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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 51,191 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
AUTOACCESSORIESFri Jul 30, 2010Cup holders and suchKevin G. Der
AYEAYECAPTAINMon Jun 17, 2024Affirmative at sea ... or a phonetic hint to what's found sequentially in 20-, 31- and 41-AcrossKiran Pandey
BOWLGAMESFri Jul 15, 2022Some early January sporting eventsMatthew Stock and Nam Jin Yoon
BUDDYHOLLYSun Mar 13, 2022Self-titled rock album of 1958Christina Iverson and Katie Hale
COLORWHEELSSun Sep 1, 2019Reference aids for artistsFinn Vigeland
DROPMEFri Dec 1, 1995"____ a line"Manny Nosowsky
EMPLOYEDThu Oct 7, 2021WorkingTimothy Polin
ENCUMBEREDThu Sep 26, 2002Weighed downManny Nosowsky
ENDOWMENTWed Mar 4, 2009College assetC. W. Stewart
ENEMYATTHEGATESFri Jul 7, 2006W.W. II action film of 2001Joe Krozel
ENERGYVAMPIREMon Aug 7, 2023"Monster" who drains people emotionallyChloe Revery and Alissa Revness
ENGORGESWed Feb 7, 1996GlutsFrank A. Longo
FORENSICEXPERTSSat Jun 2, 2001Crime lab staffJim Page
GOESINHARMSWAYMon Dec 13, 1999Takes risksDave and Diane Epperson
GREEKLETTERThu Feb 13, 1997What's NU?F. Longo
HEADOVERSun Mar 18, 2012Go (to)Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
HOTOVENSun May 24, 2009Baking needElizabeth C. Gorski
JELLYBEANSWed Oct 30, 2013Part of a Halloween dinner?Joel Fagliano
LAYSISTERSSat Mar 18, 2006Manual laborers in a conventPatrick Berry
LYSINSun Nov 6, 2011Certain antibodyElizabeth C. Gorski
MAILCARRIERMon Nov 30, 1998Postal worker's ship?Cynthia Joy Higgins
MINUETSFri Feb 27, 2015Dances in 3/4 timeJulian Lim
ONANYSUNDAYMon Sep 1, 19971971 Steve McQueen filmGregory E. Paul
ONEFRANCSat Nov 12, 1994100 centimesBryant White
POLITICALJUNKIETue Dec 7, 2021Close follower of the "horse race"Margaret Seikel
RESPUNSat Feb 25, 2006Like the "Wheel of Fortune" wheel, again and againHenry Hook
SCARIFYSun Feb 13, 2005Severely criticizeDaniel C. Bryant
SELENSun Feb 13, 1994Moon: PrefixCathy Millhauser
SHORTPOSITIONSun Jul 30, 2006Comment, part 3Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry
SPECIALDELIVERYSun May 22, 20051976 comedy/action caper with Cybill ShepherdA. J. Santora
STAYINGPOWERTue Oct 23, 2001StaminaLeonard Williams
STEELJAWSSat Nov 27, 2010Features of some bear trapsXan Vongsathorn
STINGOPERATIONWed Oct 7, 2015Medical procedure for the singer of "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"?Julian Lim
SWITSTue Jun 18, 1996Actress Loretta and othersE. C. Gorski
TALLISHSun Dec 1, 1996Somewhat highD. J. Kahn
THATHURTSSun Dec 11, 2016"Oof!"Tom McCoy
THIRTYDAYSWed Apr 30, 2003Start of a roadside verseJerry E. Rosman
TREELOTWed Oct 8, 2025Place to buy a fir at ChristmasDaniel Trujillo Diaz
UNDESIREDSat Jul 30, 2011Regrettable, as consequencesPatrick Berry
WHENDOWEEATTue May 21, 2013Antsy premeal questionPatrick McIntyre
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