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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 50,617 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
ACERBATEDSat Dec 30, 1995Made sourJoe DiPietro
ARCHANGELSSat Feb 22, 2014High spirits?Evan Birnholz
ARIONMon Jul 18, 1994Greek poet saved by a dolphinWayne Robert Williams
BEEFCAKESWed Jun 3, 2015Hunky guysHerre Schouwerwou
CAMPOSMon Sep 26, 1994South American plainsSidney L. Robbins
CARTRAILERFri Jan 16, 2026One might help you hitch a rideKyle Dolan
CASUALTYFri Nov 15, 1996Kind of insuranceR. Norris
COMPENDIUMSun Jul 15, 2001DigestElizabeth C. Gorski
COMPETENTTue Apr 21, 2020CapableAndrew Kingsley
DAYCARESSun May 14, 2023Toddler drop-off localesSid Sivakumar
DIMOUTSSun Jun 25, 2023Tactical reductions in lighting, as during W.W. IIJohn Westwig
EXPRESSLINESun Aug 18, 2013Supermarket time-saverElizabeth C. Gorski
FOURSQUAREDSat Sep 10, 200516David J. Kahn
GEARTEETHSat Nov 1, 2025They're often engaged in engineeringMichael Lieberman
HUECOSat Feb 19, 1994Texas-New Mexico rangeCharles E. Gersch
JAMESFIXXWed May 18, 2005"The Complete Book of Running" authorBrendan Emmett Quigley
KAKASun Jun 14, 2009One-named Brazilian soccer star in the 2008 Time 100Brendan Emmett Quigley
LAMAZECLASSSat Sep 10, 2022Recommended labor practiceKameron Austin Collins
MENWORKINGTue Jul 26, 2011[Orange]Michael Black
MYDOGSKIPSat Jul 21, 2012Kevin Bacon film of 2000Joe DiPietro
NEWISSUESSun Feb 1, 1998"At 5 P.M. the Philatelic Society will discuss some ___"Merl Reagle
OCEANAUTSFri May 30, 2008Sealab inhabitantsNatan Last
ORGANOSun Jul 27, 2003Prefix with genesisMichael Grudzielanek
RIBALDRYFri Mar 16, 2001RisquénessManny Nosowsky
ROVINGSat Feb 9, 2002Not specifically assignedRich Norris
SMOOTHENSFri Oct 25, 2002Works with a planeBrendan Emmett Quigley
STRENGTHENSSat Apr 15, 2006ReinforcesBob Peoples
SUBSTANDARDSun Dec 3, 2006Meat, lettuce, cheese and tomato in a foot-long bun?Patrick Merrell
SUNBURNSun Apr 17, 2016Result of overexposure?Howard Barkin
TEAREDUPThu May 8, 2003Got suddenly sadElizabeth C. Gorski
THUMBINDEXThu Oct 23, 2025Set of notches in a dictionaryAimee Lucido
TIERINGWed May 28, 2008Arranging in rowsC. W. Stewart
TOMPOSTONThu May 22, 2008*"Newhart" actorRichard Silvestri
TOODARNHOTWed Apr 10, 2019Cole Porter song from "Kiss Me, Kate"Alan Arbesfeld
UNHERDEDSun Apr 17, 1994Given free range, as cattleR. M. Hopkins
WACKILYSat Apr 23, 1994In a silly fashionManny Nosowsky
WELLDRIVENSat Jun 8, 2002Right down the fairwayFred Piscop
WHATDOIKNOWSun Jan 4, 2004"You're asking me?"Patrick Merrell
WISDOMOFTHECROWDThu Mar 23, 2023Collective opinionDavid Kwong
WORKCREWSMon Nov 12, 2012Chain gangs, e.g.Randall J. Hartman
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