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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 51,054 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
ADOLESCEThu Nov 16, 1995Grow upRich Norris
AGAINANDAGAINSun Aug 1, 1999Two good N.F.L. plays?Randolph Ross
AMMONITEWed Feb 16, 2000Ancient resident of Jordan's present-day capitalGene Newman
ANOTHERSSun Sep 15, 2002Not yoursFred Piscop
APPEARSINTue Jul 12, 2016Is part of the cast ofSamuel A. Donaldson
ATHINGOFTHEPASTMon Aug 16, 1999It's very oldM. Francis Vuolo
ATTHETABLEOFBROTHERHOODSun Jan 18, 1998End of the prophecyEd Early and Bob Klahn
BACKBURNERSun Apr 6, 2014Sleeping sunbather, at times?Patrick Berry
BADBOUNCESat Oct 24, 2020Challenge for an infielderByron Walden
BASHERSSun Mar 31, 1996Severe criticsJ. Savage
BEAUTYMARKWed Jul 18, 2018MoleDavid Steinberg
BERUSun Nov 20, 2011Aunt ___ ("Star Wars" character)Trip Payne
CAREPACKAGESSun Oct 7, 2007Students' gifts from homeNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
FINGERERSat Feb 28, 2004RatByron Walden
HAARLEMSun Jun 28, 2009Tulip-exporting cityBarry C. Silk
HOMEBOYFri Mar 30, 2007Hood monikerDavid Quarfoot
HOUSETRAILERSTue Nov 1, 2005Coming attractions shot at a mobile home park?Sarah Keller
INTHATRESPECTSun Jun 21, 2015When viewed one wayTimothy Polin
IPHONECAMERASat Oct 11, 2025It snaps with a tapSam Ezersky
JOEYLAWRENCEWed Sep 19, 2007Actor who got his start on TV's "Gimme a Break!"Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke
KPMGSun Mar 25, 2018One of the Big Four accounting firmsFinn Vigeland
LAPDANCESat Feb 22, 2025Club purchase that comes with rules of etiquetteRose Conlon
MIDDLERELIEVERMon Dec 23, 2019Pitcher between a starter and a closerTimothy Polin
MYLANTASun Oct 25, 2020Heartburn relief brandPeter A. Collins
NOLIKEYSun Mar 1, 2020Informal "Ugh!"Sam Trabucco
PAGANISTFri Mar 15, 2002Wiccan, e.g.Brendan Emmett Quigley
PAIDACTORSat Nov 1, 2025Person giving a video testimonial, perhapsMichael Lieberman
PALLBEARERSWed Nov 25, 2015"The Walking Dead"?Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson
PHANATICSat Sep 14, 2024Baseball mascot with a fluffy green snoutChristina Iverson
PLAGUESSat Jul 15, 1995BeleaguersRand H. Burns
PSYCHEDELICMUSICSat Mar 16, 2019Something San Francisco was known for in the 1960sAndrew J. Ries
PUNGENCYWed Dec 5, 2012Limburger cheese qualityJim Hilger
RAFFLEDFri Mar 26, 2010Like some party prizesHenry Hook
RETAKERSun Dec 26, 1999Fussy film directorGreg Staples
ROCKNROLLMon Oct 20, 2025Music genre that Joan Jett "loves"Adam Aaronson
TOPHONORSSat May 3, 2014First placeSam Ezersky
TOPUTITMILDLYWed Jul 24, 2019Task for a Thai chef cooking for typical Americans?Jake Halperin
TRAILMARKERFri Apr 12, 2013Hiking guidePatrick Berry
WOOFINGFri May 29, 2009Kennel clamorRandolph Ross
ZINCSTue May 7, 2019Anti-rust coatingsRoss Trudeau
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