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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 51,183 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
ALLFORFREESun Sep 23, 2007Like pro bono work?David Levinson Wilk
ASPIRETOGREATNESSSun Nov 3, 2002The Washington Monument?Patrick Berry
AUTODEALERSat Dec 2, 2006Park Avenue retailer?Bob Klahn
BUTTONMUSHROOMSWed Jun 22, 2022*White pizza toppingsKate Hawkins
CHANCEOFSUCCESSSat Apr 7, 2012Nonstarter's lackRobert H. Wolfe
CHEATONTue Oct 29, 2002Two-timeRichard Hughes
COCACOLASFri Apr 11, 2025Some popsJesse Guzman
COMEXTue Dec 30, 1997One of the financial markets, for shortElizabeth C. Gorski
DAYOFTHELOCUSTSun Jul 14, 19961939 tale of a tarnished Tinseltown, with "The"J. Schmalzbach
DEBUTANTESThu Aug 9, 2012Society add-onsJoe Krozel
DJBOOTHSTue Sep 10, 2024Workspaces for some nightclub performersDaniel Bodily
DOCTORSNOTESat Jul 1, 2023Absence excuserBen Tolkin
DOITYOURSELFERSFri Apr 6, 2001Some 35-Across typesDavid J. Kahn
EATINGATTue Jun 6, 2006Bothering badlyBarry C. Silk
FAKIEFri Feb 21, 2025Going backward, in skateboarding slangColin Adams
FLASHBULBMon Jun 25, 2012Aid for night photos, onceNancy Kavanaugh
FRUSTRATESat Jan 21, 1995StymieCharles E. Gersch
FULTONSun Nov 26, 2000Robert after whom seven U.S. counties are namedPatrick Berry
GOSSat Dec 29, 2012Get-___ (starts)Joe Krozel
HINDERSThu Dec 8, 2022ImpedesGrant Thackray
HUILETue Oct 11, 1994Oil, in OrleansBernice Gordon
ICENINEThu Jan 3, 2019Crystallizing substance in Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle"Timothy Polin
IDUNITSun Jan 31, 1999Confessional account of a sensational natureManny Nosowsky
INCHONSat Aug 27, 1994Korean War invasion siteJoy L. Wouk
KREMLININCSat Jun 25, 2016Detractors' epithet for the Putin regimeKameron Austin Collins
LIKEASISTERSat Jun 16, 2001One way to love someoneDana Motley
LOCALLAWSat Jun 30, 2007OrdinanceByron Walden
MAILCHIMPSat Oct 23, 2021Online marketing giant with a primate in its logoSam Ezersky
MINGERASun Jun 25, 2023Like much prized blue-and-white porcelainJohn Westwig
PAYPACKETFri Nov 16, 2001Money holder, in BritainElizabeth C. Gorski
PROFILERSWed Oct 19, 2016Manicurists and tax preparers, by trade?Tom Pepper
ROADGANGSFri May 10, 2002Some work partiesManny Nosowsky
SCHOOLBOARDTue Jul 31, 2007*Education overseersAllan E. Parrish
SENTFLOWERSWed May 8, 2013Remembered Mom, in a wayBruce Venzke
STAYNIGHTThu Apr 10, 2003Attend a slumber party, literally?Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro
STICKTOTHERIBSThu Apr 17, 1997Be substantial, as a mealSusan Smith
THERIALTOSun Aug 14, 2011Area of Venice with a famous bridgePaula Gamache
TOEOFFROGWed Dec 10, 2008Ingredient in a witches' brewJoe Krozel
WHIPLASHESSat Dec 21, 2002Affects adversely, as by a sudden changeJames E. Buell
YATEEHTue May 2, 1995Navajo "hello"Susan Smith
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