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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 50,873 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
ALLTHEBESTWed Jun 1, 2016Well-wisher's wishWren Schultz
ASCSun Sep 18, 2011Camera operator's org.Josh Knapp
BACONBITSSat Dec 31, 2016Strips to pieces?Jeff Chen
BEACHTOWELThu Dec 6, 2018Sunbather's accessorySophia Maymudes
BLACKBIRDSun Aug 27, 2000Crow, e.g.Dana Motley
BLACKOPSun Nov 2, 2025Covert mission, familiarlyRafael Musa
BOUNCINGBALLTue Apr 16, 2002Something followed on a screenSarah Keller
COMPUTERCRASHTue Jun 7, 2022What the "spinning beach ball of death" might indicateCarly Schuna
CORNERPOCKETSat Oct 28, 2000Shark's target, at timesElizabeth C. Gorski
DARKTANFri May 18, 2001Beach bum's acquisitionJoe DiPietro
DAYCARESSun May 14, 2023Toddler drop-off localesSid Sivakumar
DIRTIEDSun Jun 1, 2003Dragged through the mudLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
DUBUQUESat Feb 9, 2008Home of Clarke CollegeShannon Burns
ENDOWEDCHAIRThu Nov 18, 2004Overstuffed furniture?Charles Barasch
FIRSTDEGREESun Dec 3, 2023Most serious, in lawTracy Bennett
FLOWERGIRLSWed Jan 13, 2010Certain wedding participants ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across?Kevan Choset
GORIOTSun Oct 3, 1999Balzac's Père ___Fred Piscop
HANDSBACKTue Feb 11, 2025Returns, as graded papersPaul Coulter
HOAXINGSat May 30, 2009April Fools' Day activityMatt Ginsberg
INTERNETDATINGFri May 25, 2012Modern chemistry experiment?Brendan Emmett Quigley
KAYHAGANMon Dec 14, 2020North Carolina senator who unseated Elizabeth DoleJessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau
KOOKOOSun Mar 21, 2010Gold-certified debut album of Debbie HarryAdam Fromm
MAKELESSSat Aug 14, 2004Decrease the production (of)Joe DiPietro
MARCCHAGALLThu Aug 9, 2007He said "Great art picks up where nature ends"Tyler Hinman
MICROBEThu Jan 23, 1997GermF. Hansen
MOLDERSat Jan 20, 2007CrumbleHarvey Estes
MRSPEELWed Aug 10, 2011Emma of "The Avengers"Elizabeth C. Gorski
NAGILASun Nov 3, 2024"Hava ___" (hora song)Sid Sivakumar
NITRITEFri Aug 13, 2010Meat curerManny Nosowsky
OPENBORDERSFri Jan 27, 2017Feature of the European UnionJohn Guzzetta
ORIGINATEDFri Oct 2, 2015Came up withPatrick Berry
PROVINGGROUNDTue Dec 4, 2012Weapons-testing areaElizabeth C. Gorski
PULLETSun Jul 31, 1994Coop youngsterRichard Silvestri
RITZESSat Nov 27, 2010Alternatives to TriscuitsXan Vongsathorn
SCRAPESOFFSat Jul 11, 2009Removes, as paintKaren M. Tracey
SEEDLESSRAISINSSat Jan 21, 2012Sultanas, sayMartin Ashwood-Smith
SHOWERFLOWSun Mar 24, 2002Thing that's adjustable in some bathrooms?Con Pederson
SINGULARTue Dec 22, 2015Atypical ... or like the first word in the answer to 18-, 24-, 51- or 62-AcrossTom McCoy
TRACTORTRAILERTue Apr 7, 2009SemiJoon Pahk
VANILLINSun Jul 30, 1995Bean flavoringCharles M. Deber
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