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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 50,990 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
AFTERIMAGESat Dec 11, 2004Flashbulb effect, e.g.James E. Buell
ANANASFri Jan 31, 2014Pineapples: Sp.Chris A. McGlothlin
BAPSSun Jan 5, 1997Some Protestants: Abbr.W. R. Williams
BOOPSSun Oct 5, 2025Taps on the snootJohn Kugelman
BOXEDUPSat Dec 9, 2017Ready to ship, sayStu Ockman
CHEAPSEATSFri Sep 20, 2019Nosebleed section, e.g.Luke Vaughn
DEEPCUTSun Jul 4, 2021Lesser-known songHoward Barkin
DEODORIZESThu Nov 21, 1996Freshens, in a wayM. Ashwood-Smith
DETRITALMon Apr 10, 1995Of wasteSidney L. Robbins
DJAKARTAFri Jan 26, 1996Capital city once called BataviaM. Nosowsky
EACHONETEACHONEFri Jan 12, 2018Rhyming educational proverbErik Agard
ELPASOTXThu Oct 8, 199879910Alan Arbesfeld
EMOJIPEDIASun May 24, 2026Online reference with many facesDavid Steinberg
FIFTHAVESun Apr 12, 2020N.Y.C. shopping meccaJoel Fagliano
GOOGLEITWed Jun 14, 2017Easy way to get information on something nowadaysAndrew Zhou
GREENENERGYFri Apr 3, 2026All-natural juice?Carolyn Davies Lynch and Brian Callahan
HAWKEYESTATEThu May 15, 2025Des Moines's domainSimeon Seigel
JUSTYOUWAITMon Jul 3, 2023"Oh, I'm not messing around!"Sam Buchbinder
LATTICESSat Jan 4, 1997ScreensM. W. Perry
LEDPASTSun Feb 5, 2012Paraded byCharles M. Deber
LIFESENTENCESun Sep 14, 1997The maximum, oftenFrank Longo
NEWYORKTIMESThu Dec 13, 2018Publishing debut of 1851, with "The"John Westwig
OBEISANCESSun Aug 2, 2015Acts of deferenceMatt Ginsberg
OVERPASSESTue Jun 22, 2021Cloverleaf featuresMatt Frederick
POUTIERSun Sep 3, 2006Sulking moreLee Glickstein and Ben Tausig
PROBINGTue May 30, 2023Like some nosy questionsKathryn Ladner
RAINOUTSFri Jun 16, 2000Replay causesManny Nosowsky
REFRIESFri Sep 27, 2002Prepares beans in a wayMichael Shteyman
SAFEUSESat Apr 25, 2026What power tools should be designed forSam Ezersky
SARAFINASat Jun 8, 19961980's musical with mbaqanga musicM. Shenk
SHIFTLESSLYMon May 18, 2015"Being a bit lazy, I prefer automatic," Tom said ___Gene Newman
SNACKEDONWed Jun 3, 2026Enjoyed, as finger foodJiahe Men
SUPERNALFri Jul 31, 1998HeavenlyJohn Wolting
SURALWed Aug 21, 2013Relating to the calfJonathan Gersch
THEHICCUPSWed Jul 26, 2000What drinking may cureWilliam I. Johnston
THEMECHANICSat Apr 15, 20172011 Jason Statham action flickPeter Wentz
THESECRETOFSANTAVITTORIASun Dec 19, 19931969 Anthony Quinn filmJohn M. Samson
THUMBHOLESun Mar 4, 2012Bowling ball featureDavid J. Kahn
TOTALINCOMEFri Dec 8, 2017Line on a 1040Paolo Pasco
UNDERACTSFri Nov 28, 2025Doesn't exactly ham it upJacob McDermott
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