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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 50,626 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
ADDAPINCHOFSALTWed Sep 1, 2010Cooking instruction hinting at this puzzle's theme?Michael Torch
BRIDGETJONESSDIARYSun Oct 2, 20051996 Helen Fielding book made into a film starring Renée ZellwegerRandolph Ross
CANONRYSat May 2, 2009Church officePeter A. Collins
CARHOODSun Sep 28, 2025Spot for an ornamentRich Katz
CHANCETHERAPPERSat Dec 23, 2017Hip-hop performer who was 2016's Best New Artist Grammy winnerMatthew Sewell
CNNNEWSHEADLINESun Mar 10, 2024Something delivered by Jake Tapper or Anderson CooperEnrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock
DANIELBOONEThu Oct 31, 1996Wilderness Road travelerL. Sidway
EARCLIPSSun May 29, 2022Piercing-free bijouterieDaniel Bodily and Jeff Chen
FAULTLESSSun Feb 4, 1996Compliment for Steffi Graf?D. J. Kahn
FLOORTILESFri Apr 8, 2005Decoration at public bathsManny Nosowsky
FREDSWed Aug 10, 1994Bandleader Waring et al.Ernie Furtado
FUMETMon Oct 21, 2013Strong, seasoned stock, in cookeryGary Cee
GOINGTOFri Jun 17, 2005AttendingManny Nosowsky
GROUPHUGSTue Nov 4, 2014Many "Family Feud" celebrationsJoel Fagliano
HRAPBROWNWed Oct 23, 1996Black activist of the 60'sR. Norris
INSECTIVOREFri Apr 28, 2023One eating a lot of wingsMalaika Handa and Erik Agard
JUSTATADFri Jun 11, 2010Not muchJohn Dunn
KILTIESSat Oct 18, 2003Highlanders, e.g.Myles Callum
LINIMENTSFri Jun 23, 1995Sports doctors' suppliesManny Nosowsky
MESSENGERRNAFri Mar 16, 2007Microscopic code carrierEric Berlin
MOSEISLEYWed Oct 26, 2022"Wretched hive of scum and villainy," per Obi-Wan KenobiSimeon Seigel
NAVYYARDSun Nov 3, 2013Cruiser repair siteAndy Kravis and Victor Barocas
ONTHELASTDAYFri Jan 10, 2020When some contest entries are submitted, just in timeBrendan Emmett Quigley
PRAISEGODSat Mar 17, 2012Hands-in-the-air phraseDavid Quarfoot
ROARINWed Apr 20, 2016Enter with much commotionTom McCoy
SADFACESSun Nov 24, 2019Clowns sometimes put them onFrank Longo
SOMETHINGCAMEUPFri Apr 19, 2024Explanation for a sudden change of plansKate Hawkins
SPRINKLERHEADTue Mar 20, 2018Part of a fire safety systemAndrew Zhou
STANGETZFri May 18, 2007Musician known as "the Sound"David Quarfoot
STARDATESWed Nov 19, 2025Times noted in Captain Kirk's logsJeremy Newton
STOPDEADFri Feb 6, 2026Suddenly conk outGeoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa
TECTUMSun Apr 27, 1997Dorsal part of the midbrainMatt Gaffney
THATSNEATSat Oct 19, 2024"Cool trick"August Miller
THEPRINCEOFTIDESSun Feb 22, 2026Moses Parting the Red SeaJill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
THUMBNAILSTue Jun 20, 2023Compact images on a desktopAimee Lucido
TRADITIONThu Oct 6, 2022How things have always been doneSimeon Seigel
TROUBLEAHEADMon Mar 9, 2015Ominous outlookDebbie Ellerin
WHATTIMEISITFri Apr 19, 1996Question from 34-AcrossA. Micci
WHERESPOPPAThu Jun 12, 19971970 George Segal movieGilbert H. Ludwig
YOURFLYISOPENSat Feb 20, 2010Exposure warning?Paula Gamache
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