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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 51,017 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
ALERTNESSSat Jun 13, 2009Opposite of torporBarry C. Silk
ARNOLDPALMERSSun Dec 21, 2025Iced-tea-and-lemonade refreshmentsDavid Kwong
BATTENDOWNThu Dec 5, 2013Secure, in a wayDan Schoenholz
BUMPINTOThu Apr 27, 1995Meet by chanceLois Sidway
COLDCALLERMon Aug 25, 2025Salesperson making unsolicited phone contactRyan Mathiason
COLDFUSIONFri Sep 22, 2023Hypothesized type of nuclear reactionRafael Musa and Michael Lieberman
COMMISSARFri Sep 30, 1994High-up apparatchikMatt Gaffney
CROSSWORDSOLVERSat Feb 13, 2010You, e.g.Ashish Vengsarkar
DASHEDLINESun Dec 29, 2024Indication of where to cut ... or something written five times in this puzzle?Harry Zheng
DIDIASKSat Aug 24, 2024Snarky reply to some unsolicited adviceRyan McCarty
DURANCEVILESat Jan 25, 2020Fancy term for a long prison sentenceStella Zawistowski
EAGERNESSWed Aug 29, 2018ZealAlex Bajcz
EXOILERFri Aug 27, 1999Wayne Gretzky, for oneJoe DiPietro
EXPOSITSSat Sep 7, 2013Sets forth thoroughlyJulian Lim
FARRIERSThu Apr 17, 2025Horseshoe enthusiasts?Ilan Kolkowitz and Shimon Kolkowitz
GOESBEASTMODEFri Jun 13, 2025Runs wild, in gamer-speakEvan Mulvihill
GOODESThu Jun 16, 1994Former Philly mayor Wilson et al.Jim Page
GRASPEDATSTRAWSFri Mar 15, 1996What tots did in the malt shop?A. J. Santora
HOMELANDSFri Jan 18, 2008Pilgrims leave themTrip Payne
INITIALIZEWed Aug 5, 2015Format, as a diskPatrick Berry
ISSURETOSun Jun 22, 2003Definitely willJohn Duschatko
IVYCOVEREDWALLSTue Nov 15, 2016Unique feature of Wrigley FieldDavid J. Kahn
KEEPSITTOGETHERSat Jul 7, 2018Doesn't snapRyan McCarty
LONGTERMPARKINGFri Mar 30, 2012Sign words often accompanied by an airplane symbolJoe Krozel
MAKEMAGICSat Apr 26, 2025Do the impossibleSarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa
MARKSOFFTHEPATHSun Nov 22, 1998He's exploring new terrainNelson Hardy
MXIVSun Jul 3, 20051014, in historyElizabeth C. Gorski
OFFDUTYCOPSSun Jun 25, 2006Ones with guns put awayJim Page
ONEFELLSWOOPSun Feb 2, 2014A single strokeDick Shlakman and Jeff Chen
POUNDERSTue May 29, 2012Quarter ___ (McDonald's orders)Daniel A. Finan
ROSEANNECONNERSat Oct 29, 2016Sitcom mom whose kids were named Becky, Darlene and D.J.Patrick Berry
SAYITAINTSOJOEMon Feb 28, 2000Plaintive plea in the 1919 Black Sox scandalJerry E. Rosman
SPLITTINGHEADACHESun Apr 25, 1999"You think I'm annoying? Fine, I'm outta here."Joe DiPietro
STANDBESIDESat Nov 13, 2004Offer faithful companionshipFrank Longo
SWAYBACKMon Jun 18, 2007Sag on a nagRandall J. Hartman
TENDERMERCYMon Sep 18, 2006Feature of the Christian GodDave Tuller
THEIDESThu Mar 15, 2018Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzleJoe DiPietro
TOAFARETHEEWELLSat Aug 3, 2013PerfectlyBrad Wilber and Doug Peterson
UNDOSENDThu Jan 27, 2022Action after a change of mindLewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
WINNIESun Oct 22, 2000Tony : theater :: ___ : fashion designHenry Hook
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