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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 51,037 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
ABROGATORSat Oct 28, 2017Official with the power to annul lawsRoland Huget
ASLIMWed Oct 8, 1997"There's ___ chance of that"Gilbert H. Ludwig
AUTONYMTue Mar 16, 2021Name of self-identification, as "Deutsche" for "Germans"Lindsey Hobbs
BEAUTYSHOPMon May 13, 2013SalonAllan E. Parrish
CLYMSun Jun 30, 1996___Yeobright (Hardy's native)R. Norris
CORWINSun Dec 9, 2001N.F.L.'s ___ BrownCathy Millhauser
CRACKEDPEPPERTue Jul 22, 2003Mistreated spice?Steven Kahn
DECKEDOUTTue Jul 1, 2008Dressed to the ninesKen Bessette
DODGEBALLMon Jun 5, 2017Common game in a school gymPaul Coulter
FRISSONSun Apr 2, 2017Shudder of emotionJerry Miccolis
FRONTROWSEATSFri Apr 23, 2021Ones best in show?Robyn Weintraub
GENERALGAGETue Jul 4, 2006British military governor in the American RevolutionEd Early
GETSHORTCHANGEDMon Jan 30, 1995Be cheatedErnie Furtado
GLAMOURPOSESat Sep 4, 2010Stance in a fashion magazineMark Diehl
GOINGATITTue Jan 30, 1996BrawlingM. Skolsky
HIGHCHOLESTEROLTue Jan 4, 1994Eventual bonus?David A. Rosen
HOWWASITOKNOWSun Jun 21, 2015Response deflecting blameTimothy Polin
HUTMENTSat Apr 23, 2005Group of rude dwellingsPatrick Berry
INFUSEWITHFri Aug 27, 2010Give the flavor ofCorey Rubin
IRISHPOTATOFri Sep 23, 2005Part of an underground spring cropLevi Denham
LAYINGITONTHICKFri Jul 18, 2025Going overboard with the praiseKelly Morenus
LEVERAGESSat Dec 12, 2015Deploys to one's advantageByron Walden
MAILCHIMPSat Oct 23, 2021Online marketing giant with a primate in its logoSam Ezersky
MALORYSSun Jul 18, 1999___ "Le Morte d'Arthur"Nancy Nicholson Joline
NAILEDUPThu Apr 19, 2012Like horseshoes on barn doorsSean Dobbin
OXONIANSThu Apr 22, 2004Clinton and Blair, for twoDaniel C. Bryant
PIRATEBAYSat Nov 13, 2021Notorious online hub for illegal file sharing, with "The"Adam Aaronson
PITFALLSFri Jul 16, 2021Hidden dangersSophia Maymudes and Kyra Wilson
PROJECTEDSun Apr 30, 2000ThrustCathy Millhauser
PULLINGAFASTONEFri Dec 8, 2006Shark's activityHarvey Estes
RINGALARMBELLSTue Feb 15, 2022Security alerts at a boxing match?Claire Rimkus
RITACOOLIDGESun Feb 14, 1999Pop singer known as "The Delta Lady"Elizabeth Gorski
ROYALFAMILYSat Aug 3, 2013Court groupBrad Wilber and Doug Peterson
SAWNOFFSHOTGUNSun Apr 30, 2006Concealable weaponElizabeth C. Gorski
SPOONSOUTTue Sep 23, 2025*Serves, as soup or ice creamJacob Stulberg
STELLARPARALLAXFri Dec 16, 2011Effect used to measure astronomical distancesDoug Peterson and Barry C. Silk
TENDAYWed Mar 19, 2014Like some short-term N.B.A. contractsSamuel A. Donaldson
TRANSLATEDThu Aug 11, 2022Like the second word in 17-, 24-, 37-/40-, 38- and 50-Across vis-à-vis the first wordDavid Tuffs
ULTRAHDFri Aug 9, 20194KJohn Guzzetta
USEDFURNITUREWed Feb 5, 2020Some garage sale goods ... or what the answers at 15-, 19-, 33-, 41- and 62-Across have done?Ross Trudeau
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