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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 50,260 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
ACROSSTHEWAYFri Nov 3, 2006Over thereManny Nosowsky
ALAMODESFri Aug 26, 2011Glossy scarf fabricsBrendan Emmett Quigley
CANTMISSFri Mar 9, 2012Must-seeTim Croce
CASTORANDPOLLUXSat Feb 27, 1999Sons of LedaJohn Scott Marrone
COSSACKSFri Feb 24, 2012Once-autonomous people of southern RussiaPatrick Berry
CROWDFUNDINGSat Jan 4, 2025Kickstarter activitySam Ezersky
DROPINALTITUDEThu Jun 19, 2003Descent, as of an airplaneRandolph Ross
EMBLAZONSun Nov 27, 2016Adorn brilliantlyMatt Ginsberg
FILETYPESun Sep 28, 2008JPEG or textCathy Allis Millhauser
FRANKLINPADAMSSun Aug 9, 1998"I wish you a meretricious and a happy New Year" pennerChristopher Hurt
JACUZZISSat Oct 10, 2020Where people get in hot waterBrian Thomas
KEEPSTILLMon Dec 31, 2001Bootlegger's New Year resolution?Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
KEVINDURANTSat Oct 11, 20142014 N.B.A. M.V.P.Evans Clinchy
KICKUPAROWWed Nov 28, 2018Start some troubleDavid J. Kahn
LETMEDREAMAGAINFri Aug 30, 1996Song standard from 1875A. J. Santora
LGBTFLAGMon Apr 1, 2019Rainbow symbol of prideJoel Fagliano
MACHOMANWed Jun 12, 2002Guy's guyNancy Salomon and Bill Zais
MCHUGHFri Nov 7, 1997"On the Sunny Side of the Street" songwriterBrendan Emmett Quigley
MRPIMSun Nov 24, 2013Title character in an A. A. Milne playGary Cee
NARROWGAPSat May 27, 2023Spelunker's challengeSamuel Smalley
OILPASTELSMon Sep 15, 2025Bright choices for artistsMatthew Stock and Michael Lieberman
OVERJOYSat Aug 10, 1996Make more than happyR. Norris
PERSPIRESSun Dec 22, 2024SweatsAdrian Johnson
PIECAKENSat Oct 23, 2021Hybrid Thanksgiving dessertSam Ezersky
PRIZEDSun May 1, 2011Close to one's heartXan Vongsathorn
SAINTPATRICKTue Jun 4, 2013He drove the serpents from Ireland, in legendKristian House
SCOURINGSun Sep 24, 1995Using elbow greaseRandolph Ross
SHANYUSun Oct 4, 2020Villain in 1998's "Mulan"Sam Ezersky
SHARINGMon Dec 15, 1997"Thank you for ___..."Stephanie Spadaccini
SOMETHINGSSat Oct 9, 2004"___ missing ..."Byron Walden
SPRINTCARSThu Aug 24, 2023Rugged dirt track racersRobin Yu
STRAWBERRYBLONDEMon Feb 11, 2019Amy Adams or Emma Stone, hairwiseHoward Barkin
SUSANSARANDONTue Dec 21, 2004She appeared in "The Witches of Eastwick" with 53-AcrossKurt Mengel
THEIDESThu Mar 15, 2018Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzleJoe DiPietro
TRAINEDASSASSINFri Sep 11, 2009One who has practiced his hitting skillsCaleb Madison
TULATue Sep 23, 1997Noted site of ancient Mexican ruinsNancy Salomon
UNDERGODSat Oct 19, 2013Follower of one nation?Peter Wentz
UNILATERALSat May 29, 2004Done on one sidePatrick Berry
WHATISTHISFri Feb 28, 2014Finder's queryMartin Ashwood-Smith
WHOSOEVERThu Oct 28, 1999Legalistic pronounPatrick D. Berry
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