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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 50,690 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
ALLTHESat Feb 11, 1995Sinatra's "_____ Way"Randolph Ross
AMARILLOSLIMTue Jul 18, 1995Word Series of Poker winnerJonathan Schmatzbach
ANSWERINGMACHINESun Jan 12, 2020Voice box? [Wolverine State]Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg
ARGUEOVERFri Mar 12, 2010DebateTim Croce
BANKDEPOSITMon Jul 9, 2012Transaction at Chase or Wells FargoC.W. Stewart
BARGAINBASEMENTThu Dec 30, 1993InexpensiveA.J. Santora
BESTPICTUREOSCARSun Mar 1, 2015Honor for 118-AcrossFinn Vigeland
BLANKCHEQUESun Feb 25, 1996Dishonest person's temptationD. Niles
BUSINESSTRIPMon Apr 4, 2005Firm offer?Christina Houlihan Kelly
CHEERINGSun Aug 16, 2015Some stadium noiseDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
CLAUDETTEThu May 5, 2022___ Colvin, civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus nine months before Rosa ParksAdam Wagner
CLOSEMOUTHEDTue Dec 11, 2001ReticentA. J. Santora
DATESBACKThu Oct 29, 2009Has been around since, with "to"Joe Krozel
DEMOTICSat Jan 6, 2007VernacularRobert H. Wolfe
ELIXIROFQUIETUDEThu Apr 4, 202457-Across, per E.B. WhiteKevin Curry
FLOODEDFri Apr 29, 1994OverwhelmedRandolph Ross
GRIFFITHWed May 18, 2011D. W. ___ Award, honor for 58-/46-Across for lifetime achievementDavid J. Kahn
GUTFLORATue Aug 27, 2024Micro-organisms in the digestive tractJulia Hoepner
HERSHELThu Apr 21, 2016___ Greene, character on "The Walking Dead"Alex Bajcz
ITSABOUTTIMESun Aug 12, 2012"So you finally got the gist of that Stephen Hawking book!"Patrick Berry
JILLSTue Nov 29, 2005Actresses Ireland and St. JohnAdam Cohen
KINGCOLESun Jan 31, 2021"A merry old soul," in a nursery rhymeJim Hilger
LAPIDARIANSat Sep 25, 2004Like the cutting of gemstonesByron Walden
LIBELLOUSSun Aug 24, 2025Like a column starting a row, perhapsMichael Lieberman
LOVEINAMISTSun Dec 14, 2008Flower typically given to Neeson?Trip Payne
LUNARCRATERFri Feb 21, 2020A mare might be found in oneErik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh
MULLERSun Jul 16, 1995Grinding toolNaomi Geller Lipsky
NATIONALIZATIONFri Sep 4, 2009Process associated with socialismJoe Krozel
NITROGENThu Jul 11, 2002It's in the airElizabeth C. Gorski
PANTYLINESat May 9, 2015Female fashion faux pasKristian House
RAGESONSun Aug 23, 2015Persists, as a forest fireJoel Fagliano
SENIORCITIZENSMon Nov 28, 2005Retirees, oftenKevan Choset
SHORTCHANGEMon Dec 22, 2025Cheat ... or a punny hint to the four sets of circled lettersSuzanne Oliver
SKEEZYFri Jan 27, 2023Morally repulsive, in slangJoe Deeney
SMOGALERTSFri Oct 6, 2023Notices that trouble is in the air?Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper
SPACECASETue Apr 5, 2022Type who's out of touch with realityBruce Haight
STOCKMARKETThu Sep 18, 2008[See circles]Mike Nothnagel
SUBSTACKThu Nov 28, 2024Digital newsletter platformRicky J. Sirois
TAKESAPARTFri Sep 13, 2002Breaks downMel Rosen
UNREPSThu Mar 26, 2020Some diplomats working in N.Y.C.Alex Eaton-Salners
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