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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 51,140 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
BIRDSOFPARADISEFri Jul 3, 2026Tropical specimens that can be either flora or faunaBarbara Lin
BRIDOONSun Nov 5, 1995Snaffle bitDean Niles
CANTORSTue Dec 20, 2016Synagogue singersTimothy Polin
CETACEANSat Sep 1, 2012Air-breathing swimmerTim Croce
COLORCOPYINGMon Nov 3, 2014Service at Staples or FedEx OfficeJanet R. Bender
CRIMEFIGHTERSSun Aug 8, 2010... in 1-AcrossPam Klawitter
DONTLEAVEMEHANGINGSun Jun 19, 2011"I'd be miserable without you, tapestry!"Patrick Berry
DRAWSEVENSat Apr 25, 1998Catches upJim Page
EPEEISTSTue Aug 4, 2020Certain Olympic athletes since 1900Jacob Stulberg
FACIALSWed Sep 19, 2007Spa offeringsStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
GARYINSun May 30, 2021City about 25 miles SE of Chicago, ILAdam Wagner
GETSINTHEHUNTSat Oct 15, 2005Becomes competitivePaula Gamache
GUARDEDOPTIMISMSun Jul 4, 2021Upbeat sentry's emotion?Howard Barkin
HEATLESSSat Dec 20, 2003Like some dryersMyles Callum
HOWARDSTERNSHOWSun Nov 4, 2007Broadcast with Baba Booey, with "The"Bob Klahn
JENNERSSun Jun 14, 2015Longtime reality TV family on the E! channelRandolph Ross
JETTISONSun Nov 22, 1998Deep-sixNelson Hardy
JUDGEWAPNERSat Feb 13, 2016Arbiter of 1980s TVPeter Wentz
KILLIANSun May 2, 2004Classic name in Irish alesDerrick Niederman
MEETTHEBEATLESFri Feb 8, 20131964 album that was #1 for 11 weeksBarry C. Silk
MYELOSat Jul 15, 1995Spinal cord: PrefixRand H. Burns
NOODLECASSEROLETue Jan 18, 2000Potluck dinner dishNancy Salomon
PENNYPINCHSun Aug 23, 2026Demonstrate frugality, in a wayJill Singer
POETRYREADINGSun Feb 12, 2017Suggestion to a bored short story writer?Lynn Lempel
PROMDRESSFri Feb 22, 2019Wear for a queenDaniel Nierenberg
RETROROCKETSat Jun 29, 2002It's used in a lunar landingDana Motley
ROSEMADDERThu Jul 15, 1999Stephen King novelZack Butler
SANDSTORMThu May 23, 1996Desert worryM. E. Brindamour
SAURYFri Sep 4, 1998Cousin of the needlefishHugh Davis
SORRYWERECLOSEDSat Aug 16, 1997Flip side of 33-AcrossMatt Gaffney
STAYCURRENTSun Apr 6, 2025Be up on the latest newsKareem Ayas
SUBBOOKKEEPERSun Sep 27, 2015Assistant number cruncherTom McCoy
TELECASTERSat Dec 11, 1999One who puts on a showWilliam S. Cotter
THROGSNECKSat Jan 27, 2007Neighborhood in the BronxKaren M. Tracey
TMINUSSat Jan 15, 2011Countdown termBarry C. Silk
TOBEGINWITHThu Jul 16, 1998End of the queryKelly Clark
WASNTCLEARTue May 3, 2022Needed further explanationJulian Lim
WEIGHSTATIONThu Sep 14, 2000Truck stopJoe DiPietro
WHEEDLEDTue Dec 13, 2016CoaxedDavid Alfred Bywaters
WHOREALLYKNOWSTue Nov 11, 2025"It's hard to say"Christina Iverson and Scott Hogan
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