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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 50,670 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
ANTEBELLUMSun Jul 2, 2000PrewarNancy Nicholson Joline
APPROXSun Mar 30, 2008Estimated: Abbr.Paula Gamache
ATWHOLESALESat Oct 11, 2014Quite cheaplyEvans Clinchy
BERNOULLITue Nov 13, 2018Mathematician Daniel after whom a principle is namedJohn Ciolfi
BOXTOPSThu Dec 11, 2014Some proofs of purchaseJoe DiPietro
BUSFARESSun Jul 17, 2005Pay for some ridesDavid J. Kahn
CALLEDUPFri Feb 23, 2001RangJoe DiPietro
CLYMSun Jun 30, 1996___Yeobright (Hardy's native)R. Norris
CRUISINFORABRUISINThu Feb 19, 2026Courting disaster, slangilyJohn Ewbank
DIDNTGOWed May 25, 2011Stayed putJeff Dubner
DOUBLEREEDSat Apr 1, 1995Like an oboe, but not a sax?Fred Piscop
DRESSDOWNDAYSTue Oct 17, 2023Casual office occasionsDominic Grillo
ENNIOMORRICONESat Dec 2, 2017"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" composerMark Diehl
FIDDLEAROUNDSun May 30, 2021Tinker (with)Adam Wagner
GAVEITANOTHERGOSat May 21, 2016Got back on the horseJason Flinn
JUSTFORMENFri Jul 1, 2011Popular hair care productChris A. McGlothlin
LEATHERBARSat Feb 28, 2026Gay nightlife spot with a dress requirementAdam Levav
METLIFESTADIUMSun Oct 22, 2017Facebook Status: "Nosebleed seats - but home-field advantage! GO GIANTS!!!"Tracy Gray
MOVEDAROUNDThu Apr 1, 2010Like the clues in all the words in this puzzleLee Glickstein
OMORESThu Jul 14, 1994"O tempora! _____!": CiceroDaniel R. Stark
OURMISSBROOKSMon Sep 25, 199550's sitcomGregory E. Paul
PINOTGRIGIOMon Oct 1, 2001See 40-AcrossJanice M. Putney
PLANTMANAGERSMon Jul 20, 2009Factory supervisors ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 36- and 42-AcrossPancho Harrison
PUTUPORSHUTUPThu Aug 3, 2006"Action, not words!"Nancy Salomon
RANERRANDSWed Apr 17, 2024Performed some weekend tasksJoseph Gangi
SILEXESFri Nov 2, 2007Materials used as inert paint fillersBarry C. Silk
SMARTALECKSFri May 24, 2002Wise onesManny Nosowsky
SNIFFATMon Jun 13, 2016Regard dismissivelyLynn Lempel
SOLIDGROUNDMon Aug 3, 2020Firm place to plant your feetEric Bornstein
SWANGATSun Jun 7, 1998Tried to hit, in dialectRandolph Ross
TIMEGAPSWed Feb 14, 2024IntervalsElla Dershowitz
TOBIAHFri Oct 14, 1994Biblical adversary of NehemiahBob Sefick
TORTUROUSThu Oct 8, 2015... that is spelled entirely from the last dozen letters of the alphabetStu Ockman
TREEMOSSSun May 20, 2001Climacium, familiarlyAlan Arbesfeld
TUNASASHIMIMon May 7, 2018Japanese delicacy served in thin slicesJulie Bérubé
TURFEDSun May 7, 2006Put down roots?Trip Payne
VAIFri Dec 21, 2018Steve of rock guitar famePeter A. Collins
WEATHEREDThu Sep 2, 2021Roadside restaurant signDavid W. Tuffs
WETMARTINISThu Aug 18, 2016Drinks with plenty of vermouthParker Lewis and Jeff Chen
WHISHSun Mar 4, 2007Rustling soundRandolph Ross
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