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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 50,940 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
AARPCARDSat Feb 23, 2019Evidence of eligibility for senior discountsSam Ezersky
AFROFUTURISMFri Jan 10, 2020"Black Panther" genreBrendan Emmett Quigley
AUTOCLAVESSat Apr 9, 2022Devices used to sterilize medical equipmentSam Buchbinder
BEAUCOUPSun May 18, 2025Much in quantityGarrett Chalfin
BLOCKQUOTESThu Jan 23, 2014Set-off chunks of textMichael Hawkins
BODYSLAMWed May 19, 2004Wrestling throwAlan Arbesfeld
BUELLSun Jan 12, 2003Union general at ShilohPatrick Berry
CHESSBOARDTue Feb 7, 2017Queen's placeFinn Vigeland
CITYSTATEANDZIPThu Dec 13, 2007End of some addressesJohn Farmer
DEERHUNTERThu Aug 16, 201864-/65-Across work of 1978, with "The"Alan Arbesfeld
DRAPERSTue Sep 28, 2010Fabric dealers, to BritsMichael Torch
FINETOOTHEDCOMBMon Apr 7, 1997Investigative toolTeresa M. Hackett
FLEADIPSun Oct 23, 2016DebuggerEllen Leuschner and Jeff Chen
FRANCISIIThu Jan 28, 2010The last Holy Roman emperorRaymond C. Young
FRENCHANTILLESWed Dec 13, 2017Island group near DominicaBenjamin Kramer
ICEMILKSat Feb 6, 2016Low-fat dessertDavid Steinberg
KIRIBATIFri May 13, 2005Republic on the EquatorRobert H. Wolfe
LATHERERMon Feb 16, 2004One using lots of soapCharles Barasch
LEOGSun Jan 26, 1997Actor ___ CarrollS. Elliott
LORENZOTue Feb 22, 2022___ Ghiberti, sculptor of Florence's Gates of ParadiseJacob McDermott
MAVINWed Aug 17, 1994Know-it-allRobert H. Wolfe
MIDOCEANRIDGEMon Nov 23, 2020System of underwater mountainsStanley Newman
OPENPLANFri Apr 13, 2018Layout with little concern for privacyJoe Krozel
POPULARDEMANDTue Nov 22, 2016Something might be brought back by thisAndrew Zhou
POSTMODERNISMFri May 17, 2013Style of New York's Sony BuildingJosh Knapp
PROFILEPICSFri Jul 19, 2024Things that are head and shoulders above the rest?Jacob McDermott
REHARDENSun Jun 3, 2007Set after meltingKelsey Blakley
RELEARNEDSun Dec 22, 2019Brushed up onLaura Taylor Kinnel
SALARIESSun Mar 18, 2001They're paid for servicesRichard Silvestri
SCENEXIVFri Mar 23, 2018Part of Act 4 of "Antony and Cleopatra" in which Antony attempts suicideErik Agard
SPELLCASTERSun Sep 5, 2021Charming sort?Grant Thackray
SQUILLIONSFri Nov 23, 2018Ginormous quantitiesTemple Brown
STRAINCREDULITYThu Jun 1, 2006Exaggerate too muchEthan Cooper
SWEPTASIDEMon Jul 25, 2005Removed as with a wave of the handLynn Lempel
THEISun Nov 16, 2025What a detail-oriented person might "dot"Randolph Ross
THEOCRACYSat Aug 24, 2019Opposite of a state of disbeliefSam Ezersky
THREEEGGOMELETSThu Dec 26, 2002Hearty breakfast fareCathy Millhauser
TYRONESSat Feb 15, 1997Family in O'Neill dramasJ. Clonick
UNERRINGLYSat Apr 2, 2005Without failByron Walden
VAUDEVILLEMon Aug 9, 1999Old-style entertainmentElizabeth C. Gorski
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