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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 50,419 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
ACCENTLAMPFri Apr 25, 2025Light touch from a decorator?Adrian Johnson
ALLTATTEDUPSat Apr 3, 2021Covered in inkPeter A. Collins
ARCHAISMFri Apr 24, 2020Thou, for oneJohn Guzzetta
ARISHAPIROSat Jan 28, 2023First NPR reporter promoted to correspondent before age 30Kevin Christian
ATONESFORSun Oct 30, 2022Makes rightAddison Snell
BAUSun Oct 15, 2023German lead-in to hausJeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden
BOTTOMFEEDINGSun May 14, 2017Profiting from the misfortunes of othersWill Nediger
BRODATESun Sep 20, 2020Occasion for male bonding, in modern lingoSam Trabucco
CLAUDIOWed Aug 16, 2023"Much Ado About Nothing" roleMangesh Ghogre and Brendan Emmett Quigley
COLLATERALMon May 24, 2010Property securing a loanBob Johnson
CONSIDERSMon Sep 16, 2019Takes under advisementAmanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
COOKINThu Apr 19, 2007"What's ___?" (informal greeting)Henry Hook
DROPDEADSat Mar 9, 2019"Go to Hades!"Sam Trabucco
EGALSFri Feb 13, 1998French peersJim Page
FAUNAESat Aug 20, 2005Zoological groupsPatrick Berry
FLATRACESSun Mar 25, 2012Kentucky Derby and Epsom Oaks, for twoPatrick Berry
GOESALONGThu Dec 22, 1994AgreesStanley Newman
HANAUMABAYSat Jul 11, 2009Snorkeling spot near HonoluluKaren M. Tracey
HIVVACCINEThu Mar 10, 2016Subject of medical research since the 1980sEd Sessa
JOJORABBITTue Oct 10, 2023*2019 Taika Waititi film about a boy with an animal nicknameNate Cardin
LAMODESat May 5, 2007French fashionDavid Quarfoot
LIFEGIVINGTue Sep 28, 2021AnimatingMeghan Morris
MEANDEREDMon Dec 12, 1994RambledJoy L. Wouk
MELONBALLSSat Apr 26, 2014Some cocktail garnishesEvan Birnholz
NEWWORLDORDERWed Dec 9, 2009Shake-up in the global balance of power ... and a hint to the circled lettersPeter A. Collins
OILRICHFri Aug 8, 2014Like Saudi ArabiaBruce Haight
OKAYDEARWed Mar 20, 2019"As you wish," to a spouseErik Agard, Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
PHILISTINESFri Nov 6, 2020Uncultured sortsAimee Lucido
PREDAWNSat Jul 12, 1997EarlyRichard Silvestri
ROOMTONEGOTIATEFri Dec 22, 2017What opening offers often leaveSam Trabucco
SAKEBARSat Aug 31, 2024Establishment serving hot shotsSam Ezersky
SALVOESSun Feb 27, 2011Some gunfirePeter A. Collins
SETSOFFThu Apr 4, 2013TriggersCorey Rubin
SHRUNKENHEADSThu Jan 22, 2009Primitive trophies ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeGary J. Whitehead
STEAMERTRUNKThu Sep 25, 2025Storage item on some ocean voyagesJesse Goldberg
THEINSIDERSat Mar 14, 20151999 Crowe/Pacino film nominated for seven OscarsJames Mulhern
TOURISTCLASSFri Aug 4, 2000Cheap way to goJim Page
TYPEFACEFri Sep 5, 2025Bold choice, perhaps?Bryan Cheong
UNACCENTEDWed May 10, 2017Not stressedNed White
UNKINDNESSWed Jan 14, 2009Bad behaviorOliver Hill
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