin Schneider
RETROSPECTFri Nov 7, 2003Survey of the pastJim Page
SCHAVSThu Dec 7, 1995Cold sorrel soupsMichael S. Maurer
SENATEROSTERSSun Oct 10, 2004Groups of 100Elizabeth C. Gorski
SETSOFTONGSSun Apr 3, 2022Items used by barkeepers, barbecuers and blacksmithsByron Walden
SEVENYEARSINTIBETSun Nov 24, 2019Hit 1997 film condemned by the Chinese governmentFrank Longo
TELLMEIMPRETTYSun Feb 4, 2024Fishing line?Daniel Grinberg
THEWOMENWed Jul 19, 19951936 Clare Boothe Luce playNancy S. Ross
TRADESONSun Jun 15, 2025Takes advantage of / Decoration painted on many a W.W. II aircraftAdam Wagner and Rebecca Goldstein
UPFORDEBATEThu Jul 20, 2023Worth discussing, as an issueDrew Schmenner
WENTTOETOTOESun Jun 11, 2023Faced offSam Ezersky
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