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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 51,094 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
ACHIEVAFri Dec 10, 20041990's OldsmobileFrank Longo
ALLBYFri Nov 14, 2014___ itselfJoe Krozel
BESTFRIENDSSun Apr 22, 2012Outdo one's buddies?Paula Gamache and Ed Stein
BIGGERTHOMASSun Sep 29, 2002Native SonRandolph Ross
BUTTONEDONESLIPFri Jan 7, 2000Stopped talkingManny Nosowsky
CHAIRYOGAFri Feb 8, 2019Way to get fit while you sitJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
DARBWed Sep 13, 1995Real beauty, in old slangEileen Lexau
DUCHESSOFCORNWALLThu Aug 23, 2018Title for Prince Charles's CamillaKyle Dolan
EGGMCMUFFINSTue Nov 26, 2024Sandwiches that kick-started the fast-food breakfast industryKillian Olson
ENDRESULTSTue Apr 1, 2025Final outcomesSande Milton
EPICBATTLESun Dec 11, 2016Climax of many a fantasy novelTom McCoy
FANTASTSat Apr 19, 2003VisionaryManny Nosowsky
FISHERYSun May 27, 2007Business with net gains?Patrick Berry
FISHINGPOLESun Apr 25, 1999"Don't I look fetching in this dress from Warsaw? Huh, huh?"Joe DiPietro
FORKERSSun Aug 10, 2008Chopsticks eschewers, informallyWill Nediger
GUTSILYThu Apr 17, 2003With a lot of nerveEric Berlin
HASDOWNWed Jun 19, 2024Knows by heartBrad Wiegmann
IRUETHEDAYFri Oct 4, 2019Expression of regretMatthew Sewell
KEEPEROFTHEPEACESun Jun 30, 1996Matt Dillon, e.g.R. Norris
KNOWALLFri Apr 27, 2001One with omniscienceMark Diehl
LADYEVEWed Oct 18, 20061941 Stanwyck/Fonda comedy, with "The"John Farmer
LASTRESORTSSat Sep 7, 2013Hail Marys, e.g.Julian Lim
METOPESat Dec 9, 2000Square space in a friezePatrick Berry
MIKEPENCEWed Oct 28, 2020Frequent "S.N.L." role for Beck BennettPeter Gordon
NONSTOPSWed Jun 3, 2009Some long flightsSamuel A. Donaldson
PAPILLONWed Mar 1, 2023French for "butterfly"Aaron M. Rosenberg
RAKEITINThu Jul 16, 2026Roll in doughZhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery
RERELEASEDSat Jun 12, 2021Like albums that include bonus tracks, oftenBrooke Husic and Brian Thomas
RESERVEDSEATSat Apr 6, 2024Book it!Byron Walden
ROCKTHECRADLEMon Jun 23, 2014MTV competitive reality show featuring children of pop starsBrendan Emmett Quigley
SCRIMSHAWWed May 25, 2022Art of bone carvingChristopher Youngs
SEROWThu May 14, 2009Asian goatlike animalDavid J. Kahn
SKINGRAFTWed Aug 31, 2005Procedure for a burn victim, perhapsAlan Arbesfeld
SOFTWARECOMPANYTue Dec 1, 2020*Many a Silicon Valley businessByron Walden
SOMEONEISGETTINGFIREDSun May 11, 2025"Whoever did this has it coming!"Brendan Emmett Quigley
STARTINGALLOVERWed Mar 23, 2016*Going back to square oneAlex Boisvert and Jeff Chen
SYLVESTERSTALLONESun Jan 11, 2015The bartender poured beers for all the action movie stars, including ___Peter A. Collins
TIGRISRIVERSat Sep 1, 2018Bisector of the Fertile CrescentRandolph Ross
UNRIGSFri Sep 9, 2016Strips, as a shipKristian House
VNECKTSHIRTSWed Jun 16, 2010Undergarments that show a little of the chestJoe Krozel
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