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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 51,174 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
ABSCISSASSat Oct 9, 2004Distances from the y-axis on a graphByron Walden
AGORAPHOBEFri Mar 17, 2023One fearful of crowded placesCarter Cobb
AIRSOFTSat Feb 25, 2017Sport similar to paintballMark Diehl
BARBAROSSAFri Jul 4, 1997Nickname of Emperor Frederick IManny Nosowsky
BRITNEYSPEARSWed Sep 7, 2005Pop artist whose name is an anagram of 20-AcrossAndrea C. Michaels
CHICKENTERIYAKIThu Jun 28, 2018"Fowl"-tasting Japanese dishJeff Chen
COILERSun Nov 20, 2011Rattlesnake, at timesTrip Payne
DANGEROUSCURVESFri Jan 13, 2012What twisty arrows warn drivers ofTodd Gross and Doug Peterson
DEEPSLEEPSat May 16, 2026State in which Gulliver is discovered by the LilliputiansByron Walden
DEGRADESThu Nov 17, 1994CorruptsRich Norris
DISAGREESThu Nov 16, 2023Is a no-body?Paolo Pasco
DOGSLEDSWed Mar 3, 1999Iditarod runnersRich Norris
ENGLISHHORNSSun Nov 2, 2003Haydn used two in "The Philosopher" SymphonyElizabeth C. Gorski
ENTRAINEDFri Nov 1, 2002Got limited access?Joe DiPietro
EXPERIMENTALFri Sep 25, 2020Avant-gardeRachel Fabi
FENLANDSun Jan 11, 2015Marshy regionPeter A. Collins
FINGERPAINTMon Aug 10, 2009Messy art medium for kidsPaula Gamache
GLOSSIESFri Aug 19, 2011Fashion magazines, e.g.Patrick Berry
HARRIMANSat Jan 1, 2005U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union during W.W. IIRaymond C. Young
HOOKEMHORNSThu Mar 7, 2019Cheer at a Texas football gameBrian Thomas
ITSPECIALISTSun Oct 13, 2019... "I wish I knew how to quit you"Erik Agard
JAMMIESFri Aug 3, 2007Undercover wear?Charles Barasch
LOOKSEESFri Feb 5, 2010Quick surveysJoe Krozel
ONASIDENOTEFri Jun 17, 2022"Incidentally ..."Pao Roy
PHILISTINESFri Nov 6, 2020Uncultured sortsAimee Lucido
PILEUSSun May 11, 2003Mushroom capPatrick Berry
PRETZELBUNMon Jul 14, 2025Gourmet bread for a hamburgerChristina Iverson
PRIMECUTSTue Oct 5, 2004The starts of 18-, 23-, 39- and 52-AcrossJames R. Leeds
QUARLESSat Sep 24, 2005Francis ___, 17th-century English poet who wrote "A Feast for Worms"Byron Walden
QUEENSWed Nov 30, 2022Home of the New York MetsAddison Snell
RIDINGHABITMon Mar 29, 2021Equestrian outfitLynn Lempel
RODINSSun Mar 12, 2006"The Thinker" and "The Kiss," e.g.Daniel C. Bryant
SALTMINESSat Jan 6, 1996Place of drudgeryA.J. Santora
SERVEOUTSun Oct 5, 2008Complete, as a Senate termByron Walden
STAMPPADSat Jun 13, 2026Obsolescent office accessoryRyan McCarty
STONESOUPSun Aug 15, 2021Classic folk story that teaches a lesson of sharingAimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
THECHECKISINTHEMAILSun Oct 2, 2016Classic lieZhouqin Burnikel
THENORWEGIANSEASun Dec 9, 2018It borders Iceland's eastern coastRoss Trudeau
TUFUSun Oct 23, 1994Eighth-century Chinese poetCathy Millhauser
ZANDTFri Nov 23, 2012Musician/radio host Steven Van ___Patrick Berry
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