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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 51,132 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
ARCHFOESun Jun 13, 2021Lex Luthor, to SupermanStephen McCarthy
ASIANLANDThu Nov 25, 2004Turkey, to a cartographerNancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed
BETONITThu Aug 16, 2012"You can be sure"Ethan Cooper
CDALBUMSat Mar 27, 2004Modern recordSherry O. Blackard
CHEVRETTEThu Apr 2, 1998Thin kidskinAlex K. Justin
CLEANPLATECLUBSat Nov 13, 2021Something good eaters "join"Adam Aaronson
COLORWARSSat May 2, 2026Summer camp competitions for which teammates dress similarlyHannah Slovut-Einertson
DOGOFThu Mar 18, 1999"A ___ Flanders" (1959 tear-jerker)Rand H. Burns
ESSENTIALORGANSFri Feb 12, 2010Heart and brainKevin G. Der
EYEBROWSMon Feb 26, 2001They may be penciled inNorma Steinberg
FALTEREDSat Nov 2, 2024Had a hiccupBlake Slonecker
FIFTYFIRSTSTATEWed Jun 15, 2016Country that's an extremely close American ally, so to speakJason Flinn
GILSSun Dec 25, 1994Gerald and HodgesRandolph Ross
GREATRECESSIONSat Jul 2, 2022Early-21st-century crisis, with "the"Evan Kalish
LENEXASun Dec 24, 2006Kansas City suburbBrendan Emmett Quigley
MADRUSHThu Mar 11, 2021ScrambleLeslie Rogers
MARRIAGEMATERIALSun Aug 21, 2005Mr. Right, sayByron Walden
MONEYSAVERSSat Aug 19, 2023Coupons, e.g.David P. Williams
MRPERSONALITYWed Nov 8, 2006Upbeat, outgoing sortLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
MULATTOSat Jul 26, 2014Eliza in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," e.g.Julian Lim
NATATORIAFri Jan 6, 2023Indoor swimming poolsErica Hsiung Wojcik
NITASTue Feb 6, 1996Actress Talbot et al.Randy Sowell
PERSPIRESSun Dec 22, 2024SweatsAdrian Johnson
PREMIUMLAGERTue Dec 31, 2013All-malt beerTracy Gray
RUNLOOSESat Jun 17, 2023Get unleashedRyan McCarty
SAURIANSun May 10, 1998LizardRich Silvestri
SCANSINSun Apr 6, 2025Uses one's employee badge to enter, sayKareem Ayas
SEMISOFTCHEESESSat Jul 12, 2014Gouda and MuensterTim Croce and Alex Vratsanos
SEXYBACKSat Dec 24, 20162006 Justin Timberlake #1 hitDavid Steinberg
SOROSISSat Jul 9, 1994Women's societyGerald R. Ferguson
STEWARTISLANDSun Feb 25, 2007Birding capital of New Zealand (2006)David J. Kahn
TAROROOTSTue Jun 10, 2025Staples of Polynesian cuisineZachary David Levy
TELECASTERSat Dec 11, 1999One who puts on a showWilliam S. Cotter
TESTMATCHFri Jul 19, 2013International cricket eventPatrick Berry
THESEVENPERCENTSOLUTIONSun Nov 14, 2004Best-selling 1974 detective novelHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
TOORICHFORMYBLOODThu Jan 24, 2019"I'm out"Stu Ockman
TRAPPISTSat Dec 11, 2004Member of a silent religious orderJames E. Buell
UNIQUEUSERSun Aug 7, 2022Visitor to a website, in analytics lingoTina Labadie
WHIFFLESun Jan 9, 1994VacillateMel Rosen
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