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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 50,349 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
ACCLIVITYFri Jan 17, 1997Upward slopeB. Klahn
AFTERWARDSun Mar 4, 2007* war danceRandolph Ross
ALLTATTEDUPSat Apr 3, 2021Covered in inkPeter A. Collins
APRILFOOLSFri Jul 29, 2022Cry after pulling a prankRobyn Weintraub
AWIFETue May 2, 2000"Had ___ and couldn't keep her" (nursery rhyme line)Manny Nosowsky
BEFAZEDSat May 1, 2004Show flusterByron Walden
BINOCHEThu Jun 22, 2017Juliette of "Chocolat"Ruth B. Margolin
BLOTCHEDSat Feb 4, 2023SpottedKate Hawkins
BONDTRADERSWed Mar 4, 2015Connery and Lazenby, between 1967 and 1971?Jeff Stillman
CAMNEWTONSat Jul 29, 20172015 N.F.L. M.V.P.Erik Agard
CASTRATIWed Aug 28, 2019Singers of high notes in olden timesDaniel Grinberg
DOGBREEDERMon Sep 10, 2007Many a Westminster show exhibitorEdward M Sessa
EBOLAVIRUSSun Dec 21, 2014Cause for a quarantineJoel Fagliano
ELECTRICCOMPANYMon Dec 11, 2006Album for which 59-Across won a Grammy, 1972, with "The"David J. Kahn
EQUALTIMEFri Sep 29, 1995Debater's entitlementManny Nosowsky
FIRESATFri Jul 19, 2002Tries to shootElizabeth C. Gorski
FIXIEBIKESat Feb 20, 2016Single-speed two-wheelerJames Mulhern
FSERIESWed Jun 3, 2015Pickup line?Herre Schouwerwou
FUJIFILMSat Apr 10, 2010Giant in photographyKevin G. Der
HARDISHFri Jan 21, 2005Not very cushionyFrank Longo
HAULEDASSSat Oct 18, 2025Was really moving, in slangSamuel Smalley
IGETAROUNDFri Nov 2, 2007First #1 hit by the Beach BoysBarry C. Silk
ILLUMINATESat Mar 31, 2012Put in the spotlightScott Atkinson
IVTUBESSun Apr 9, 2000I.C.U. conduitsJoe DiPietro
MCGRUFFMon May 20, 2013So-called "Crime Dog" of public service adsTim Croce
MIXEDBAGSTue Jun 11, 2013Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across?Pete Muller
NEALESSat Jul 3, 2010Tennis's Fraser and othersJoe Krozel
NEARDISASTERFri Oct 24, 1997Close callFrank Longo
PASSEDTHETIMEFri Jun 24, 2016IdledPatrick Berry
REVOLUTIONARYWed Sep 29, 2021*Changing graduallyAlex Eaton-Salners
SEASIDECOTTAGETue Jul 1, 2003Summer retreatKaren M. Tracey
SHOOTTHEBULLMon Jul 10, 2023Chat idlyBrad Wiegmann
SLIPSLOPTue Sep 23, 2014TwaddleGerry Wildenberg
STOPLINESSat Oct 6, 2001They're painted at many intersectionsRich Norris
STORIEDPASTSun Dec 24, 2023Colorful backgroundDrew Schmenner
THECOLORBARRIERSat Jun 14, 2003See 17-AcrossManny Nosowsky
THEDOGSThu Jul 15, 2004Things can go to themRoy Leban
THREEBLADERAZORSun Mar 14, 2021Grooming tool jokingly predicted by 101-Across in 1979Jacob Stulberg
TIERCESun Jan 23, 2000Defensive position in fencingJoe DiPietro
TURNINGPOINTThu Dec 11, 2008Crucial momentJim Hilger
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