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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 50,532 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
ADROPThu Jan 4, 1996___in the bucketF. & L. Sabin
AUTOBUSSun Jan 5, 2014Motor coachAlan DerKazarian
AWAKEDSun Dec 19, 2004Came out of sleep, old-styleFrances Hansen (1919-2004)
BLOTCHEDSat Feb 4, 2023SpottedKate Hawkins
BUBBLERSat Nov 17, 2007Drinking fountainBrad Wilber
CASUALFRIDAYMon Aug 16, 2010End-of-the-week office dress policy, maybeAndrea Carla Michaels and Jennifer Nutt
CRUDDYSun Jan 1, 2012Badly madePatrick Berry
DIVIDEDCAPITALSThu Nov 3, 2005Title for this puzzleByron Walden
DOUBLEFEATUREThu Jul 25, 2013Drive-in theater draw ... with a literal hint to 4- and 21-DownPatrick Blindauer
EASYFIXESSat Jul 6, 2024Simple solutionsEvans Clinchy
ECGSSat Oct 8, 2005Some hosp. recordsByron Walden
EWBANKWed Sep 15, 2010Only coach to win both N.F.L. and A.F.L. championshipsZoe Wheeler, Brown University '12
HELMSMENTue Mar 2, 2010Steering committee?Elizabeth C. Gorski
HOTELRESTAURANTFri Aug 18, 2000Ensconced eateryPatrick D. Berry
INCINERATETue Aug 14, 2018Burn to a crispAndy Kravis and Erik Agard
LEMONICESFri Dec 11, 2020Cool summer treatsAri Richter
LOONIESTSun Oct 1, 2000Most lamebrainedNancy Nicholson Joline
LOUFERRIGNOMon Aug 27, 2012He played the Hulk on 1970s-'80s TVMichael Farabaugh
ONESPADEFri Sep 1, 2006Bridge openingDavid Quarfoot
OVERCOMEFri Apr 19, 2019TriumphCaleb Madison
PLAYFULWed May 18, 2022Like a frisky puppyAndy Kravis
PUMPFAKESThu Apr 30, 2020Deceptive basketball movesCaitlin Reid
REALNUMBERSun Dec 11, 2016Concept that was called 36-Across before research into the square root of negativesTom McCoy
RINGALEVIOTue Jul 1, 2014Game similar to hide-and-seekGary Cee
ROTENONESat May 6, 2006Compound used to treat chiggers and scabiesJames E. Buell
RRSTASun Dec 30, 2001B. & O. stop: Abbr.Elizabeth C. Gorski
SALUDSSun Sep 8, 1996Toast wordsR. H. Wolfe
SEATTLEWASHMon Oct 20, 2003Microsoft workers' laundry?Lynn Lempel
SECRETMENUITEMSFri Jul 2, 2021In-N-Out Burger's "Animal Style" burgers and fries, e.g.Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle
SEEKANDYESHALLFINDThu Jan 15, 2026*Oft-quoted advice in Matthew 7:7Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin
STEEPGRADEThu Feb 14, 2019GET SPEAREDJohn E. Bennett and Jeff Chen
STONEPITSun Sep 8, 2024QuarryMeghan Morris
TALKEDABLUESTREAKSun Jun 2, 2013Chattered on and on and onElizabeth C. Gorski
THERIACSat Dec 26, 2009Onetime snake venom antidoteKevin G. Der
TOMMYJOHNSat Dec 11, 1999Dodger pitcher, A.L. Comeback Player of the Year in 1976William S. Cotter
TREADINGThu Apr 10, 1997SteppingDavid J. Kahn
VHONEFri Jul 10, 1998MTV alternativeBrendan Emmett Quigley
VOUCHEDFri Sep 6, 2002Supported, with "for"Manny Nosowsky
WHATGOESUPThu Aug 21, 2025Start of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred cluesSimeon Seigel
WIDERECEIVERMon Jun 9, 2014T e l e p h o n e h a n d s e tTom McCoy
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