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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 51,014 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
ARECIPEFORDISASTERSun May 28, 2017What 27-, 39-, 56-, 66-, 79- and 96-Across together make up?Andrew Zhou
BENEATHCONTEMPTWed Jan 27, 2021Despicable ... or where this answer goes?Mike Knobler
BLINDEXPERIMENTSSun Jul 7, 2024Research trials using withheld informationDavid Karp
BOYGEORGEMon Oct 10, 2022Lead singer for Culture ClubByron Walden
CROWDPLEASERSSun Mar 18, 2012Widely popular shows, sayMike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
EIGHTTRACKTue Jun 26, 2012Old tape formatMike Torch
ELASTICBANDSSun Apr 1, 2018Stretchable wrappersSam Ezersky
EMPTYHANDEDSun Mar 30, 2008Bearing nothingPaula Gamache
EVERLYBROTHERSTue Feb 27, 2018"All I Have to Do Is Dream" singersRoss Trudeau
FERRELLSat Apr 21, 2018"Zoolander" co-star, 2001Daniel Nierenberg
GOODTIMECHARLIEMon Aug 17, 1998Life of the partyGregory E. Paul
GOSOXMon Jan 15, 2018Shout at Fenway ParkAgnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel
GRANDINQUISITORFri Jul 23, 2010Christ's visitor in a tale from "The Brothers Karamazov"John Farmer
HASAHIGHIQSat Oct 4, 1997Is smartRich Norris
HASDOWNWed Jun 19, 2024Knows by heartBrad Wiegmann
HWORDSat Jun 3, 2023"Hell," euphemisticallyJohn Westwig
INTENTIONALTue Jan 7, 2020Like some flagrant foulsRoss Trudeau
INTERMISSIONTue Sep 5, 2017Break ... such as at the middle of 18-, 27-, 50- or 58-Across?Michelle Kenney and Jeff Chen
LOOSENERSat Dec 14, 2002Screwdriver, at timesDavid J. Kahn
LUNDGRENSun Mar 23, 2014Dolph of "Rocky IV"Ian Livengood
NEUTRONSFri Aug 29, 1997Atomic bitsMark Diehl
NOTHINGMUCHThu Oct 24, 2019... A small amountMatt Ginsberg
PARATROOPSMon Mar 15, 2010Two scout groups?Fred Piscop
PEACEDOLLARSat Jan 1, 2022Coin featuring Lady Liberty and a bald eaglePeter Wentz
PEOPLEAREPEOPLEThu Feb 5, 2015Depeche Mode's first U.S. hit, 1985Mike Buckley
PROSEPOETRYSun Jan 8, 2017"Charlie Hustle is my name / I am banned from Hall of Fame," e.g.?Peter Broda and Erik Agard
QIRSun Dec 14, 2003Abu ___ Bay, site of Horatio Nelson's naval victory, 1798Elizabeth C. Gorski
RENAILFri Jul 26, 2013Fix, in carpentryBrendan Emmett Quigley
ROADTESTEDFri Mar 27, 2020Like cars at Consumer ReportsKyle Dolan
ROOMTEMPERATUREFri May 9, 2008The lower 70s, sayJim Page
SEAFAREWed Dec 13, 2000Clams and oysters, e.g.Elizabeth C. Gorski
SEASIDERESORTSat Jan 24, 2004Atlantic City, e.g.Mark Diehl
SEATCOVERSTue Jan 2, 2007Upholstery protectorsSarah Keller
SLUBWed Dec 1, 1993Yarn irregularityTap Osborn
SORTERSFri Mar 8, 2013Advanced photocopier featuresPaula Gamache
TAKEAJOKESat Sep 5, 2020Laugh it off, sayJohn Guzzetta
TOWNGREENSat Feb 1, 2003CommonRich Norris
UNCOUPLESMon Aug 28, 2023Disconnects ... or what's found in the answers to the four starred clues?Brian Callahan
WINSBYANOSETue Apr 30, 2013*Triumphs, but barelyLynn Lempel
WORKINGPOORSun Nov 17, 2019Employee efficiency: D+Randolph Ross
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