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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 50,469 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
AFRICANASun Oct 16, 2011Ashanti wood carvings, e.g.Joel Fagliano
APPIISun Feb 5, 1995Ancient Rome's _____ ForumFrank A. Longo
BEARDENFri Aug 23, 2013Cubs' homeIan Livengood
BISESat Jan 20, 1996Cold north windF. Longo
CATBOATSSun Oct 23, 2016Single-masted pleasure craftEllen Leuschner and Jeff Chen
CENTERICECIRCLEThu Jul 29, 2010Place for an N.H.L. logoPeter A. Collins
CLANNISHSat Oct 18, 1997Sticking togetherRich Norris
CNNNEWSHEADLINESun Mar 10, 2024Something delivered by Jake Tapper or Anderson CooperEnrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock
DAMASCUSSTEELSun Feb 17, 2008*Metal used for swordsHenry Hook
DONTBRINGMEDOWNSun Sep 17, 2023Entreaty to Hades (Electric Light Orchestra)Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
DOWNHOMETue Dec 27, 2016*FolksyHerre Schouwerwou
EIGHTEENTWELVEWed Jan 11, 2006Tchaikovsky overtureMel Rosen
ENDOCRINESYSTEMSat Jun 18, 2016The thyroid is part of itTodd Gross
ENGLISHTEASat Nov 9, 2019Black breakfast beverageNeil Padrick Wilson
EXCELSATFri Jul 3, 1998Has a flair forMartin Ashwood-Smith
GROWLSWed Dec 8, 2021Speaks brusquelyPhilip Koski
GSHAPEDSun Apr 23, 2006Like some fishing hooksJoe DiPietro
HAUSFRAUWed Aug 20, 1997Traditional wifeChuck Deodene
HITBOTTOMFri Sep 22, 2006Had nowhere to go but upSherry O. Blackard
ILLGETTHEBILLTue Jan 15, 2019Welcome comment at a bar #3Samuel A. Donaldson
ISOTYPESat Nov 25, 2006Duplicate specimen, in biologySherry O. Blackard
JEUDESPRITThu Oct 19, 2006WitticismRaymond C. Young
JVSQUADWed Aug 31, 2022*Up-and-coming group in high school athleticsJoe Deeney
LONGINGEYESSat Feb 6, 2016Couple of star-crossed lovers?David Steinberg
NELSFri Jul 20, 2012Marlon Brando's "I Remember Mama" roleMartin Ashwood-Smith
OUTRIGGEDFri Jun 16, 2006Equipped so as to prevent capsizingAlan Olschwang
PENSIONMon Aug 9, 2004Money for retirementM. Francis Vuolo
POWERHOUSESFri May 27, 1994JuggernautsChet Currier
QUEENBEESMon Jun 30, 1997Leaders of hivesPeter Gordon
RECEIVINGWed Jan 20, 2021Not servingNatan Last, Andy Kravis and The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
REDORANGEYELLOWGREENBLUEINDIGOVIOLETSun Nov 21, 1993After-shower scenePeter Gordon
SEACHANGESat Jul 18, 2020Complete shiftJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
SEANPAULSat Mar 2, 2024Rapper/singer with the 2005 hit "Temperature"Natan Last
SPICEDRUMTue Feb 6, 2024*Large container for cinnamon or coriander?Victor Barocas
STEALTHFIGHTERMon Jun 4, 2018Jet that evades radar detectionZhouqin Burnikel
TAKEACHANCEONMEWed Sep 18, 20021-Across songDavid J. Kahn
THEAMERICANFLAGWed Jun 14, 1995Old GloryRichard Hughes
THEIRASat Mar 3, 2012"Green Book" org., familiarlyByron Walden
THEMANILOVESun Mar 24, 1996Song from Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"J. K. Brill
WBYEATSWed Mar 11, 2009"The Second Coming" poetCaleb Madison
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