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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 50,614 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
AIRPORTSHUTTLESMon Jul 21, 2025Vans from hotels to terminals and backKaty Steinmetz and Rich Katz
ANCHORSAWEIGHMon Jun 14, 2021U.S. Naval Academy anthemAndrea Carla Michaels and Doug Peterson
BIBISSun Sep 15, 1996Netanyahu and othersA. K. Justin
BLESSINGSun May 24, 2009Grace, basicallyElizabeth C. Gorski
BOLSTERUPSat Jan 31, 2004Support, redundantlyByron Walden
CARDOORSTue Aug 30, 2011Nowadays they usually have power locks and windowsBernice Gordon
CHAPTERIISun Aug 27, 2000"The Carpet-Bag," in "Moby-Dick"Dana Motley
CHOKEDThu Nov 26, 2015Lost an easy winEd Sessa
CIVILLAWYERWed Sep 28, 2022One handling personal injury claims, e.g.Jeff Stillman
CLAVELLSun Aug 31, 1997"King Rat" novelistDavid J. Kahn
COMPAQFri Sep 27, 2002Noted 1982 computer start-upMichael Shteyman
DEEMWORTHYThu Oct 26, 2006See 59-DownTodd McClary and Dave Tuller
DOUBLEBARRELEDSun May 4, 2014Like many shotgunsMary Lou Guizzo
DUMBANDDUMBERERSun Apr 26, 20092003 sequel to a popular 1994 comedyTrip Payne
EATINGONESWORDSSat Oct 12, 2024Verbally backpedalingKatie Hoody
EXTENDEDSTAYMon Jun 9, 2014C o r s e t p a r tTom McCoy
GARMINTue Nov 9, 2010Big name in GPS devicesDaniel A. Finan
GRANDBAHAMAMon May 20, 2013Caribbean resort islandTim Croce
LAYSONTHELINESun Sep 8, 1996Puts at riskR. H. Wolfe
LETSGOOUTTOEATTue Sep 20, 2005Peace offering #3: "___"Harriet Clifton
LISALISASun Sep 6, 2015Singer with the band Cult JamPatrick Berry
METHODACTORFri Jan 17, 2003Brando, notablySherry O. Blackard
PHYSIOSun Jun 2, 2024Rehab therapy, informallyLuke K. Schreiber
POPSICLESThu Dec 19, 2024Sticky treats, in more ways than one?Brandon Koppy
PROCTOREDSat Jul 8, 2017SupervisedDavid Steinberg
PROTESTEDSat Jul 28, 2001KickedRich Norris
REPIPINGFri Aug 22, 2008Plumber's job, maybeKevin G. Der
SILENTBUTLERSSun May 8, 1994Ashtray emptiersRalph G. Beaman
SILKROADFri Sep 21, 2018Marco Polo was on it for 24 yearsZhouqin Burnikel
SOWHATSTHESTORYMon Sep 25, 2023"Care to fill me in?" ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across's final wordsLynn Lempel
STABATMATERSat Aug 13, 2016Hymn set to music by Vivaldi and HaydnPatrick Berry
STANDSINTHEWAYSun Apr 23, 2023"I can't get past this witness box!"Katie Hale and Scott Hogan
THECOMMUNISTMANIFESTOSun Sep 24, 2000Redbook (1848)Randolph Ross
TINEASFri Apr 5, 1996Dermatologists' casesJ. Page
TONIMORRISONTue Aug 13, 2024Author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on the basis of her first six novels, all featured in this puzzleBenjamin Panico
TORVTue Mar 18, 2014Star of "Fringe," Anna ___David Kwong
TOYAMASun Apr 18, 1999Japanese seaport of 300,000Frank Longo
TWINBORNThu Jul 5, 2007Like Romulus and RemusElizabeth C. Gorski
UPTOAWed Oct 22, 1997___ point (only so far)John D. Leavy
WHATSEATINGHIMSun Jan 20, 2019ParasitologistRichard Crowe
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