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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 50,617 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
ADAMIWed Jan 26, 1994"Turandot" librettistKenneth Haxton
ALMVPSun Jun 2, 2024Baseball award given to Shohei Ohtani in '23Luke K. Schreiber
BIOFUELSat Mar 26, 2022Algae, at timesAshton Anderson and James Mulhern
BRITNEYSPEARSWed Sep 7, 2005Pop artist whose name is an anagram of 20-AcrossAndrea C. Michaels
BUTTINSKISat Mar 12, 2005Nosy Parker: Var.Byron Walden
CLEANCOALMon Jan 10, 2022Greener energy sourceLynn Lempel
DEFAULTSThu Jun 19, 1997Bankers' woesPatrick Jordan
DEOXYGENATEDSat Jun 23, 2012Like blood coursing through one's veinsLaura Sternberg
EXPOSITIONTue Oct 17, 2006Executive at American Motors or Enron, e.g.?Alan Arbesfeld
FALLSOUTOFFAVORSun Apr 23, 2023"Everyone dislikes autumn now!"Katie Hale and Scott Hogan
FAMILIALSun Jun 21, 2015Coming down the line?Timothy Polin
FEEDINGTIMEThu Feb 16, 2006When the cows come home?Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon
FORTYLOVEWed May 7, 2014Score just before winning a game, sayKurt Mueller
GOLDPLATEWed Nov 9, 1994Some tablewareWayne Robert Williams
GUNROOMSun Sep 11, 2005Where many barrels are seenPatrick Berry
HABOOBSat May 25, 2013Violent sandstormDavid Steinberg
HANDHELDWed Jul 12, 2023Like some drills and vacuumsBrooke Husic and Brian Thomas
HOPEDFORTue Aug 26, 2014DesiredVictor Fleming
IFIMIGHTSun Apr 8, 2007"Assuming it's O.K. with you ..."Byron Walden
KAZOOTIESat Oct 21, 2000Lilliputian of early 50's TVBob Klahn
LACUNALThu Apr 4, 2002Having small gapsTrip Payne
LISSOMSun Jul 25, 2010Willowy: Var.Alan Arbesfeld
ONFURLOUGHSat Feb 14, 2009Away, in a wayJoe Krozel
PENCILPOINTMon Sep 1, 2003Useful tip for puzzle-solving?Barry Silk
PHONETICALLYThu Jan 2, 2025Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzleRobert Charlton
PSYCHOTICMon Jan 12, 2015Crazed, in a wayJason Flinn
REBOXEDFri Jun 19, 2020Made more secure for shipping, sayGreg Johnson
RUSTLINGFri May 1, 1998Oater offenseJohn Wolting
SCRIEDSun Nov 7, 2021Foretold the futureSid Sivakumar
SMASHEROOSat Sep 9, 2006BlockbusterBob Klahn
STANDSTOREASONSun Oct 23, 2011Gets up for the debate?Joe DiPietro
SUASIONSat Jan 4, 2003Effort to convincePatrick Berry
TEAMCRESTThu Apr 12, 2018Image on a soccer jerseyJules Markey
TONGEDThu Jun 27, 2002Took hold of, as oystersJames R. Leeds
TOTALASSETSSat May 11, 2024Measures of one's worthBilly Bratton
TRUELOVESThu Jul 17, 2014Soul matesAlan Arbesfeld
UNANGELICSun Mar 21, 2004DevilishRoy Leban
WAITEDONTue Aug 29, 1995Served at a restaurantJohn R. Conrad
WARRENGSat Aug 31, 2024Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. presidentSam Ezersky
WAXEDPOETICFri Feb 4, 2005Enthused out loudRobert Bridges
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