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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 50,707 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
AMSTELSSun Mar 27, 2011Dutch brewsKevin G. Der
AOLRADIOFri Oct 14, 2016App with over 200 free stationsNatan Last
AVENGERSASSEMBLEWed Jun 10, 2020Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to 18-, 30- and 49-AcrossAmanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
AXLEGREASEWed Jul 8, 1998Lube job supplySam Bellotto Jr.
BOSTONIVYWed Jul 20, 2005Fenway Park climberRoy Leban
CAMNEWTONSat Jul 29, 20172015 N.F.L. M.V.P.Erik Agard
CUCKOOFri Jun 30, 2017CrackpotDamon Gulczynski
DAVERAGEFri Jun 20, 20081.0Mike Nothnagel
DREWUPWed Dec 25, 1996DraftedN. S. Ross
EASTERPARADESun Oct 11, 2015Berlin standard (1990-96)David J. Kahn
EJECTORSEATSat Jan 18, 2014Feature of 007's carDavid Steinberg
FACIALSWed Sep 19, 2007Spa offeringsStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
FIFAWORLDCUPMon Oct 11, 2010Quadrennial soccer championshipRobert Fisher
FINNANSun Dec 17, 2006___ haddie (smoked fish)Joe DiPietro
FOSTERPARENTSun Sep 7, 1997Jodie's mom or dadRandolph Ross
GLACIALSTAREMon Nov 29, 2004"If looks could kill" lookKendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon
GULFOFMEXICOThu Feb 6, 2025Fledge?Aidan Deshong and Jacob Reed
HADNOCHILLSat May 3, 2025Was way too keyed up, in modern slangMichael Lieberman
HOWSLIFESat Feb 6, 2016Friendly queryDavid Steinberg
KOURTNEYWed Nov 27, 2024Member of a 2000s showbiz familyJill Singer
LINKUPTue Jun 8, 2004Meeting of spacecraftEd Early
MCCRAEThu Sep 8, 2016"In Flanders Fields" poet JohnJoanne Sullivan
METEORITESSun May 22, 1994They're seen after a showerRandolph Ross
MINNESOTANICEFri Feb 13, 2026Polite, friendly stereotype from the MidwestEvan Mulvihill
MUDFISHFri Dec 30, 2016Swimmer in cloudy waterPatrick Berry
NEXTINLINEThu Sep 24, 2015Like Charles vis-à-vis ElizabethPeter A. Collins
OUTRUNSSun May 20, 2018Beats in the raceWill Nediger
POPUPVIDEOFri Jun 15, 2012What an ad blocker might blockMark Diehl
REININGMon Jan 10, 2000Slowing a horse, with "in"John Greenman
RESPLENDENTSun Aug 21, 2016DazzlingKathy Matheson and Jeff Chen
SHRINKYDINKSSun Jun 17, 2018Arts-and-crafts kit trendy in the 1970s-'80sAmanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard
SKIEDOUTFri Apr 26, 2013Hit a lazy pop-up, sayMichael Ashley
SLOPPILYFri Mar 29, 1996Sans precisionC. Millhauser
STINKYTOFUTue Feb 27, 2024Vegetarian street food known for its distinct smellNate Cardin
SZECHUANTue Apr 30, 2019Spicy Chinese cuisineErik Agard
THEONERINGSun Apr 27, 2025Depiction of 0-5.08718Jacob Reed
THEPRUSun Feb 4, 201852-story Boston skyscraper, familiarlyDavid Levinson Wilk
THEWALLSHAVEEARSThu May 30, 2024"Shh! People may be listening" ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzleRoyce Ferguson
TSADESun Dec 3, 199518th Hebrew letterMartin Schneider
WORLDWARIIISat Jan 4, 2020Potential cause of the apocalypseAdam Aaronson
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