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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 50,665 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
AUNTBEEThu Jan 5, 2012Resident of MayberryDan Schmiedeler
BLUEHAWAIIThu Apr 22, 19991961 Elvis filmDavid J. Kahn
CAPTIONSThu Jun 15, 2023*Descriptive lines under photosDavid Harris
CLOGDANCEFri Feb 21, 2014Stamp act?Patrick Berry
COVEREDBRIDGESThu Dec 5, 2019Wooden crossings that provide protection from the weatherNeville Fogarty
CRAWLEDWed Aug 26, 2015Moved on all foursIan Livengood
DETACHMENTThu Aug 30, 2007Troop groupVictor Fleming and Bruce Venzke
DIALMFORMURDERTue Aug 2, 19941954 Hitchcock hitArthur S. Verdesca
EMAILACCOUNTThu Sep 20, 2018Corresponding need?Sam Ezersky
EXPOWSun Aug 16, 2015John McCain, for oneDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
EXTREMECASESat May 5, 2001Atypical exampleRandolph Ross
FADDLEFri Mar 11, 1994Fiddle-_____ (nonsense)A.J. Santora
GANNETSSat Aug 8, 2015Plunge-diving seabirdsAlan Arbesfeld
GENOVESETue Jan 4, 1994Columbus, by birthDavid A. Rosen
GRAYLYWed Jun 24, 2020In a drab wayJoe Deeney
HORSESTABLEWed Jan 28, 2026Article of furniture on which a plate of oats might be set?Kevin Curry
ICEFLOESFri Aug 10, 2007White sheetsPatrick Berry
ITSGROWINGONMEMon Mar 31, 2025"I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in orderRyan Mathiason
MENSCLUBThu Aug 14, 2008Strip joint, euphemisticallyDamon J. Gulczynski
MUCHACHASFri Sep 5, 2025Young 31-DownBryan Cheong
NERDCULTURESat Dec 31, 2016Cosplay and fanfic are parts of itJeff Chen
PRESSCARMon May 24, 1999Vehicle for reportersGregory E. Paul
PRIMETIMEEMMYThu Sep 19, 2019What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least onceDavid Kwong
PRIMEVIDEOThu Oct 21, 2021Where to find Amazon's streamsMichael Lieberman
PROGRESSREPORTSFri Aug 23, 1996Interim papersM. Ashwood-Smith
RIDINGACADEMIESSat Jan 19, 2002Places where students may face hurdlesGilbert H. Ludwig
SAWAWOMANINHALFWed Mar 12, 2025Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid?Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins
SERVERNOTFOUNDSun Jan 25, 2026"Your waiter's nowhere to be seen!"Mark MacLachlan
SETSINMOTIONSun Jun 21, 2015InitiatesTimothy Polin
SLIPSTREAMSun Jul 1, 2007Racecar-generated air currentNancy Salomon and Bill Zais
SLOTCANYONSat May 19, 2018Geological feature of Zion National ParkJohn Guzzetta
SPIDERNESTWed Sep 6, 2006Queen's place, in fictionManny Nosowsky
TARNATIONSat Apr 12, 1997Euphemism for hellBob Klahn
THATSMYJAMMon Dec 25, 2023"I love this song!" ... or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-AcrossAmie Walker
TIGERRAGWed Jun 27, 2012Pioneering jazz standard of 1917Mike Buckley
TOPPLINGWed Jun 16, 2004OverthrowingPaula Gamache
UNUSESun Sep 4, 2016NeglectTom McCoy
UTDALLASThu Aug 27, 2015Educational institution near Plano, informallyJoon Pahk
VULGARTERMSun Apr 30, 2000Underthing that's part of a bleeped phrase?Cathy Millhauser
WILDOATSun May 11, 2025Something sown, per an idiomBrendan Emmett Quigley
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