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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 50,891 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
ADOBOSSun Apr 5, 2026Philippine marinadesSamuel A. Donaldson
ALLSKINANDBONESWed May 17, 1995EmaciatedEd Early
ARTICLEVIISun May 6, 2012End of the main part of the ConstitutionAlex Vratsanos
AUTOCADESSat Sep 19, 2015They're often escorted by policeKevin Adamick
AVALANCHESFri Jun 21, 2024They go downhill fastBilly Bratton
BABYDOCTue Apr 30, 2013Nickname of Haiti's Duvalier, ousted in 1986Lynn Lempel
BREAKSUPTue Jul 15, 2014Splits, as a coupleZhouqin Burnikel
CIVILLAWYERWed Sep 28, 2022One handling personal injury claims, e.g.Jeff Stillman
COMEBACKSHANEThu Dec 7, 199537 Across from a 1953 westernMichael S. Maurer
DECATHLONTue Aug 8, 2017Olympic event won by Bruce Jenner in 1976 and Ashton Eaton in 2012 and 2016Dan Flanagan
DELICIOUSSat Aug 17, 2013Compliment to the chefEd Sessa
EGGMCMUFFINSTue Nov 26, 2024Sandwiches that kick-started the fast-food breakfast industryKillian Olson
FANTASISTFri Feb 18, 2011Creator of strange worldsPatrick Berry
FINANCIALMYTHSWed Mar 27, 2019Misconceptions about money ... or a loose hint to 20-, 24- and 44-Across?Michael Hawkins
GENERALDEGAULLEFri Feb 7, 2003W.W. II hero who later had a successful career in politicsMichael Shteyman
HARASSINGSat Jun 14, 1997On one's caseA. J. Santora
HOUSEOFCOMMONSSat Feb 26, 2005It has 659 membersJim Page
ITSABIRDThu Sep 12, 2013Remark about the end of 18-AcrossIan Livengood
JUSTSPITBALLINGTue Dec 9, 2025"These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions ..."Kate Hawkins
LEYSFri Jul 15, 2011Simon who wrote "The Death of Napoleon"Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel
NAVARONESun Jun 19, 2011Fictional island in two Alistair MacLean novelsPatrick Berry
NEEDTOKNOWFri Sep 19, 2003Kind of basis for revealingManny Nosowsky
ONBLASTMon Dec 9, 2024Subjected to public condemnation, in modern slangElliot Caroll
PERSONALIZEDPENWed Mar 2, 2005Desk set itemJames M. Jenista and Dana McLemore
REDTABTue Jan 10, 2006Levi's jeans brandDavid J. Kahn
SANDSHARKSun Feb 18, 2024Marine predator often seen near shorelinesSid Sivakumar
SANIWed Jan 11, 2017Clean, in product namesPeter A. Collins
SEASCALLOPFri Apr 11, 2025Creature with over 200 tiny eyes along its shellJesse Guzman
SQRSun Aug 9, 1998Plaza abbr.Christopher Hurt
SSRISun Apr 13, 2025Antidepressant type, in briefJohn Kugelman
THENIXONSSun Jun 18, 2000Checkers mastersElizabeth C. Gorski
TOTTERYSat Apr 28, 2001UnstableRich Norris
TRIUMPHEDThu Dec 6, 2012WonJill Denny and Jeff Chen
TURNFORTHEWORSESat Nov 5, 1994Relapse, with "a"Manny Nosowsky
VAIFri Dec 21, 2018Steve of rock guitar famePeter A. Collins
VICIOUSCYCLESWed Jul 10, 2024Hard patterns to break ... or a punny description of the climbs up the circled lettersHal Moore
WAISTBANDWed Aug 31, 2005Pajama partAlan Arbesfeld
WEEKLYPLANNERSMon Aug 4, 2008Books for jotting down appointmentsOliver Hill
WELFARISMWed Oct 14, 2015Policy of widespread government social programsJoel Fagliano
WORTHALOTFri Jun 25, 2010DearRobin Schulman and Byron Walden
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