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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 50,360 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
ALLTELSun Jun 1, 2008Mobile phone companyPatrick Berry
APPROVEDMon Jul 18, 2016O.K.'dJacob Stulberg
BITEMARKSTue Jun 28, 2016Things spiders leaveAlex Vratsanos
BORETHECOSTFri Jan 12, 2024Covered expensesHemant Mehta
BORISESSat Mar 2, 1996Three kings of BulgariaN. Joline
BRAFITTINGFri Mar 7, 2025Service for someone who needs support?Malaika Handa
BROCKMon Sep 25, 2000Base stealer LouPeter Gordon
CLOISONNEFri Apr 1, 2016Decorative enamelwarePeter Gordon
COFFEEPOTThu Jul 31, 2008One that's "perky" in the morningAllan E. Parrish
DOBBYSun Mar 29, 2020House-elf in the Harry Potter booksRicky Cruz
DREAMHOUSEWed Jul 26, 2023Ideal place to liveMary Crane
FILETOFSOLEWed Nov 26, 2008Boneless entreeHarvey Estes
FIRMESTSat Nov 23, 2019Least givingTrenton Charlson
GIGUETue Oct 12, 1999Lively French danceEd Early
GIRLISun Feb 11, 2007"The ___ Left Behind Me" (Civil War tune)Mark Feldman
HEBRONWed Sep 20, 1995West Bank cityRandy Sowell
ITALIEFri Nov 16, 2018Neighbor of SuisseKyle Dolan
JETLAGGEDFri Aug 21, 2020Suffering from desynchronosisAlex Eaton-Salners
JIFPEANUTBUTTERSANDWICHSat May 10, 1997What a "choosy mother" might pack for lunchIsabel Walcott
JUMBOSWed Nov 10, 2010747 and Airbus A380, as jets goSamuel A. Donaldson
JUVENILEWed Oct 17, 2018MinorPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
KISSUPTue May 30, 2000Act the toady, slangilyFred Piscop
KRIPSSat Feb 24, 2001Austrian conductor JosefRich Norris
MONOTONOUSWed Jan 14, 2009Like a stereotypically bad professorOliver Hill
ONECLUBSun Dec 1, 2013Lowest bid in bridgeAlan DerKazarian
OVERANDABOVESun Nov 4, 2007In addition toBob Klahn
PAGESIXFri Jun 28, 2024New York Post gossip section named for its locationEnrique Henestroza Anguiano
PINCURLSun Jul 13, 1997A bobby pin may hold itFred Piscop
PTAMEETINGMon Jul 25, 2005Mom-and-pop event and a hint to the insides of 17- and 41-Across and 11- and 40-DownLynn Lempel
RAINBOWTROUTThu Sep 13, 2018Colorful food fishAlex Eaton-Salners
RETICULARWed Oct 30, 2002NetlikeKumar Balani
RUNGINSat Mar 18, 2006Signaled, on a quiz showPatrick Berry
SEVENCOMEELEVENWed Jun 8, 2011Cry heard at a 37-/40-AcrossPeter A. Collins
SMARTINVESTORWed Nov 12, 2008Market-savvy sortPeter A. Collins
SPEECHAIDTue Jan 24, 2023Electronic device for a person with voice impairmentAaron M. Rosenberg and Jeff Chen
SWISSFAMILYROBINSONSun Apr 14, 2013Classic novel subtitled "Adventures in a Desert Island," with "The"Elizabeth C. Gorski
TALASun May 31, 1998Indian percussion rhythmCathy Millhauser
UNNEATTue Mar 26, 1996MessyJ. S. Marrone
VODKAGIMLETFri Sep 1, 2006Tart bar orderDavid Quarfoot
WIDESHOTSun Jul 31, 2022Big pictureJesse Goldberg
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