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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 50,657 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
ABOVETHEFRAYSat Dec 17, 2022Not getting involved in any nastinessChristina Iverson and Tom Pepper
ADDINSULTTOINJURYSun Dec 2, 2018Wound + disPaul Coulter
AWORKOFARTSun Apr 17, 2022Something intricately detailed and impressiveEmet Ozar
BASECOATWed Sep 6, 2023Start of a paint jobBlake Slonecker
BLOTTERSFri Feb 7, 2003Record holdersMichael Shteyman
CALLINGINTOQUESTIONSun Dec 16, 2018Casting doubt onSam Ezersky
CONFUSEDLOOKThu Mar 30, 2000___ stareRandolph Ross
COOKBOOKSMon Mar 25, 2013Recipe holdersAdam Prince
CRIBNOTESTue May 21, 2024Cheat sheetsZachary David Levy
DASHOFFSat May 8, 2004Leave quicklyBob Peoples
DIDTHEJOBSun Nov 3, 2019Got resultsKristian House
DISPARAGEDSat Dec 18, 1999Put downNancy Joline
DOUGLASThu Aug 16, 2018Justice with the longest Supreme Court tenureAlan Arbesfeld
EXJETSThu Apr 25, 2019Joe Namath and Vinny Testaverde, notablyJon Olsen
FITFORAKINGMon Jan 21, 2019RegalSean Biggins
HEDGESABETSun Dec 26, 2021Doesn't put it all on one ponyChristina Iverson
INFESTERSSun Apr 1, 2001VerminBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
ITALIANFLAGSat Mar 20, 2021It flies around FlorenceEmily Carroll
MEGAHITSSat Dec 18, 2010SmashesBrad Wilber
NATURETRAILFri Jan 16, 2015It may be found in preservesMichael Wiesenberg
NINETYFIVETue Oct 14, 2008See 20-AcrossLucy Gardner Anderson
NOHARMWed Dec 9, 2009Something a doctor should doPeter A. Collins
NOTGONNALIESat Sep 17, 2016"Lemme be straight with you ..."Andrew J. Ries
OZONESSun Nov 30, 2014Some oxygen moleculesMatt Ginsberg
PIZZAOVENSun Sep 16, 2012Domino's most important part?David Steinberg and Barry Haldiman
PREMADESun Nov 22, 2020Not custom-tailoredAlex Eaton-Salners
REROWWed Jan 1, 2003Arrange into new linesEd Early
SAWAWOMANINHALFWed Mar 12, 2025Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid?Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
SHALLOTSThu Nov 2, 2000Onions' kinHenry Hook
SHOULDERCUTTue Jan 8, 2013Source of ground chuckAllan E. Parrish
SNOWSTORMSun Jan 9, 2000Hank & Gail's favorite weather?Charles M. Deber
STRINGQUARTETMon Jul 28, 2014Classical music group ... or what the four sets of circled letters make up?Tom McCoy
THREEKINGSDAYSun Jun 21, 2015Annual celebration on January 6Timothy Polin
THWACKSat Jul 2, 2022Big hitEvan Kalish
TIRECHAINFri Dec 8, 2000Winter driving aidBob Klahn
TOHOLDSun Jul 12, 1998Wedding vow infinitiveHenry Hook
UPFORANYTHINGTue Mar 21, 2006GameLevi Denham
WHATSITTOYOUSun Aug 12, 2012"Yeah, I'm asking for people's impression of this inkblot -- so?!"Patrick Berry
WILLIEHERNANDEZSat Dec 22, 2001Detroit player, 1984 American League M.V.P.Trip Payne
WISEASSESSun Mar 24, 2024People who might answer "What's up?" with "The sky"John Kugelman
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