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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 50,685 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
ADDINSULTTOINJURYSun Dec 2, 2018Wound + disPaul Coulter
ARTEFACTSSun May 20, 2018Relics, to BritsWill Nediger
ATAMANThu Jan 14, 1999Cossack chiefRand H. Burns
BEMOANEDSun Jun 28, 2015Didn't like, and said soJeremy Newton
BLOCKBUSTERMOVIEThu Jan 23, 2014"Titanic" or "Avatar"Michael Hawkins
BUFFALOBILLCODYSat Mar 6, 2010Ned Buntline dime novel subjectBarry Silk
CAMBRICSun Oct 2, 1994Thin white linen fabricFrances Hansen
COITUSWed Sep 11, 2024SexBarbara Lin
COMEBEFORESat Mar 23, 2019Be more important thanDavid Steinberg
CORNIESTThu Oct 17, 2019Like the worst dad jokeRandolph Ross
DEADLYSINSWed Sep 3, 2003After 41-Across, a religious setMyles Callum
DENTISTRYPROFESSORSun Mar 14, 2004Drill instructor's other job?Craig Kasper
DEODORIZEWed Mar 30, 2011FreshenErik Wennstrom
DEOXIDIZESat Jun 3, 2023Purify, in metallurgyJohn Westwig
ENDODONTICSSun Sep 11, 2022Branch of dentistry that specializes in root canalsDerrick Niederman
FIREOFLONDONSun Apr 7, 2013"Great" 1666 conflagrationMatt Ginsberg
FLEEFROMSat May 19, 2007EscapeByron Walden
FURHATFri Jan 11, 2013Russian dressing?Ian Livengood
ITSHOTOUTTHEREThu Oct 16, 2003"You can fry an egg on the sidewalk today!"Elizabeth C. Gorski
KANSASat Jan 26, 2013American tribe that lent its name to a stateRaymond C. Young
KNITCAPSat Sep 29, 2018Balaclava, for oneDavid Steinberg
LABUTEWed Aug 5, 2015Film director NeilPatrick Berry
LASPARKSSat Dec 8, 20182016 WNBA champs, informallyTrenton Charlson and David Steinberg
LIVENERFri Oct 13, 2006AnimatorEric Berlin
MOTHERNIGHTSun Apr 20, 2008Nick Nolte movie based on a Kurt Vonnegut novelJohn Farmer
ONEFIFTHTue Dec 20, 200520%Nancy and Holden Baker
OUTRAGESSat Sep 17, 1994Causes great resentmentRich Norris
PLEASEBEPATIENTFri Oct 3, 2025"Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
POLICYCHANGEWed Mar 23, 2022FLIP-FLOPBarbara Lin
SAATCHISun Nov 6, 2005Big name in ad agenciesElizabeth C. Gorski
SHREDOFDECENCYSun Nov 26, 2000Fragment from an intangible?Patrick Berry
SPATUBSSat Jul 17, 2021WhirlpoolsRyan McCarty
TENCCSun Jun 26, 2005"The Things We Do for Love" rock group, 1977Joe DiPietro
THEELEPHANTMANSun Jul 2, 20231980 film that led to the creation of the Academy Award for Best MakeupRebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
TONYRANDALLFri Jun 9, 2000National Actors Theatre founderJoe DiPietro
TOTHEDOGSThu Nov 24, 2011DeteriorateSharon Delorme
TRIPLINGSun Dec 15, 2019Hitting close to home?Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen
WITHOUTFAILUREThu Nov 20, 2008Quote, part 2Pete Muller
WORKOUTTHEBUGSSun Dec 26, 2021Gradually fix something ... or what to do to understand this puzzle's italicized clues?Christina Iverson
XEROXCOPYSat Mar 17, 2007Result of running off?John Farmer
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