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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 50,653 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
ASSIZESSat Oct 17, 2015Old English county court sessionsTimothy Polin
BADLOTSSun Nov 29, 1998Some people are stuck with themMatt Gaffney
BAMBINASWed Nov 16, 2016Little Italian girlsJim Peredo
CHEESEBALLSat Sep 13, 2014Super-cornyJosh Knapp
COMMUTERRAILWed Dec 6, 2006Some public transportationLevi Denham
DIABETESSun Oct 2, 2022Condition treated with insulinKathy Bloomer
DICTATEDSat Oct 18, 2014Like some business lettersEvan Birnholz
ELIZABETHCOTTENWed Nov 23, 1994Legendary black folk singer and composerSusan Smith
FESTOONSSun Mar 24, 2002Party hang-upsCon Pederson
FIDDLESun Dec 23, 2018Tinker (with)David Alfred Bywaters
FOOTBALLFIELDSun Nov 5, 2006Flag ___ DayDerrick Niederman
GINGIVITISMon Aug 12, 2013*Inflammation of gum tissueDaniel Raymon
GLIDEPATHSat Mar 20, 1999Aircraft's approachChuck Deodene
GOBLONDESat Sep 30, 2017Become lightheaded?Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
HORNBYTue Nov 15, 2011English novelist Nick who wrote "About a Boy"Gareth Bain
IDIDMYBESTFri Jan 8, 2016Statement after a valiant attemptPeter A. Collins
IKECLANTONWed Oct 11, 2017Outlaw at 62-AcrossDavid J. Kahn
IMAGEMAKERThu Jun 11, 2015*Publicist, e.g.Lewis E. Rothlein
INABIKINIFri Nov 18, 2011How some calorie counters eventually want to look goodJoe DiPietro
JERRIESMon Dec 30, 2002Axis soldiersGregory E. Paul
LEASTBITSun Aug 10, 2025At all, with "the"Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer
LEASTWAYSWed Jul 23, 1997At any rateBrendan Emmett Quigley
LEGISLATORMon Feb 15, 2016Senator or representativeDavid J. Kahn
LINEWORKERSun Dec 29, 2024Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad stormHarry Zheng
MATHISNTWed May 27, 2015Calculus disappearsJim Quinlan
NBACONFERENCETue Nov 22, 2016Eastern or Western, for hoopstersAndrew Zhou
NIEMANWed Sep 12, 2012Harvard's ___ Foundation for JournalismRobert W. Harris
PEOPLEAREPEOPLEThu Feb 5, 2015Depeche Mode's first U.S. hit, 1985Mike Buckley
PERFORCEWed Jan 13, 1999NecessarilyRichard Silvestri
QUODSSun Feb 20, 2011Jails, in British slangElizabeth C. Gorski
RIFEWITHTue Dec 15, 2020Permeated byAdam Vincent
RIGHTWINGThu Aug 18, 2005Part of a hockey linePaula Gamache
SCARLETSFri May 5, 2000Shades of embarrassmentRoger Barkan
SIKKIMThu Jun 29, 1995Himalayan areaMatt Gaffney
SPECIALDELIVERYSun May 22, 20051976 comedy/action caper with Cybill ShepherdA. J. Santora
TENNISPROSThu Jul 9, 2009Racket makers?Ashish Vengsarkar
THEIMMORTALSWed May 20, 2009French Academy's 40 membersAshish Vengsarkar
TOLEASESun Sep 27, 2015Like some storefrontsTom McCoy
UNCLOGSFri Jan 15, 2016Keeps from backing upPatrick Berry
WATERBILLSSun Dec 31, 2023Before midnight: Some household expensesMatt Linzer and Rafael Musa
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