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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 51,167 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
ALCINAWed Apr 8, 1998Handel operaNancy S. Ross
BONEMEALFri Oct 2, 2015Organic fertilizerPatrick Berry
CEREALBARSat Aug 30, 2025On-the-go breakfast optionMaddy Ziegler
CHEATCODEFri Feb 21, 2020Secret for video gamersErik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh
DORATISun Sep 6, 1998Conductor Antal ___Rich Norris
EGOCENTRICITIESSat Jul 15, 2000Traits helpful in answering the eight capitalized cluesDavid J. Kahn
EVERGLADESun Oct 5, 1997Swampy tractDerrick Niederman
GARCONSSat Mar 13, 1999Ones taking ordersDavid J. Kahn
GENERATESSun Mar 10, 2002ProducesNelson Hardy
GLOSSIERWed May 3, 2006Less flatLisa Wiseman
HERESWHYFri Nov 21, 2025Lead-in to a clarificationJoyce Keller
HERMITCRABTue Nov 12, 2013Creature that adopts a seashellMike Doran
HITCHYWed May 16, 2012"___-Koo" (old ragtime standard)Kevin Adamick
JUMPEDINSat Aug 23, 2025Joined enthusiasticallyRyan Judge
LAUGHEDThu Sep 5, 2002Cracked upMichael Shteyman
LEAMICHELEFri Nov 21, 2025Fanny Brice portrayer on BroadwayJoyce Keller
LETBACKINSat Jan 1, 2011See 34-DownMark Diehl
LIKELIHOODWed Jul 17, 1996ProbabilityM. Nosowsky
LITMUSTESTSat Nov 29, 2008Sole deciding issueBarry C. Silk
MANAGINGEDITORSTue Sep 2, 2008Newspaper V.I.P.'sStanley Newman
MARIANISTThu Apr 18, 1996Worshiper of Jesus' motherA. J. Santora
NAPOLITANOSat Aug 20, 2016Obama's first Homeland Security secretaryMark Diehl
NIORTSun Feb 5, 1995Capital of Deux-SèvresFrank A. Longo
POLICEHORSEThu Jun 25, 2020Mountie's rideAmanda Chung and Karl Ni
POOLCUESSat Nov 8, 2008Sticks you need to breakByron Walden
QUACKDOCTORSMon May 4, 2020Medical impostors, informallyEmily Carroll
RAMONSFri Feb 3, 1995Baseball's Martinez et al.Matt Gaffney
RICHARDRODGERSWed Jun 11, 1997"Blue Moon" composerRich Norris
RICKROLLSun Oct 19, 2014Pull a classic Internet prank onDavid Phillips
SADDLEBAGSat Apr 27, 2013Trail rider's accessoryChris A. McGlothlin
SAYANYTHINGSun Apr 21, 20131989 John Cusack romantic comedyJonah Kagan
SCREENERDVDSMon Nov 26, 2018Copies of movies submitted to critics prior to releaseEvan Kalish
SELFEVIDENTFri Oct 20, 1995PlainManny Nosowsky
SIGNEDINFri Sep 4, 1998RegisteredHugh Davis
TECHNICALITYSat Dec 3, 2005Specialist's pointDana Motley
WHITELADIESTue Jan 28, 1997Drinks with gin, Cointreau and lemon juiceE. C. Gorski
WHOLLYOWNEDTue May 27, 2025Like a subsidiary with only one parentGinny Too
WINSGOLDFri Sep 27, 2024Triumphs for one's country, maybeJake Bunch
YEAHANDFri Jan 8, 2021"Your point being ...?"Evan Kalish
YEDOFri Apr 17, 1998Tokyo, onceMatt Gaffney
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