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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 50,923 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
ABEYANCYSun Nov 9, 2003Suspended state: Var.Patrick Berry
AMERICANFLAGSSun Jan 11, 2009Patriotic displaysDavid J. Kahn
ANONUEVOTue Apr 7, 2015Spanish New YearDavid J. Lieb
BENDOVERWed Dec 9, 2020With 41-Across, make every effort to be accommodatingOwen Travis and Jeff Chen
CARHORNSSat Feb 20, 2021Things often hit during rush hourAli Gascoigne
CHERRYCRUSHWed Jun 9, 2010Fruity sodaGary Whitehead
COINCOLLECTIONSWed Jun 1, 2022Prized possessions for numismatistsChase Dittrich
COMMONCOLDSun Aug 27, 2023Seasickness?Rich Katz
DANKMEMESSat Jul 7, 2018Internet in-jokes that have gone viral, in modern lingoRyan McCarty
DIRAESun Feb 7, 2010Another name for the FuriesPatrick Berry
EBAYSALEWed Jan 21, 2026Transaction on an online marketplaceGinny Too and Avery Gee Katz
FOGBOUNDSun Jun 16, 2002Unable to see in any directionManny Nosowsky
FORDLINESun Oct 29, 2017F-150s or Thunderbirds, or a further hint to 76-AcrossRoss Trudeau
GETONONESNERVESMon Jan 8, 2001Exasperate, as a neurologist?Gregory E. Paul
GOGGLEDSun May 10, 2015Appeared amazedJacob Stulberg
GRAYHAIRWed Jul 9, 1997Grecian Formula targetChuck Deodene
HALOHALOTue Jan 31, 2023Crushed-ice dessert with a reduplicative nameErik Agard
IMSOLDWed Jul 29, 2015"You've convinced me!"David J. Lieb
ISOTONERSun Mar 9, 2014Brand of gloves and slippersBrendan Emmett Quigley
KISSABLESun Apr 27, 2025Like a lover's lips, perhapsJacob Reed
LENSHOODSat Jul 7, 2012Preventer of photographic glareTim Croce
LICENSEPLATETue Aug 21, 2001Vanity item, perhapsSarah Keller
NEWPOTATOESThu Dec 15, 2022Two pounds, peeled and choppedBruce Haight
OCTOPODSSun Jul 14, 1996Paper nautilus and othersJ. Schmalzbach
PAJAMATOPWed Mar 18, 1998Bit of bedwearSusan Smith
PARASAILINGFri Jun 5, 2026Modern water sportKelly Morenus
PROCESSEDCHEESEFri Aug 28, 1998Melt materialMartin Ashwood-Smith
PROLOGSSat Oct 22, 2005Prefatory partsPatrick Berry
QUARTERSIZEHAILSun Feb 8, 2015Big fall from the sky?Jeremy Newton
ROILINGTue May 23, 2023Making turbulentLee Taylor
SAVATESat Feb 3, 2007Form of boxing using both the hands and feetRich Norris
SHOCKRESISTANTSat Oct 29, 2016Durable, as a wristwatchPatrick Berry
SOBOLSun Apr 16, 1995Encyclopedia Brown creatorMatt Gaffney
STEELCLADSat Apr 15, 1995Reinforced, in a wayBob Klahn
SWAGBAGFri Dec 19, 2025Expo take-homeHemant Mehta
TOLERANCELEVELSFri May 24, 2013Drug study dataJoe Krozel
TRUEINGSun Nov 19, 1995Making evenCathy Millhauser
UPSIZINGFri Jul 16, 2004ExpandingCraig Kasper
VENEZUELAFri Jun 14, 2013Only founding member of OPEC not located in the MideastPatrick Berry
WIGMAKERSun Jun 9, 2013Expert with locks?Elizabeth C. Gorski
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