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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 50,812 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
ATTENTIONSEEKERTue Jan 14, 2025Publicity houndLance Enfinger
BEATTHERAPWed Jul 10, 2013Escape convictionEd Sessa
BOYPROBLEMSSun Jan 3, 2021Subject of some teen gossip sessionsPaolo Pasco
CAMPBELLSSun Jul 2, 2000Name on a canNancy Nicholson Joline
DANSEUSESSat Oct 31, 2009Frequent Degas subjectsRobert H. Wolfe
DOESNTKNOWBEANSMon Feb 20, 2006Hasn't a clueDoug Peterson
DREWASALARYWed Jul 19, 2000Wasn't on commissionPhilip Lew
DUENORTHMon Jul 25, 20160 degrees, on a compassKevin Christian
EARLOFGREYSTOKESun Jun 9, 2019British noble who never said 44-DownSeth A. Abel
EDMUNDMUSKIEThu Dec 14, 2000Hubert Humphrey's running mate, 1968Peter Gordon
ERDOCSSun Jul 13, 2025They might leave you in stitches, for shortBrandon Koppy
FACEDTHEMUSICWed Dec 8, 2004Listened to a concert?Norm Guggenbiller
GOLFBALLMARKERSun Jan 18, 2009*Links accessoryRandolph Ross
GOTINTOFri Aug 13, 2004Took upHarvey Estes
HAPPENUPONSat May 8, 2004Run intoBob Peoples
JACKHALEYFri May 11, 2007"Heart of the Tin Man" authorPatrick Berry
MALEVThu Sep 26, 1996Hungarian airlineM. Gaffney
MYGUYFri Sep 23, 2022"Bro!"Erik Agard
NARROWGAPSat May 27, 2023Spelunker's challengeSamuel Smalley
NEWFIESFri Oct 6, 2006Some eastern CanadiansNancy Joline
ORNOTTOSun May 20, 2001Words between be and beAlan Arbesfeld
OUTMANNEDFri Sep 15, 1995Having inferior forcesMatt Gaffney
POPHITThu Aug 8, 199654-Across, e.g.D. J. Kahn
PRICEINDEXWed Jul 3, 2019Bureau of Labor Statistics statisticEvan Mahnken
PRIDEROCKTue Jun 11, 201923-Down settingDavid J. Kahn
REARSEATSSun Dec 22, 2024Foldable parts of some carsAdrian Johnson
RIGHTTOVOTETue Jul 10, 2012Basic tenet of democracyChris A. McGlothlin
SCAMPERINGSat Aug 21, 1999Like kids in a playgroundCharles E. Gersch
SETSATEASESun Mar 24, 2024"And ... cut!"?John Kugelman
SEVERTIESWed Aug 31, 2005Split (with)Alan Arbesfeld
SHATTERSSat Feb 3, 2001Goes to pieces?Elizabeth C. Gorski
SORRYNORETURNSWed Dec 15, 2021Sign in some clothing stores ... or a hint to 19-, 25- and 44-AcrossJessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau
SPICIESTSat Sep 23, 2017Most tear-inducing, sayRobyn Weintraub
STONEPITSun Sep 8, 2024QuarryMeghan Morris
TEDKOPPELTue Sep 18, 2012Longtime "Nightline" hostAndrew Reynolds
THEBIGSTEALSun Aug 13, 1995Base runner's shining moment? (1949)Nancy Salomon
VOCABLESSONMon Jul 28, 2014Component of a language class, informallyTom McCoy
WARRIORSThu Apr 17, 1997SoldiersSusan Smith
WGTMon Dec 26, 2011Lb. or oz.Gary Cee
XJSSun Mar 21, 2004Classic JaguarRoy Leban
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