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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 51,115 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
ABBREVIATESat Jan 3, 2026Save space, in a wayHannah Slovut-Einertson
ALAINASun Jan 26, 2025___ Urquhart, co-host of the podcast "Morbid"Rich Proulx
APERSONSun Apr 1, 2018EachSam Ezersky
AUTOTUNERSun Dec 7, 2025Musical tool popularized by T-PainKate Jensen
BODYLANGUAGESun Nov 17, 2024Crossed arms, furrowed brows, etc.Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman
DAMPISHSun Apr 5, 2026Like a wrung-out mopSamuel A. Donaldson
DEEPSPACENINEFri Jun 30, 199590's TV spinoff seriesRich Norris
DESKPADSat Jan 11, 2025Certain workplace protection?Ryan McCarty
DIETPEPSISat Nov 22, 2025Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby"Blake Slonecker
DISMALSWAMPTue Oct 15, 1996Large marsh near Virginia BeachG. E. Paul
DISOWNEDSun Nov 16, 2003RepudiatedCathy Millhauser
DROMOFri Feb 14, 2003___ One (indoor kart racing)M. Francis Vuolo
DRPHILSun Mar 13, 2016Self-help guru who wrote "Life Code"Tom McCoy
DUPLEXHOUSEWed Oct 8, 1997Shared dwellingGilbert H. Ludwig
EARTIPSThu May 14, 2009Elf costume add-ons, maybeDavid J. Kahn
ESPIONSat Dec 16, 1995French secret agentBryant White
FALLBREAKMon Sep 8, 2025*Days off following October midtermsMargaret Seikel
FEISTIERMon Jan 27, 2025More spunkyAlexander Liebeskind
GIANTESSFri Dec 26, 2025Figure in sci-fi's "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," e.g.Andrew Spooner
GUTFLORATue Aug 27, 2024Micro-organisms in the digestive tractJulia Hoepner
HEADHUNTWed Aug 25, 2021Recruit selectivelyAdam Vincent
JASMINEGUYSun Apr 8, 2007"A Different World" actressByron Walden
JUNELOCKHARTMon Jan 29, 1996"Lassie" actressG. Paul
MANTELPIECESat Jan 17, 2004Place for candlesticksPatrick Berry
MONTHLYRENTFri Sep 5, 2003Landlord's entitlementManny Nosowsky
PANHANDLEThu Sep 24, 2020Bee, e.g.Trenton Charlson
PAOLOVERONESESat May 17, 2014Italian artist with the largest painting in the LouvreBrad Wilber
PENULTSSat Jul 15, 1995November and Y, e.g.Rand H. Burns
PEQUOTWARSat Jun 25, 2011Chief Sassacus led one side in itBarry C. Silk
QUACKDOCTORSMon May 4, 2020Medical impostors, informallyEmily Carroll
RAZZIEAWARDSTue Nov 20, 2018Turkey's placeZhouqin Burnikel
READABOOKFri Feb 14, 2014Classic parental advice to bored childrenBruce Haight
RUNSONEMPTYThu Oct 22, 2020Keeps going despite fatigue ... or a hint to three features of this puzzleSid Sivakumar
SPAYINGSun Apr 7, 2002Vet's jobNancy Salomon
STOKEUPSun Jan 8, 2006FuelMichael Ashley
STOPGAPMEASURESFri Nov 20, 1998They'll do for nowManny Nosowsky
THEPRIZESat May 4, 20021963 Paul Newman filmRich Norris
UNHANDMEVILLAINMon Feb 12, 1996Heroine's cry in silent moviesS. Robbins
VOWELLENGTHTue Nov 11, 2003Short or long, in phoneticsM. Francis Vuolo
YOUREDARNTOOTINSat Oct 22, 2016"And how!"James Mulhern
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