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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 50,601 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
AJOBISAJOBFri Nov 1, 2024"Hey, whatever pays the bills"Spencer Leach
ASCERTAINSTue Oct 9, 2001DeterminesPeter Gordon
BUYSINTOFri Feb 3, 2023Begins to believeBarbara Lin
CATANDMOUSESun Jan 20, 2008Something to playNatan Last
CEDARPLANKSFri Dec 6, 2024Grilling surfaces made of fragrant woodRobyn Weintraub
COMMONSNIPEThu Jul 24, 2025"Nice of you to show up"Ginny Too
FARMORESun Jul 5, 2020A much greater quantityLaura Taylor Kinnel
FEELINGITFri Nov 24, 2023Vibing with somethingRafael Musa
FINGERSCROSSEDWed Jul 3, 2019"Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-DownEvan Mahnken
FRISBEEGOLFSun Mar 13, 2016Hybrid outdoor gameTom McCoy
HANDMAIDENSun Dec 3, 1995AttendantMartin Schneider
HERESWHYFri Nov 21, 2025Lead-in to a clarificationJoyce Keller
HERMONSat Jan 25, 2003Mount ___, scene of the TransfigurationPatrick Berry
ISNTTHATASHAMEMon Sep 30, 2002Fats Domino title "corrected"Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
KITINGSun Jul 18, 2010Using fraudulently altered checksRobert W. Harris
LATERGRAMTue Nov 17, 2020Photo posted days or weeks after it was taken, on social mediaKyle Dolan
LIEAROUNDWed Dec 10, 2008Be idleJoe Krozel
MANYFOLDSun Aug 27, 2023ExponentiallyRich Katz
NEARSPACESun Jun 23, 2024Part of the atmosphere above most weatherMichael Schlossberg
NYCTAXISun May 29, 2011One in a line at J.F.K. or La GuardiaJeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
OAKWOODFri Feb 5, 1999Carpenter's supply, sometimesBrendan Emmett Quigley
PALLETSSun Apr 10, 2016Makeshift bedsRandolph Ross
PLAINYOGURTTue Jan 22, 2013Byproduct of a homely dairy cow?Jay Kaskel
PREPAYMENTThu Jun 5, 2025Necessity for a reservation, perhapsTimothy Gaetz
PREWWISun Oct 27, 2013Like the time of Franz Ferdinand's reignBrendan Emmett Quigley
RAGESONSun Aug 23, 2015Persists, as a forest fireJoel Fagliano
SAHUAROSSun Aug 22, 1999Towering desert plants: Var.Raymond Hamel
SATSCORESSat May 13, 2023Important figures on H.S. transcriptsSpencer Leach
SEMITRAILERSun Oct 18, 2009Vintage Tonka toyElizabeth C. Gorski
SHUNTERSun Jun 5, 1994Railroad mechanismDean Niles
SIERRANSun Jun 26, 2011Many a Nevada residentDavid Levinson Wilk
STOODAPARTSat Mar 19, 2011Distinguished oneselfJoe DiPietro
SYNCHRONALSat Mar 22, 1997ContemporaneousRich Norris
TALENTSHOWSSat May 28, 2022Gifts are displayed in theseJoseph Greenbaum
TVTABLESSat Jun 15, 1996Foldable furnitureR. Ross
UNODOSTRESFri Dec 22, 2023Spanish countBrooke Husic and Brendan Emmett Quigley
USINGONESNOODLEWed Apr 25, 2007Figuring something outJohn Farmer
WHYTHEBIGRUSHTue May 16, 2006Officer's query to a speederNancy Salomon
WINTERTIRESSat Aug 24, 2024They often roll around in the snowRyan McCarty
ZEROFEETSun Aug 17, 2003Low visibility figureElizabeth C. Gorski
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