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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 51,069 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
AUGMENTSSun Aug 13, 2017Adds toEric Berlin
BURBOTWed Sep 10, 2003Freshwater codPatrick Berry
CANTERBURYWed Jan 5, 1994"Murder in the Cathedral" settingChet Currier
COMMOTIONThu Jan 19, 2012*TurmoilDerek Bowman and Sarah Keller
COMPETENTTue Apr 21, 2020CapableAndrew Kingsley
COOKIEDOUGHMon Sep 22, 2025Chunks found in Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice creamDena R. Verkuil and Andrea Carla Michaels
DAMSONTue Dec 2, 2003Plum varietyHarvey Estes
DANGEROUSLIAISONSSun Feb 22, 2026Samson and DelilahJill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp
DEVILRAYSWed Jul 22, 2015Tropicana Field team renamed in 2008Peter A. Collins
DISCOBRASun Nov 26, 2023Sequin-covered undergarment popularized by Lady GagaAdam Wagner and Michael Lieberman
ECYCLEDSat Mar 15, 2025Was eco-conscious with tech waste, in modern parlanceRyan McCarty
EDITORIALCHAIRSFri Aug 8, 1997Posts in the Hearst empireMartin Ashwood-Smith and Bob Klahn
FOAMRUBBERSun Apr 6, 2014Old-fashioned barber, at times?Patrick Berry
FRIENDREQUESTSat Jul 22, 2017Attempt to establish an online connectionZhouqin Burnikel
GAMEBIRDFri Apr 9, 2010Snipe, e.g.Ned White
GAMESHOWNETWORKSat Apr 30, 2022Its slogan "Get Smarter Now" matches its initialsJoe DiPietro
GASOLINESThu Oct 29, 2009Refinery productsJoe Krozel
GETBETWEENTHESHEETSSun Aug 13, 2023Advice for saucing a lasagna?Manaal Mohammed
IRONMASKMon Apr 1, 2013Facial cover in a Dumas novelGary J. Whitehead
JSHAPEDFri Feb 6, 2015Like many hooksKyle Mahowald
KNEECAPPINGFri Apr 5, 2019Punishment used by some hit menRyan McCarty
MAKESWEIGHTSun Nov 22, 2020Qualifies to fight in a certain classAlex Eaton-Salners
MARYBLIGETue Jul 9, 2013... "J" as a 38-AcrossKurt Krauss
MIDINETTESun May 11, 2025Shopgirl in a Paris boutiqueBrendan Emmett Quigley
NINNYISHThu Apr 8, 1999SillyDavid J. Kahn
NOSERSSun Dec 15, 2013Brown-___ (sycophants)Jeff Chen
OUTCOMESSat Jun 7, 2014DenouementsJohn Lieb
POINTEDTOThu Feb 13, 2003IndicatedJoe DiPietro
RALPHWALDOEMERSONSun Jun 8, 2003Poet born in 1803Elizabeth C. Gorski
RASHDECISIONThu Sep 14, 1995Dermatologist's pronouncement?Chuck Deodene
REFUSEDWed Jan 3, 2024Said no ... or, interpreted differently, a hint to entering the answers to 16-, 26-, 46- and 61-AcrossJared Goudsmit
RETINASCANFri Nov 7, 2025Modern identification methodKelly Morenus
SEIZESTHEDAYThu Mar 6, 2014Doesn't waste an opportunityDaniel Raymon
SEXYELFTue Jan 4, 2022Risqué costume for a holiday partyDavid Bukszpan
SORRYISPILLEDITThu Jul 29, 1999Poem by 39-Across about breakfast in bedDavid J. Kahn
SUBSINMon Mar 9, 2026Enters a game at the half, sayChristina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels
THRUSTSSun Sep 7, 2025Pushes with forceDerrick Niederman
TIDEWATERACCENTSat Jul 27, 2019Manner of speaking in eastern VirginiaByron Walden
WOODCARVERSun Jan 9, 2000Grant & George Washington's favorite artisan?Charles M. Deber
WORDGAMESMon Aug 1, 1994Scrabble, anagrams, etc.Thomas W. Schier
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