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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 50,946 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
AASINAPPLETue Mar 17, 2015Start of an alphabet bookDavid Phillips
ASSSSat May 25, 1996___-ear (tropical abalone)F. Piscop
ATTYGENWed Mar 27, 2019Chief law officer: Abbr.Michael Hawkins
AUTOBIOTue Feb 24, 2026Self-written life story, informallyAdam Aaronson
BALLGOWNSun Mar 29, 2026Fancy dressMichael and Oliver Schlossberg
BINGEWATCHINGSat Feb 24, 2018Exhibiting a modern form of obsessionJohn Guzzetta
CANADAGEESEWed Apr 28, 2021Some winter travelers to the U.S.Hal Moore
CARWASHESSun Jun 2, 2024Auto refreshes?Luke K. Schreiber
CULTURALMORASSESSun Apr 1, 2007Marshes with libraries and opera houses?Paula Gamache
DEVISERSSun May 26, 2002StrategistsElizabeth C. Gorski
DOCTORATESFri Apr 19, 1996Third degreesA. Micci
DRAWSACROWDMon Dec 27, 2004Gets noticed, as an artist?Levi Denham
DRESSINGUPTue Aug 11, 2009Pre-costume ball activityOliver Hill
ETHICALDILEMMASFri Apr 27, 2018Philosophical issues that may be debatedDavid Steinberg
FINISHINGSCHOOLTue Dec 12, 2023Where social graces were once taught ... or a hint to this puzzle's themePeter Gordon
INKSTAINMon Jun 8, 1998Tough job for a dry cleanerMark Danna
INOPPORTUNEMOMENTSun May 31, 2020Untimely timeLewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
INTERACTSFri May 13, 2011Plays with others, for instanceJoe Krozel
ISNEWTue Mar 30, 2010"So what else ___?"Elizabeth C. Gorski
IWONTLETYOUDOWNMon May 6, 2013"Count on me"Joel Fagliano
LOSINGTHEPLOTSat Mar 19, 2016Getting totally confused, idiomaticallyByron Walden
NBOMBFri Jul 30, 2004Certain W.M.D.Manny Nosowsky
NEVERFAILSFri Mar 30, 2018"Works every time"Sam Trabucco
NOTUPTOSPEEDSun Nov 12, 1995Doing poorly at the marathonRandolph Ross
ONEFOURTHFri Dec 19, 2003Generous slice of the pieElizabeth C. Gorski
ONEMORETHINGFri Jun 9, 2006"And while I'm on the subject ..."Manny Nosowsky
PERFECTWEATHERMon Dec 22, 1997See 20-AcrossArthur S. Verdesca
PIANOTEACHERFri Jul 3, 2020Coach for the bench players?Hal Moore
POOLROOMSSat Nov 8, 2014Banking facilities?Barry C. Silk
REALITYCHECKMon Apr 14, 2008Truth obstruction?Christina Houlihan Kelly
SCAPULASThu Jan 21, 2010Shoulder bladesElizabeth C. Gorski
SLENDERERSat Apr 12, 2003Relatively rawbonedRobert H. Wolfe
SMALLSLAMWed Nov 25, 2015"All but one" win, in bridgeDuncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson
SMILLASat Jan 18, 1997Title character in a Peter Hoeg best sellerD. Niles
SOFARAWAYMon Dec 8, 2014Carole King hit from "Tapestry"Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
STORIEDPASTSun Dec 24, 2023Colorful backgroundDrew Schmenner
THELAMSun Aug 17, 2025What fugitives are onAmsay Ezersky
TOUCHOFEVILWed May 13, 20151958 film by 61-AcrossJeffrey Wechsler
UNALLIEDFri Mar 1, 2013Out of one's league?Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber
YASQUEENSat Aug 31, 2024Modern words of encouragementSam Ezersky
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