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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 50,655 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
ANDIQUOTEFri Nov 18, 2011"Here's what they said ..."Joe DiPietro
BIDPRICESun May 14, 2023Prospective eBay buyer's figureSid Sivakumar
BRIBERIESSat Jun 14, 2008Boodlers' actsBrendan Emmett Quigley
CINEPLEXThu Sep 6, 2007It has many picturesDaniel C. Bryant
COCCUSSun Nov 24, 2019Spherical bacteriumFrank Longo
CONDOMINIUMThu Jan 31, 2019Timeshare unit, oftenPeter A. Collins
DNIESTERSat Oct 9, 2010Ukraine/Moldova border riverJoe Krozel
ENDRESULTSTue Apr 1, 2025Final outcomesSande Milton
FAIRHAIREDCHILDTue Feb 7, 2012One who's favorably looked uponMike Buckley
HALFMARATHONMon Nov 23, 2015Race just over 13 miles longParker Lewis
HERLIHYSun Feb 10, 2019Tim ___, frequent collaborator with Adam SandlerLee Taylor
HOOKINGUPFri Dec 9, 1994AttachingMatt Gaffney
INDEPENDENCEHALLSun Jul 2, 2006Longtime setting for 20-AcrossElizabeth C. Gorski
INQUEUESat Jul 16, 2005Waiting one's turnMichael Shteyman
JAROMIRSun Dec 22, 2019Many-time N.H.L. All-Star JagrLaura Taylor Kinnel
KLEPTOCRACYFri May 1, 2009Government marked by rampant greed and corruptionJoon Pahk
LETHALWEAPONMon Nov 27, 20171987 Mel Gibson filmKevin Christian
LOBSTERBIBSat Mar 14, 2015Tie one on at dinnerJames Mulhern
MADEYOULOOKFri Apr 22, 2016Taunt to a head-turnerRobyn Weintraub
MERCYBUCKETSSat Mar 9, 2024"Thanks a lot!," in intentionally butchered FrenchJohn Guzzetta
MUNROESun Jan 11, 2026Randall who created the webcomic "xkcd"Dylan Schiff
ORDERONLINEFri Apr 22, 2016Make an Amazon visit, sayRobyn Weintraub
PEARLEDSun Aug 29, 2004Dived for treasure?Manny Nosowsky
PENNYPINCHESSun Apr 4, 2004Lenny makes buys while ...Manny Nosowsky
PESSIMISTWed Jan 5, 2022One who identifies with the answers to the starred Down cluesDamon Gulczynski
PRESIDENTELECTWed May 23, 2018Choose in advance, expanded?David Steinberg
PROMISINGSun Jul 20, 2008FavorableBarry C. Silk
PROXIMATESun Jun 8, 2008CloseWill Nediger
RAFFLESSun Dec 5, 2004Some fund-raisersDavid J. Kahn
REDWINGMon Oct 9, 2000Detroit N.H.L.'erTeresa M. Hackett
RICHARDIISun May 22, 1994Henry Bolingbroke's victimRandolph Ross
SHOWERDRAINWed Nov 25, 2009Where lost hair may accumulateAllan E. Parrish
SHOWEREDSun Jul 10, 2011Didn't just spitBen Pall and David Kahn
SLIMBUILDMon Sep 23, 2024Slender body typeFreddie Cheng
TEAPARTIERTue Jul 21, 2015*Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck, e.g.David Phillips
TENORHORNSat Apr 29, 2000Brass brand memberPatrick D. Berry
THEMOLESat Jun 16, 2018Former reality TV show first hosted by Anderson CooperSam Trabucco
WALKINSFri Jun 30, 1995Some closetsRich Norris
WELCOMEHOMEMon May 2, 2016Greeting to a returning soldier, maybePaula Gamache
WIGOUTWed Feb 4, 2009FreakPaula Gamache
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