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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 50,537 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
ARTHURLAKETue May 26, 2020Actor who played Dagwood Bumstead in film, radio and TVNeville Fogarty
ATHLETICSSat Jan 26, 2013One side in the Bay Bridge Series rivalryRaymond C. Young
BABYDIAPERThu Sep 1, 2011It may be hard to changeJoel Fagliano
BEHAPPYTue May 14, 2024"Cheer up!"Alex Eaton-Salners
CRAMINSat Jun 10, 2023Add with forceJohn Hawksley
DIEDOUTTue Jun 28, 2016Went extinctAlex Vratsanos
EPICNOVELThu Oct 2, 2008"War and Peace," e.g.Samuel A. Donaldson
FEVERISHLYSun Feb 11, 2018At a frantic paceMatt Ginsberg
FLABBERGASTTue Nov 8, 2011Bowl overScott Atkinson
FORTHEBESTMon Nov 14, 2005Not bad in resultMarjorie Berg
GAMIESTWed Jan 28, 2004Most off-tastingJim Hyres
GODOWNTHEAISLEMon Aug 4, 2014Get hitchedJoel Fagliano
HELICOPTERPARENTFri Apr 6, 2018Someone who cares too much?David Steinberg
HOLDOPENSat Jun 19, 2021Not closeSophia Maymudes
ILLALLOWITThu Jul 1, 2021Overruling of an objectionJoe Deeney
INABALINSat Aug 3, 2002"The Comancheros" actress, 1961Patrick Berry
JAMESFENIMORECOOPERSun Dec 3, 1995Composing caskmakerMartin Schneider
KILLERSun Apr 22, 2018___ whaleRoss Trudeau
MEDULLARYThu Apr 6, 2006Relating to bone marrowEd Early
MEETATSun Apr 9, 2023Use as a rendezvous pointJohn Ewbank
ONAPEDESTALWed Feb 17, 2021Where idols might be placedDavid Harris and Evan Kalish
ONSIDEKICKSun Feb 7, 2010"Now he's got the pizza - but the TV's showing nothing but snow! He quickly gives it an ___ ..."Patrick Berry
OUTOFDOORSMon Aug 2, 2004Having no entryways?Holden Baker
OVERSAWSun Sep 14, 2025SupervisedDaniel Grinberg
PLOTZEDTue Jun 10, 2025Was verklemptZachary David Levy
PRINCESSDAISYMon Nov 28, 1994Judith Krantz novelJonathan Schmalzbach
QUAKEDMon Nov 10, 2014Trembled, as with fearBruce Haight
RIGHTFIELDERSWed Jul 5, 2000Al Kaline and Roberto ClementeAlan Arbesfeld
SAWTOOTHEDFri Mar 9, 2012Like many bread knivesTim Croce
SEMIFINALSThu Dec 27, 2012FINJulian Lim
SIUNITSMon Mar 18, 2013Basic physical measures ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 48- and 63-AcrossDaniel Landman
STRUNGUPSun Feb 16, 1997HangedM. Gaffney
TEMPEDMon Apr 17, 2006Did fill-in workLarry Paul
THREETOEDWed Mar 14, 2012Like some slothsDave Sarpola
TORULISun Feb 5, 1995Insects' antenna socketsFrank A. Longo
TOUCHTYPEWed Jun 29, 2005Emulate a veteran 11-DownDavid Liben-Nowell
TVCONSOLEFri Nov 14, 2008Piece of den furnitureBrad Wilber
VOICERFri Aug 31, 2001One who speaks upElizabeth C. Gorski
WARSTORIESFri May 18, 2018Things traded by veteransRyan McCarty
YOKEMATEFri Mar 9, 2007Team memberRandolph Ross
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