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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 50,548 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
ARACARIWed Feb 12, 2003Small toucanEd Early
BINDERSSat Apr 11, 1998School store suppliesGerald R. Ferguson
CULTFILMSTue Sep 17, 2024"Rushmore" and "Clerks," for twoHoward Neuthaler
DIALSNINEONEONEFri Feb 5, 2010Calls for a quick dispatchJoe Krozel
EMPIRICISTSun Mar 30, 2014John Locke, philosophicallyPeter A. Collins
GENTIANSat Dec 27, 2008Deep-blue alpine flowerKaren M. Tracey
GETSTHEBALLROLLINGSun Aug 18, 2019Kicks things offDavid Steinberg
GLANDULASun Mar 16, 1997Small endocrineDavid J. Kahn
GOABOUTSun Mar 11, 2007Tend toEric Berlin
GROUPCHATFri Aug 14, 2020Words with friends on one's phone, sayNam Jin Yoon
HAVENERSun May 29, 2005New ___ (certain Nutmegger)Frank Longo
HITOPFADESSat Dec 11, 2021Cousins of crew cutsHal Moore
HUTMENTSat Apr 23, 2005Group of rude dwellingsPatrick Berry
JACKYSat Nov 13, 2004Country singer WardFrank Longo
LASTPOSTSat Dec 9, 2006Taps, in the British militaryRobert H. Wolfe
MARKINGSWed Nov 8, 2017Midas, Agamemnon, RichardJoel Fagliano and Sam Ezersky
MIMERSat Jan 10, 2004One giving the silent treatmentBrendan Emmett Quigley
MIXOLOGISTThu Sep 4, 2014BartenderSamuel A. Donaldson
NINTHTEESat Jun 10, 2017Spot almost halfway through a courseMark Diehl
PATRIOTMISSILESSat Dec 13, 2008Desert Storm defensesFrank Longo
PIEDATERRESSun Jun 4, 1995Temporary lodgings: Var.Bryant White
POWERBARThu Feb 29, 2024Energizing snackEsha Datta
RADIOLOGISTFri Mar 4, 2016One who can see right through you?Evans Clinchy
RADIOTUBEFri Jul 6, 2007Place for a vacuumPete Mitchell
REFERENCEWORKFri Mar 8, 1996Library purchaseR. Ross
REPAGESun Mar 3, 2019Beep againTony Orbach and Andrea Carla Michaels
REPAIRSSat May 4, 2024Concerns for a prospective homebuyerJacob McDermott
RIPSAWEDSat Oct 9, 2010Cut along the grainJoe Krozel
SATASPELLFri Sep 16, 2011Put one's feet up in neighborly fashionJoe DiPietro
SCHOOLDANCEMon May 28, 2018Prom, e.g.Alex Eaton-Salners
SETUPCAMPFri Jan 9, 2026Unpack for the night, in a wayGreg Snitkin and Glenn Davis
SHOTINTHEDARKTue Jun 14, 1994Night photographer's work, with "a"?Jonathan Schmatzbach
SKYWALKERSun May 14, 2023"The Rise of ___" (2019 film subtitle)Sid Sivakumar
SPONGEMOPSat May 30, 2020Tile-cleaning toolBrian Thomas
STYLUSESFri Mar 13, 1998NeedlesShannon Burns
SUBARUFORESTERMon Jul 14, 2014Japanese compact S.U.V.MaryEllen Uthlaut
TENTCATERPILLARFri Jun 10, 2011Tree-defoliating insectPatrick Berry
THEKICKERWed Feb 23, 2022An ironic punch lineRose Conlon
TREASURIESSat Apr 9, 1994Some billsRandolph Ross
TURGIDSat Sep 29, 2012DistendedJoe DiPietro
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