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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 50,049 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
ADSENSEFri Feb 14, 2025Google platform for website monetizationSarah Sinclair
AFLATSSun Dec 6, 2020Keys near G'sTony Orbach
BREAKSCHARACTERTue Sep 29, 2020Can't hold back laughter while performing, say ... or a hint to the circled lettersRicky Cruz
BUDGEDThu Apr 12, 2007Moved a bitJim Page
CARDROOMWed May 14, 2008Hold'em venueDoug Peterson
CHARLESBROWNSun Jun 1, 1997Funnies victimRandolph Ross
CHOMPEDWed Apr 20, 2016Munched (on)Tom McCoy
CHOSENFEWFri Jul 27, 2012EliteJoe Krozel
CLOCKFACESun Jul 31, 2005Hand holder?Mark Feldman
COLIASThu Mar 30, 1995Butterfly genusRich Norris
DUSTINHOFFMANThu Apr 8, 1999See 20-Across and 54-AcrossDavid J. Kahn
EMPHASIZEDSun Jul 25, 1999LIARCharles M. Deber
FEIGThu May 23, 2024Paul who directed "Bridesmaids"Adam Wagner
GASTRAPSWed Apr 5, 2017Devices that prevent fumes from escapingAlex Eaton-Salners
GETMOVINGSun Oct 15, 2017"Hurry up!"John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
GOINGSWIMMINGLYMon Feb 25, 2019Proceeding wellPeter Gordon
HAPPYFACEThu Apr 25, 2019Response to solving this puzzleJon Olsen
HEREFORDSHIRESun Jun 25, 2006Former western English countyJim Page
HOLDSOVERSat Mar 19, 1994PostponesManny Nosowsky
INCADENCESat Feb 22, 1997RhythmicallyA. J. Santora
INNEWSun Sep 17, 1995Old wine ___ bottlesStanley Newman
JAMMERThu Aug 26, 2021Signal-blocking deviceAshish Vengsarkar
MEETTHEBEATLESFri Feb 8, 20131964 album that was #1 for 11 weeksBarry C. Silk
NARROWUNDERPASSWed Jun 15, 1994Cautionary signThomas W. Schier
NIGHTSINWHITESATINSun Jun 22, 20031972 rock hit recorded with the London Festival OrchestraJohn Duschatko
OFTHEPASTFri Dec 16, 2016OldenMartin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
PENISSun Aug 27, 1995"The ___ mightier..."Martin Schneider
PINTOBEANSSat Jan 22, 2000Food introduced to Europe by ColumbusDavid J. Kahn
PUBGRUBWed Jan 22, 2025Eats that pair well with beerLandon Horton
SCEPTREDThu Jun 27, 2002Like a British sovereignJames R. Leeds
SKILLETSSun Apr 15, 2012Omelet holdersKevin G. Der
SQUAREMEALTue Feb 14, 2023Nutritiously balanced plateful ... or what 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across may constitute?Ella Dershowitz
STEMPIPELINEFri Apr 10, 2020Metaphorical source of the next generation of coders and researchersByron Walden
STOPPEDTue Mar 6, 2018Clogged (up)Bruce Greig
TAKESHOLDFri Jun 17, 2016Sets inZhouqin Burnikel
TOALLAGOODNIGHTWed Dec 25, 1996Sign-off a la Clement MooreN. S. Ross
UNALONESun Apr 23, 1995AccompaniedRandolph Ross
VAPORTRAILTue Aug 23, 2022What follows a plane going from Richmond to Chicago?Trey Mendez
VERBALISEThu Jan 25, 2018*PoetryAlex Eaton-Salners
WELLDRILLTue Oct 1, 2019Device for tapping groundwaterErik Agard
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