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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 51,028 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
BLUESMENSun Jun 13, 2010Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon and othersFrancis Heaney
CHOOSESMon Feb 14, 2011Takes one's pickVictor Fleming and Lynn Lempel
DAIRYMENFri Mar 6, 1998Tevye and othersBrendan Emmett Quigley
DEADLETTERSMon Oct 31, 2022Mail that cannot be delivered or returnedEmily Carroll
DISSIDENTSFri Dec 19, 2003Tiananmen Square figuresElizabeth C. Gorski
DRIVEOUTSun Apr 3, 2005ExpelNancy Nicholson Joline
DRYINGUPMon Apr 10, 2023EvaporatingGia Bosko
ELITISMSSun Sep 1, 1996Aristocratic beliefsD. J. Kahn
EWALLETSat Feb 10, 2024Apple Pay, e.g.Zhouqin Burnikel
EXITBANQUOFri Apr 26, 1996"Macbeth" stage directionW. Johnson
FEATHERTICKWed Apr 23, 2003Sound from a 17- or 34-Across?Gilbert H. Ludwig
HOLISTSat Apr 16, 2016One taking the big view, medicallyAndrew Zhou
HUEYLEWISANDTHENEWSSun Oct 2, 2016Hit band heard on the soundtrack of "Back to the Future"Zhouqin Burnikel
HUNGRYJACKWed Oct 17, 2018Syrup brandPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
INDEFINITEARTICLESun Jan 15, 2017Piece still under consideration for a magazine?Joel Fagliano
IPLEDGEMon Mar 30, 2009Start of a daily school recitalAndrea Carla Michaels
IRONMINESSat Mar 29, 2025Underground venues for some heavy-metal bands?Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermott
KIMBAPTue Apr 22, 2025Korean dish similar to sushi rollsAlex Eaton-Salners
LETMETHINKFri May 11, 2012"Hmm ..."Natan Last
LTILESSun Sep 17, 2006Letter-shaped tesseraeBrendan Emmett Quigley
MGMGRANDSSat Jul 2, 2005Gambling venues in Vegas and DetroitSherry O. Blackard
NOTYETRATEDFri Jun 26, 2026Like many films in teaser trailersSpencer Leach
PARTYPARTYPARTYMon Jun 8, 2026Never stop having fun [3]Tom McCoy
PASOANThu Jun 17, 2010El ___ (certain Texan)Corey Rubin
PLAYEDHOOKYSun Dec 15, 2013[See above]Jeff Chen
PREEXISTWed Jun 19, 1996Come beforeF. Piscop
REELECTIONSun Mar 20, 1994Politician's dreamJoel Davajan
RODOMONTADEWed Nov 20, 2002Activity for 41-AcrossManny Nosowsky
ROLYPOLYThu Jul 10, 2008PudgyAri Halpern
SAFETYMATCHTue May 3, 2005It can't light just anywhereGary Steinmehl
SIMMONSThu May 2, 2002Beautyrest companyDave and Diane Epperson
SLEEPYHOLLOWTue May 16, 20001999 Johnny Depp filmPeter Gordon
SNIGLETSun May 20, 2018Term for a word that isn't the dictionary, but maybe should beWill Nediger
SNOWCONESFri Jun 15, 2012Treats to beat the heatMark Diehl
STREPTHROATTue Oct 24, 2000Speaker's woeAlan Arbesfeld
SWORDSWALLOWERTue Jan 7, 1997One with a high-iron diet?J. Schmalzbach
THEATREDISTRICTWed Jun 6, 2012London's West End, e.g.Gary Cee
TUGGEDONSun Nov 24, 2013PulledGary Cee
WEXFORDSat Sep 11, 2004Southeast-most county of Ireland, or its seatByron Walden
ZEDONKThu Sep 5, 2024Equine hybrid with striped legsJoe Deeney
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