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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 50,584 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
ACEROUSFri Apr 22, 1994HornlessA.J. Santora
BABYSPICESat Jun 16, 2012Youngest member of a 1990s girl groupBarry C. Silk
BABYYODATue Nov 2, 2021Nickname for the Mandalorian's chargeVaibhav Srikaran and Matthew Stock
BARECHESTSat Mar 19, 2022Something often seen with trunksRyan McCarty
BEMIREDFri Dec 10, 2010Stuck, in a wayElizabeth C. Gorski
BIRDDOGSSun Jan 23, 2011PointersChris A. McGlothlin
BLOODSTREAMTue Oct 23, 2007Circulatory system flowAlan Arbesfeld
BOBBYDARINTue Aug 21, 20181950s-'60s teen idol who sang "Dream Lover" and "Splish Splash"John Lieb and Andrea YaƱes
BOOBYPRIZEMon Jun 9, 2008*The worst player wins itPaula Gamache
CBSSPORTSSat Sep 22, 2007Home of "The NFL Today"Mark Diehl
CITYOFGODThu Aug 9, 2001High groundPatrick Berry
COLORMANTue Mar 14, 1995Play-by-play announcer's partnerBob Klahn
DETESTINGSat Nov 25, 2000Not being able to standPatrick D. Berry
EDGARAWARDSat Oct 30, 2021Mystery prizeMichael Hawkins
FLIGHTDECKMon Oct 14, 2019Where planes land on an aircraft carrierGary Cee
HANDMEDOWNMon Oct 30, 1995Not newGregory E. Paul
HARDTOTELLFri Aug 26, 2022"I can't say for sure"Robert Logan
HULLEDSun Sep 22, 2013Like much processed wheatMike Selinker
INGOODFAITHThu May 27, 2021Looking pretty, as 58-Across would sayBarbara Lin
KNEWOFThu May 10, 2007Was familiar withPeter A. Collins
LATEBELLSSat May 27, 2000Students should be in class before themRobert H. Wolfe
LOGGEDONFri Jul 20, 2018Got access, in a wayRobyn Weintraub
LONGFELLOWWed May 4, 2016Author of an 1841 poem that contains the line spelled out by the shaded squaresJacob Stulberg
NICOTINEPATCHSun Mar 20, 2016Quitting aid, of sortsJoel Fagliano
OHENRYTWISTTue May 31, 2016Surprise ending, as in "The Gift of the Magi"Sarah Keller
ONENIGHTERSat Mar 10, 2012Quick affair?Patrick Berry
RAINLESSSun Jul 17, 2005DryDavid J. Kahn
REALLOOKERSun Nov 19, 2017This clue's 110-Across, in terms of attractivenessTom McCoy
ROSINEDFri Apr 5, 1996Like a pitcher's bagJ. Page
SHELLSOUTFri Jan 31, 2020Forks overJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
SHOTTOHELLMon Oct 2, 2017Utterly ruined, informallyTrenton Charlson
SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEMSun Jan 18, 2026"Don't look at me for help" ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's themeRena Cohen
TIPISFri Sep 9, 2011Plains homes: Var.Joe Krozel
TOADFISHSat Jan 23, 2010Grunting, slimy-skinned swimmerKaren M. Tracey
TOWLINESTue Nov 3, 2009Water-skiers' holdsBarry Boone
TRIPLELETTERSCORESun Mar 10, 2024Scrabble bonus seen six times in this puzzleEnrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock
WATERSOFTENERSun Jun 24, 2007It might go in a tankEric Berlin
WITTIERSat Nov 16, 1996More scintillatingJ. Page
WORKOUTWELLMon Dec 8, 2025End successfullyDan Kammann and Zhouqin Burnikel
YEAHIAMSun Apr 2, 2023"Nah, you're not!" retortJeremy Newton and Tracy Gray
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