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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 51,167 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
AIRSINAIThu Jan 2, 2020Tel Aviv-to-Cairo carrierEd Sessa
BADATTITUDEFri Nov 28, 2025It's not constructiveJacob McDermott
BADGERSTue Mar 19, 1996NagsP. Jordan
BANNERDAYSMon Nov 26, 2018Times when everything goes perfectlyEvan Kalish
BEEHONEYSun Nov 2, 2008Natural sweetenerElizabeth C. Gorski
BOXERSSun Jan 25, 2009Some underwearMichael Torch
DELACROIXSat Oct 22, 2011"Death of Sardanapalus" painter EugènePatrick Berry
DIANEARBUSSat Sep 4, 1999"An Aperture Monograph" photographerBrendan Emmett Quigley
FIDDLEPLAYERSWed Oct 29, 2008Country bowersSteven L. Zisser
GOATSBEARDTue Jul 29, 2014... for a fall guy?Timothy Polin
GORGEOUSSat Feb 4, 2023DazzlingKate Hawkins
HACKMANSat Mar 21, 1998Best Actor of 1971Rich Norris
HANDTOHANDCOMBATThu Oct 9, 2003Fierce military actionAlan Arbesfeld
HIGHHEELSThu Aug 12, 2021Grate pains?Jake Halperin
HUMMERSSun Jun 8, 2014Non-fuel-efficient vehiclesPatrick Berry
IMPELLEDSat Oct 26, 2019DroveSam Trabucco
INFRAREDPICTURESat May 16, 1998Shot in the darkJim Page
LORICFri Jun 28, 1996Ending with folkD. J. Kahn
LUDICROUSWed Feb 11, 2015*"Chicken-n-Beer" rapper, to an overzealous copy editor?Will Treece
MADELINEKAHNTue Mar 20, 2001Comedic actress who's able?Peter Abide
MOTJUSTEFri May 9, 2014Perfect expressionJames Mulhern
OUTRIGGERCANOESFri Feb 1, 2008They're not easily overturnedDoug Peterson
PEEKOUTFri Aug 18, 2000Look through blinds, sayPatrick D. Berry
PHONENETWORKSun Dec 8, 2002Big company hookupPeter Gordon
POLISHHAMSun Dec 8, 1996Sandwich fillerA. J. Santora
PRESTIGESSun Jul 2, 2006High reputesElizabeth C. Gorski
PUSHFORThu Mar 30, 2000Strongly advocateRandolph Ross
ROBERTZIMMERMANTue May 22, 2001Bob Dylan, né ___, 5/24/41John D. Leavy
SEAOFLOVESun Mar 12, 20001989 Al Pacino movieElizabeth C. Gorski
SICSTHEDOGONTue Jun 2, 2026Gets a pooch to attackRich Katz
SOLETITGOFri Sep 3, 2021"In that case, move on!"Brendan Emmett Quigley and Paolo Pasco
STANCHERSun Feb 11, 2001Styptic pencil, e.g.Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon
STRUMMINGSun Feb 10, 2008Ukulele activityBill Zais
SUCCOTASHSun Aug 1, 2021Side dish at a barbecueMatthew Stock
TIGHTLIPPEDTue Dec 11, 2001TaciturnA. J. Santora
TREASUREHUNTSat Nov 23, 2024Activity requiring a mapRyan McCarty
TRIPHOPSun Oct 15, 2023Downtempo electronica genreJeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden
WARMANDFUZZYTue Jul 7, 2026Like a feeling of tender happiness ... or how you might feel after reading both halves of the answers to the starred clues?Brad Lively
WEHADADEALSat Apr 18, 2026"Hey, no backing out now!"Jesse Cohn
YOUFLATTERMESun Jul 2, 2023"Stop, I'm blushing!"Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
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