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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 50,383 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
APARTMENTSSun Oct 22, 2006Homes, for someHarvey Estes
APOLOGYACCEPTEDFri Dec 9, 2022Statement in a closing argument?Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu
APPLESHORTCAKESFri Jan 10, 2020Some fruit-filled dessertsBrendan Emmett Quigley
BLANKETRECOMMENDATIONSun Jun 18, 2023"Wool will keep you the warmest"Joe DiPietro
BLEEDINGHEARTSun Aug 26, 2007Empathetic one, derisivelyAndrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper
BRANDEISFri Feb 11, 2005University in MassachusettsManny Nosowsky
CHILDBIRTHFri Oct 21, 2016Labor day highlightMartin Ashwood-Smith
CUBSWINWed Apr 25, 2012Catchphrase of announcer Harry CarayPeter Wentz
DEROGATESSun Dec 26, 1999Runs downGreg Staples
DOBERMANFri Jul 26, 2024Breed once known as the "Tax Collector's Dog"Andy Kravis
DOXOLOGYSat Jan 27, 2001Hymn of praiseRich Norris
EXCISINGMon Oct 31, 2016Removing surgicallyPeter A. Collins
FALLCLASSESThu Dec 16, 2004First semester offeringsMike Torch
FMSTEREOSat Jan 27, 2018Radio option with improved sound qualityMark Diehl
GIBINGFri Jun 20, 1997TauntingManny Nosowsky
GOTOJAILThu Sep 16, 2021Monopoly square between Marvin Gardens and Pacific AvenueKevin Patterson
GRABBARFri Jan 19, 2018Help during the fall?David J. Kahn
HAZMATSUITSSun Feb 2, 2025Protective outfits for handling radioactive materialDerrick Niederman
INKYCAPThu Dec 23, 1999Mushroom varietyJoe DiPietro
LALLYGAGSun Apr 25, 1999LoafJoe DiPietro
MAGISTERIALFri Dec 26, 1997AuthoritativeBob Sefick
MIMICKINGThu Mar 14, 1996Making likeR. Silvestri
MISSTHETARGETWed Sep 16, 2015"Welcome to the mall! Make sure you don't ___"Joel Fagliano and Finn Vigeland
NIGHSWed Jun 21, 1995Nears, old-styleDorothea E. Shipp
NONEASTERNFri Mar 22, 1996OccidentalF. A. Longo
ONTHEINSIDESat Jul 15, 2023Where spies workJeff Chen
PEACHPIESun Mar 22, 2015Popular dessert in GeorgiaJeremy Newton
RUCKSACKSMon Apr 13, 2009Packs for bikers and hikersNatan Last
RUNSOFFSun Mar 5, 2006ShoosAshish Madhukar Vengsarkar
SAINTJOHNSWed May 27, 1998Newfoundland's capitalMark Elliot Skolsky
SEDASun Jun 23, 2002Jon of TV's "UC: Undercover"Eric Berlin
SPALLSun Jan 11, 2015Break up, as concretePeter A. Collins
SUPERPOWERSTue Jun 16, 2009*Countries with big militariesPaula Gamache
TAKESAMISSSun Nov 3, 2002Gets married?Patrick Berry
TEETHINGRINGTue Sep 2, 2025Soother for sore gumsRena Cohen
TELEPATHYFri Jan 11, 2008Exchange of thoughts?Mike Nothnagel
THIMBLEWEEDMon Jan 13, 2003White-flowered plantGregory E. Paul
TURNITONSat May 10, 2025Go into overdriveShaun Phillips
WILDTHINGWed Jan 9, 2019#1 hit for the TroggsTrenton Charlson
YOKINGSun Aug 20, 2000Making a teamCharles M. Deber
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