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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 50,472 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
AMANSSun Jul 26, 1998"It's ___ World" ('62 sitcom)Richard Silvestri
BUCKSFORAPROMOTIONSun Oct 7, 2001Corporate bribe?Patrick Berry
BUMSAROUNDTue Mar 11, 2014IdlesMel Rosen
BUNGEEJUMPFri Oct 6, 2023Take a big, daring leapZhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper
CALLSIGNSun Mar 27, 2011Station identificationKevin G. Der
CANDYCANESFri Dec 25, 2015Four things represented visually in this puzzle's gridMary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
CHANGEDIRECTIONMon Oct 20, 2008Take a new path ... or a hint to 20-, 36-, 41- and 57-AcrossDaniel Raymon
CLASSICCARSat Mar 8, 2025Thunderbird, e.g.Joe Deeney
CLIMBEDMon Aug 28, 1995AscendedElizabeth C. Gorski
DUTYFREESHOPFri Jun 3, 2022Non-taxing part of airline travel?Robyn Weintraub
ELITESQUADSun Apr 25, 2021SWAT team or Navy SEAL group, e.g.Jeremy Newton
GLORIOUSLYSat Jan 27, 2024How one might emerge with a victoryGrace Warrington and Greg Warrington
HAPPYEASTERTue Aug 7, 2018Spring greetingAlex Eaton-Salners
HASTEDSun Mar 27, 2005Moved swiftly, in older usageCon Pederson
HAVENOTSSat Apr 1, 2017The poorHoward Barkin
HELPDESKSThu Oct 11, 2007Computer technicians' positionsE. J. Platt
JIMMIECRACKCORNMon Jun 3, 2002Repeated lyric in a children's songGregory E. Paul
JRRMon Mar 2, 2020___ Tolkien, author of "The Lord of the Rings"Andrea Carla Michaels
KIXXSat Sep 6, 2008Aptly named Philadelphia indoor soccer teamBarry C. Silk
LEONIDASFri Apr 30, 1999Defender of ThermopylaePat M. Hugel
LOVEYDOVEYMon Aug 28, 1995Really affectionateElizabeth C. Gorski
MASSASOITSun Dec 27, 1998Chief who negotiated peace with the PilgrimsRich Norris
MUTILATESThu Apr 2, 2015Tears upJoe Krozel and Timothy Polin
ONASIDENOTEFri Jun 17, 2022"Incidentally ..."Pao Roy
ORANGISHSun Dec 26, 2004Like ocherHal Turner
OUTPATIENTTue Nov 26, 2002One getting same-day medical service, maybeAlan Arbesfeld
PINIONSFri Dec 23, 2011Steering system componentsPatrick Berry
SCHOOLERSun Jul 17, 2005High ___David J. Kahn
SEATOFTHEPANTSFri Dec 26, 2014Based on instinct and guessworkPatrick Berry
SITTINGINSun Feb 5, 2023Auditing a class, maybeJeremy Newton
SMALLBUSINESSESThu Dec 31, 2020Local economy makeup ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeDavid J. Kahn
SMALLERHALFMon Sep 16, 2002Pie cutter's oxymoronRoy Leban
THELATELAMENTEDFri Jul 18, 1997Descriptive words of honorMartin Ashwood-Smith
TINGLEDSun Feb 18, 1996Was excitedNorma Steinberg
TOBEGINWITHThu Jul 16, 1998End of the queryKelly Clark
TOGGERYFri Nov 18, 2011DudsJoe DiPietro
VENDORSSat Dec 7, 2013Street fair lineupJames Mulhern
WAKEISLANDTue Sep 7, 2004Point between Hawaii and GuamSarah Keller
YOKERTue Aug 1, 1995One who teams up oxenJonathan Schmatzbach
ZARQAWIFri May 18, 2007Noted terrorist killed in June 2006David Quarfoot
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