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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 50,899 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
ABUNDANCEWed Feb 18, 2026BountyVictor Schmitt
ATLANTICSALMONSat Mar 28, 1998Seafood entreeDavid J. Kahn
BADMOONRISINGTue Jan 7, 20141969 platinum record for Creedence Clearwater RevivalMark Bickham
BLOWOUTSThu Nov 10, 1994Elaborate affairsAlfio Micci
CLINICIANSun Apr 15, 2018Doctor treating patientsAlex Bajcz
CONSTABLEThu Mar 5, 2026Law enforcer in LeicesterHanh Huynh
DEADRUNWed Dec 13, 2023Sprint at top speedAlex Eaton-Salners
DWAYNESSat Jan 7, 2012Hockey player Roloson and wrestler JohnsonJoe Krozel
FORACHANGEWed Apr 10, 2019As something different to doAlan Arbesfeld
FRAGRANCESun Jul 24, 2022BouquetJessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
GAINSAYSSun May 31, 1998ContradictsCathy Millhauser
GREATDANESSat Oct 1, 2005Scooby-Doo and othersJoe DiPietro
HIGHFIVESThu Apr 18, 2002Some slapsPatrick Berry
HOLDPLEASESat Jul 17, 2010Call waiting line?Mark Diehl
LEICESTERFri Apr 8, 2011English Midlands city that is home to the largest outdoor covered market in EuropeJoe Krozel
LIGHTINAUGUSTTue Aug 8, 20001932 novel of crime and race by 40-AcrossJoy L. Wouk
LOTTOPRIZEMon Mar 25, 2019Mega Millions jackpotKevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
MACCHIATOSWed Jun 9, 2021Espressos "stained" with a bit of milkByron Walden
OPEDESSAYSat Jun 28, 2008Will work?Byron Walden
OYECOMOVASun Jun 7, 20151971 top 20 hit with no English lyricsSamuel A. Donaldson
PAGANGODSWed Oct 29, 2025Jupiter and MarsJohn Donegan
PINNACLESun Mar 8, 2020PeakLaura Taylor Kinnel
PRESSCLIPPINGSSun Jul 13, 1997Groundskeeper's bagful at an Atlantic City newspaper?Fred Piscop
QUEENFORADAYMon Nov 15, 20041950's-60's game showAlison Donald
ROASTEDPEANUTTue Sep 16, 2008Wee lad feted by the Friars?Michael Langwald
SATANISTSThu Mar 17, 2016Devilish sorts?David Woolf
SETSONEATEASESat Feb 11, 2012Makes a person less tenseJoe Krozel
SIGNEDANDSEALEDFri Feb 3, 2006Like a done dealManny Nosowsky
SQUIBKICKFri Apr 16, 2021Football tactic to prevent a long returnTom Pepper
STPAULMNSun Jan 17, 2016State capital in a mailing addressJeff Chen
THELIKEMon Sep 2, 2024Others similarSala Wanetick and Emily Biegas
THEWAVESWed Dec 2, 2020Virginia Woolf novel with interludes set on a beachWill Nediger
THINONTOPSat May 6, 2017BaldingJoe DiPietro
THREEDMOVIEFri Sep 2, 2005"Bwana Devil" was the first oneSherry O. Blackard
TOFITWed Dec 19, 2012Tailored ___ (customized)Mike Buckley
TUPIWed Mar 25, 2015Brazilian peopleJacob Stulberg
UNGARBEDTue Mar 12, 2019NakedJules Markey
VIDEOCASSETTESat Jun 17, 1995Recording needFrank A. Longo
WARBIRDSat Aug 12, 2017Vintage military planeKameron Austin Collins
ZIPSITWed Apr 20, 2022Shuts upJoseph Greenbaum
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