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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 51,102 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
ABULThu May 26, 1994Arabic name starterCathy Millhauser
AIRSHIPSWed Sep 18, 2019Blimps and zeppelinsJohn Wrenholt
ATESUPPERSat Nov 13, 2010Took something in at night?Mark Diehl
BRITISHISMSWed Nov 15, 2017Words found in the answers to this puzzle's starred cluesSteven E. Atwood
CHARDONNAYMon Oct 1, 2001See 40-AcrossJanice M. Putney
CLOUDSCAPESun Feb 21, 2016Heavenly painting?Patrick Berry
DIATOMITEThu Apr 16, 1998Algae remainsElizabeth C. Gorski
GIBBERISHSun Jun 19, 1994Xjclmzit obwny, e.g.Nancy Scandrett Ross
GOEXTINCTSun Apr 14, 2024Disappear ... like the circled creatures might do, if not for the 112-/114-AcrossJohn Rippe and Jeff Chen
GOODGUESSMon Aug 23, 2021"You were close with that response"Bruce Haight
HALLELUJAHCHORUSSun Dec 25, 2005Handel bars?Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
HOSTESSINGFri Jul 28, 2006Greeting at the door, serving the hors d'oeuvres, etc.Sherry O. Blackard
ILLTEMPERWed Nov 3, 2021IreDan Harris
INDUEDFri Apr 26, 1996Provided: Var.W. Johnson
INVICTUSSat Sep 17, 1994Poem that ends "I am the captain of my soul"Rich Norris
IRISHTEASun Jul 9, 2023McEntee's productChristina Iverson
KURTSTue Jun 12, 2007Author Vonnegut and othersJonathan Gersch
LUNARYSun May 8, 2005Of the moonJim Page
MARIONROSSWed Feb 14, 2018Actress who played Mrs. Cunningham on "Happy Days"Mary Lou Guizzo
MARKETPRICEFri Jul 9, 2021On menus, it's often by the lobsterRobyn Weintraub
MIGHTIERSun Aug 20, 2000More powerfulCharles M. Deber
MONUMENTSWed Sep 4, 2024Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.Kareem Ayas
MOVEDINTOThu Oct 28, 1999Took possession of, as a housePatrick D. Berry
NOTEWORTHYFri Feb 3, 2023StrikingBarbara Lin
OBITUARIESSat Aug 23, 2008Late news?Natan Last
ONYOURMARKWed Dec 11, 2019Line heard from the starting lineJake Halperin
PIBBXTRASat Feb 3, 2018Coca-Cola product since 2001Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden
PITCHCLOCKFri Feb 28, 2025Pace quickener implemented by Major League Baseball in 2023Michael Lieberman
PRODUCTIONThu Oct 14, 2010Factory outputJim Hilger
SACHABARONCOHENSat Dec 6, 2008*Bat portrayerAshish Vengsarkar & Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
SECTARIANSTue Oct 9, 2001Members of religious factionsPeter Gordon
SHEETGLASSFri Mar 27, 2020What a pane!Kyle Dolan
SPLITAGUTWed Oct 12, 2011Laugh uproariouslyGary Cee
SUSTAINEDSat Jun 19, 2010Like many objectionsSamuel A. Donaldson
SWCSun Feb 11, 1996U. of Texas teams play in itHarvey Estes
SWEETTALKSFri Oct 26, 2018WheedlesEvan Kalish
THEOXSat May 1, 20212021 Chinese zodiac signRyan McCarty
TRIMMERSSat Aug 14, 2010Lawn care equipmentJohn Farmer
USVETSThu Nov 5, 2020Nov. 11 honoreesJeremy Newton
VINCENTVANGOGHWed Feb 25, 2026"Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear" painter, 1889Brad Lively
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