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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 50,711 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
ATTHEBATSun Apr 1, 2018Like a fictional CaseySam Ezersky
BANANAPIESat Aug 12, 2017Fruity dessertKameron Austin Collins
BUMMINGAROUNDFri Sep 26, 2014Spending time unprofitablyPatrick Berry
CANTEREDSun Jul 26, 2015LopedEllen Leuschner and Jeff Chen
CASTAWAYSFri Jan 28, 2011Some island dwellersKevin G. Der
COMMUNESun Dec 16, 2012Be at one (with)Matt Ginsberg
COUNTRYCODEMon Jul 16, 2018Start of an overseas telephone numberErik Agard
CRENSHAWThu Dec 26, 19961995 Masters Tournament winnerR. H. Burns
CUSSESSun Sep 7, 2014Ornery sortsTracy Gray and Jeff Chen
DETECTORSSun Oct 21, 2007SensorsBrendan Emmett Quigley
DOTOOTue Jul 22, 2025Playground comeback to "You have no idea!"Jeremy Newton
DRUNKATHONSun Sep 8, 2019Prolonged period of excessive imbibingJoe DiPietro
EBERSun Dec 14, 2008Hairstylist JoséTrip Payne
EDUCATEDGUESSESWed Dec 3, 1997SuppositionsElizabeth C. Gorski
GRAINOFTRUTHSun Nov 26, 2000Minuscule intangible?Patrick Berry
HALFRESTWed Dec 8, 1999Rectangular score markingFred Piscop
HOOKEYSat Jul 31, 2004Something to playByron Walden
HOPEDFORTue Aug 26, 2014DesiredVictor Fleming
INUWed Feb 23, 2022Shiba ___ (dog breed)Rose Conlon
KEYDETSSun Jan 16, 2011V.M.I. athletesJoon Pahk
LIFEEXPECTANCYThu Mar 29, 2018It's longer for women than it is for menClaire Muscat and David Steinberg
MADELINEThu Feb 13, 2014Title girl in a children's book series set in ParisDaniel Landman
MOORHENSSat Jun 4, 2005Endangered wetland fowlByron Walden
NOTLOOKINGSOHOTTue Jul 28, 2009"Doubtful"Tony Orbach
PICKEDUPTHECARWed Mar 23, 1994Performed a Herculean feat #3Cathy Millhauser
POASat Mar 21, 2015Bluegrass genusFrederick J. Healy
PUDDLEJUMPERSFri Mar 17, 2006Short-hop specialistsJohn Farmer
PUNKERSSun Oct 25, 2009Some Warped Tour attendeesBrendan Emmett Quigley
QUITEAFEWMon Sep 3, 2012Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-AcrossC. W. Stewart
ROTIFERSat Sep 24, 2005Microscopic animal that swims with whirling ciliaByron Walden
ROUNDEYEDWed Dec 10, 2014Full of innocent wonderTom McCoy
SAKISSun Feb 12, 2012Sushi bar servings: Var.Kurt Mueller
SERIESFINALESat Feb 6, 2016Pilot's oppositeDavid Steinberg
SMITHERSSat Jul 1, 2017"The Simpsons" sycophantDavid Phillips
THECHOSENSun Aug 12, 2007Chaim Potok novelCathy Millhauser
VIVAZAPATATue Jan 29, 2013*1952 Marlon Brando filmDavid Steinberg
VOXPOPULIVOXDEISat Apr 6, 2002Alcuin's assertion to CharlemagneBrendan Emmett Quigley
WALKBYWed Aug 7, 2002Not stop for, in a wayRandolph Ross
WHATARETHEODDSSun Feb 24, 2019"How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred cluesErik Agard
WIDEOUTSun Jan 21, 2024Football receiverJohn Westwig
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