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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 51,028 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
AKIRAKUROSAWAFri Mar 5, 2021"Stray Dog" director, 1949Sridhar Bhagavathula
ARARASun Mar 30, 2008Amazon parrotPaula Gamache
BARRYKEOGHANSat Mar 15, 2025Irish actor who was nominated for a Golden Globe for 2023's "Saltburn"Ryan McCarty
BENOSun Sep 26, 2010"There Shall ___ Night" (Pulitzer-winning Robert E. Sherwood play)Pamela Amick Klawitter
BRANDYWINETue Jul 22, 19971777 battle siteFred Piscop
CANIGOTue Apr 11, 2023"Are we done here?"Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen
CENTAURSWed Sep 13, 2000Some figures on the ParthenonJim Morton
DEADLINKSFri Oct 3, 2025Bad internet connections?Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
DIAMONDMINESSun Nov 2, 1997Kimberley featuresNancy Nicholson Joline
DUTCHOVENSFri Jul 24, 2026Cookware sometimes used over campfiresGeoffrey Schorkopf
ECONOMICDECLINESat Jul 18, 2015Possible result of loss of tradeJoe Krozel
ESTAMPASat Aug 7, 2010Imprint: Sp.Joe Krozel
EXIGENCESat Jan 14, 1995UrgencyRich Norris
FANLIGHTSun Apr 4, 2010Half-circle window over a doorBob Klahn
FUNEMPLOYEDFri Feb 8, 2019Between jobs and loving itJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
GETFRESHSun Jan 27, 2002Be saucyPatrick Berry
GOATSBEARDTue Jul 29, 2014... for a fall guy?Timothy Polin
GOOSEPIMPLESWed Jun 7, 1995Reaction to a ghostMartin Schneider
HACKERSSun Feb 19, 2017WikiLeaks associatesBruce Haight
HOPEHSun Apr 28, 1996Province around PeipingD. C. Baldwin
IONTVFri Jul 27, 2018Broadcast network originally known as PaxBruce Haight
LEYSFri Jul 15, 2011Simon who wrote "The Death of Napoleon"Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel
LIVEWELLTue Apr 1, 2008Have it goodManny Nosowsky
MARKEDINCREASESThu Dec 28, 1995Like tie-dyed clothes?Cathy Millhauser
NIGHTSTANDFri Feb 18, 1994One-_____Manny Nosowsky
NUBIANSun Dec 2, 2001Like some Egyptian relicsNancy Nicholson Joline
ONIONDOMESWed Aug 5, 2020*Colorful architectural features of Moscow's St. Basil CathedralMichael Paleos
OPENYOUREYESSat Jan 24, 2009"Look, bonehead!"Mark Diehl
ORLANDOSENTINELFri Mar 28, 2014Central Florida dailyDavid J. Kahn
REDSPOTTue Apr 6, 2021Jupiter has a "great" oneAmanda Chung and Karl Ni
REGULARSTue Feb 15, 2005HabituésGene Newman
REMAINSTOBESEENSun Oct 23, 2011Contents of Lenin's Tomb, e.g.?Joe DiPietro
ROTINHELLWed Feb 5, 2025"Damn you!"Kiran Pandey
STORMERSun Feb 20, 2011Member of an assaulting partyElizabeth C. Gorski
TEAEGGSSun Sep 12, 2021Savory Chinese snacksAlex Rosen
TEAMLEADERSat Jul 16, 2016CaptainByron Walden
THEORYOFRELATIVITYSun Apr 10, 2005Proposal by 67-DownElizabeth C. Gorski
THEWILDDUCKTue May 23, 200660-Across playAlan Arbesfeld
UNZONEDSat Oct 16, 2004Free to do with as one wishesDana Motley
VACANTAPARTMENTMon May 19, 2008Place not generating rentMike Nothnagel
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