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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 50,408 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
ALPHACHIRHOSun Aug 2, 2009Group formed at Trinity College in 1895Patrick Berry
ALTKEYMon Nov 7, 2022It has the same function as "Option" on a MacJill Singer
ANTIPROHIBITIONSat Oct 9, 2010Drive to drink?Joe Krozel
BARROOMBRAWLSun Feb 20, 2011Classic western slugfestElizabeth C. Gorski
BIRTHDAYKICKSun Nov 7, 2004Complaint that one didn't get enough presents?Con Pederson
BITTSSat Jul 30, 2011Towlines are tied around themPatrick Berry
BRUSHEDUPFri Sep 1, 2000ReviewedJoe DiPietro
BYWORDSSun Jan 24, 1999"Peace be with you" and othersRobert Malinow
CARFERRYSat Jan 26, 2002Bridge competitorMark Diehl
CAROLLEDSun Jan 6, 2008Spread some holiday joyLynn Lempel
CHURCHLADYWed Oct 6, 2010Classic Dana Carvey character, with "the"Ian Livengood
COLANUTSun Oct 23, 2005Caffeine source: Var.David J. Kahn
CONVOKEDSat Sep 11, 1999CalledRich Norris
COPSHOWMon Sep 30, 2013*"NYPD Blue" or "Miami Vice"Ian Livengood
DANNERThu Mar 5, 2009Tony- and Emmy-winning actress BlytheDavid J. Kahn
DIAGNOSESMon Dec 25, 1995Doctors' determinationsSidney L. Robbins
GAMERESERVESThu Aug 21, 2025*Wildlife parksSimeon Seigel
INERTGASESSat Jun 26, 2004They don't react wellByron Walden
INSANSun Apr 10, 1994"I Left My Heart _____ Francisco"Trip Payne
JACOBASTORTue Jan 31, 1995John _____Albert J. Klaus
JEDIMINDTRICKSat Jul 4, 2015Skill used by Obi-Wan KenobiSam Ezersky
MACGYVERFri Mar 6, 20091980s-'90s action/adventure seriesCorey Rubin
NASCENCYSat Aug 3, 1996Early developmentA. D. Cover
NEARSIDESat Dec 11, 2021One face of the moonHal Moore
NEWAGENDAMon Nov 29, 2010Incoming administration's to-do listElizabeth A. Long
NOTFUNNYWed Apr 20, 2005"I don't appreciate the humor"Joe DiPietro
PANELINGSun Aug 13, 2017Décor of many densEric Berlin
POLEBEANMon Oct 8, 2001Vinelike vegetableMonica Krausse
SEEMOKThu Sep 22, 2022Appear to be fineHelen Chen
SINGLEMOMFri Mar 28, 2025Many a divorcéeZhouqin Burnikel
SISEPUEDEFri Jun 27, 2025Motto of the United Farm Workers of AmericaCarolyn Davies Lynch
SMOOTHIEThu Dec 14, 2006Glib romancerEd Early
STEELGUITARSSun Aug 1, 2021Texas instruments?Matthew Stock
STEEPINSat Jun 18, 2005Saturate withSherry O. Blackard
SUCKEDFACEFri Sep 11, 2020Necked, jocularlyCaitlin Reid and Erik Agard
SUNDAYSCARIESFri Sep 29, 2023Feeling of dread before the start of the workweek, in slangMalaika Handa
SWEEPASIDEFri Apr 8, 2005Have done withManny Nosowsky
TIMBERLANDSSat Jul 6, 2019Footwear with a tree logoErik Agard
UNCUFFSun Dec 25, 2016Release from shacklesKevin G. Der
VICTORYGARDENThu Feb 22, 1996Home-front plot of W.W.IIC. Deodene
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