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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 50,587 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
ALEVANSThu Mar 2, 2006Brewery wagons? (D.E.)Patrick Merrell
ATEUPASTORMWed Aug 4, 2010Gorged, gorged and gorged some more, informallyElizabeth C. Gorski
AUGRATINSun Sep 25, 2016Baked with breadcrumbs and cheeseJim Holland and Jeff Chen
BACKUPQBTue Mar 19, 2019Substitute for Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, informally [16,17]Daniel Larsen
BAVSat Mar 25, 1995Ger. stateWalter Webb
BEYONDQUESTIONSun Sep 28, 1997? XRobert H. Wolfe
CABLETELEVISIONFri Apr 27, 2018What 90% of American households had in 2010 - but fewer have todayDavid Steinberg
CAPSULESat Nov 26, 1994Tablet alternativeManny Nosowsky
CONSIDERTHEODDSWed Dec 18, 2024Think before placing a bet ... or what solvers must do to fully appreciate each starred clueJeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger
CRESCENDOSun Apr 28, 2024Gradually increase in volumeMike Ellison
DONTIKNOWITFri Jun 7, 2019"No kidding!"Michael Hawkins
DOUBLESPACESSun Mar 21, 2010Goes from walk to trot and trot to gallop?Adam Fromm
DUNGBEETLESat May 31, 2025Symbol of rebirth in ancient EgyptAdam Aaronson and Ricky Cruz
EDIBLEROOTSat Jul 21, 2001Beet, for oneMark Diehl
FIENDINGFri May 31, 2024Hankering, slangilyAidan Deshong
FUNNYHAHAMon Mar 10, 2025Entertaining, as opposed to disturbingPatti Varol
GOGAGASun Sep 7, 2025Get crazy (over)Derrick Niederman
IDCHIPSFri Jun 17, 2022Aids in recovering lost petsPao Roy
KEEPBUSYSun May 21, 2017Avoid boredom, sayRandolph Ross
LETTERBOMBSSat Nov 27, 2004Dangerous postingsByron Walden
LETTERNFri Apr 16, 2010End of discussion?Eric Berlin
LIMOUSINEDRIVERSat Oct 8, 2016One with a long stretch to go?Julian Lim
MOUSEPOINTERSat Aug 10, 2019Arrow on a screenAnna Gundlach and Erik Agard
NATIONALDEFENSEFri Mar 20, 1998Big slice of a budgetMartin Ashwood-Smith
NINETEENFIFTYSun May 16, 2021When the first "Peanuts" comic appearedJoe DiPietro
NONSELFWed Apr 20, 2016Material that is foreign to the bodyTom McCoy
OBOEREEDSTue Jul 7, 1998Wind player's purchasesElizabeth C. Gorski
PATIENTAREAThu Aug 28, 201421-/40-Down to a doctorNed White
PENGPUThu Jun 13, 2002City in eastern China, onetime Nationalist headquartersDavid J. Kahn
PITBOSSESSun Apr 10, 2005Table watchersElizabeth C. Gorski
SETARECORDFri Oct 5, 2018More than just wonRobyn Weintraub
SHARPSETSun Dec 11, 2011Fixed at an acute angleTimothy Polin
SNUFFLEUPAGUSSat Apr 6, 2019Woolly "Sesame Street" character whose first name is AloysiusNed White
SOWHEREDOWESTANDThu Aug 29, 2024Question from an impatient negotiatorSimeon Seigel
SPINACHLASAGNAMon Aug 14, 2017Meal option #2Rich Proulx
TESTGROUPSun Jul 23, 2000Audience research focusPatrick Berry
UNCOMMONLYMon Nov 13, 2023ExceptionallyBenjamin Fink
UPNESSWed Nov 28, 2001High spiritsFred Piscop
WINDBORNETue Jan 27, 2009Like the dust in a dust stormJim Hyres
YUKONGOLDPOTATOESThu Jul 15, 2021Cultivars known for their yellow fleshMax Carpenter
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