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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 50,584 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
BIDINFri Mar 15, 2013Act to retain one's property at auctionJoe Krozel
BLACKLAGOONTue Dec 27, 20111954 monster film settingJohn Dunn
BLEWINSun Dec 5, 1999Showed upJoe DiPietro
BODYSLAMWed May 19, 2004Wrestling throwAlan Arbesfeld
BRASSBANDTue Jul 20, 1999Parade stapleJoy L. Wouk
BRITTLESTSat Feb 18, 1995Least likely to bendStephanie Spadaccini
BUSHVGORESat Dec 5, 20092000 Supreme Court case hinging on the 14th AmendmentBrad Wilber
DILUVIANSSun Aug 29, 2004See 37-DownManny Nosowsky
DISSENTINGOPINIONSun Jun 18, 2023"Being contrarian is fun!"Joe DiPietro
DUMBSTRUCKMon Apr 27, 2015Left speechlessJohanna Fenimore
FIRSTAMENDMENTThu Jul 9, 2009RIFTS?Ashish Vengsarkar
GUTENACHTSat Aug 3, 2002Parting words in WürzburgPatrick Berry
HOLLOWSSun Nov 12, 2000CavitiesJoe DiPietro
HOTELMANAGERWed Oct 20, 2010Hilton head, e.g.Finn Vigeland
HOWARDSSat Jan 24, 2009"___ End"Mark Diehl
IRISHMOSSSat Mar 15, 2014Seaweed used in home brewingEd Sessa
JOAQUINThu Nov 28, 2019With 40-Down, Oscar-nominated player of 17-AcrossTimothy Polin
JOBPOSTINGWed Nov 5, 2025LinkedIn linkChad Hazen and Jeff Chen
JOEKIDDSun Sep 16, 20121972 Eastwood westernDavid Steinberg and Barry Haldiman
LEGENDARYSun Nov 24, 2024Absolutely epicAlex Eaton-Salners
LIKEITWed Mar 16, 1994"I _____ Like That" (60's hit)Fred Piscop
MACEDONSun Apr 14, 2024Philip II of ___, father of Alexander the GreatJohn Rippe and Jeff Chen
MADEINCHINASat Feb 6, 2016Ubiquitous labelDavid Steinberg
MAILDROPMon Mar 31, 2008*Secret communication locationJeff Armstrong
MARXANDLENINTue Jul 5, 2016Red giantsJules Markey
OFTENTIMESFri Mar 16, 2001Quite a bitManny Nosowsky
PERCAPITAINCOMEThu Jan 6, 2011*Average national earningsMike Nothnagel
PLAYMOBILWed Feb 26, 2020Toy brand with plastic figuresFrancis Heaney
PRATINGSun Aug 10, 1997BabblingNancy Nicholson Joline
REALLOVESat Jun 8, 19961989 Jody Watley hitM. Shenk
REDSABLEFri Feb 8, 2002Expensive furManny Nosowsky
SIDEWAYTue Apr 12, 1994Not a main routeErnie Furtado
SILKSTOCKINGTue Nov 28, 2000Well-to-doRichard Hughes
STANDGUARDFri Jan 2, 2004WatchSherry O. Blackard
STEPFATHERSThu Oct 23, 2008Ones joining the familyPatrick Blindauer
TAKEILLSun Jul 10, 2016Catch somethingPatrick Berry
THATSNOTTRUEWed Jun 5, 2013"False!"Mark Bickham
TOUCHPADSat Jun 23, 2018Microsoft Surface surfaceByron Walden
WAREHOUSEOUTLETMon Sep 27, 1999Shoppers' mecca #2Ed Early
WITHOUTAHOMEWed May 23, 2001Like a street urchinAlan Arbesfeld
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