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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 50,566 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
ARMYWASHWed Apr 2, 2014Military laundry that's out of harm's way?David Levinson Wilk
ASSERTIVESat Jan 17, 2009ForwardBrad Wilber
BLUERIBBONJURYMon Jul 16, 2012Panel for a complex legal caseRandall J. Hartman
BYRESun Oct 6, 1996Yorkshire cow shedR. Max Hopkins
CALCULATEDSun Mar 20, 2016DeliberateJoel Fagliano
CHAIROFTHEFEDSun Aug 14, 2022Major player in U.S. economic policy (Egypt)Jeff Chen and Jim Horne
CHALKEDUPMon Feb 3, 2025Achieved, as a victory ... or how you might describe 17-, 25-, 47 and 55-AcrossJack Scherban
COURTSHIPThu May 10, 2012Engagement precursorJules P. Markey
CUBANSMon Nov 14, 2022Some quality cigarsTaylor Johnson
ECKHARTSat Apr 18, 2015Aaron ___, "Thank You for Smoking" starDamon J. Gulczynski
ELIMIDATEMon Feb 25, 2008Competitor of "The 5th Wheel," in reality TVRandall J. Hartman
ESTIMABLYThu Dec 7, 2000So as to deserve admirationHenry Hook
FINECOMBWed Nov 8, 1995Search thoroughlyGlenn E. Sykes
FLUXGATEThu Jul 10, 2003Direction indicator of the earth's magnetic fieldMichael Shteyman
FONDLERFri Jun 19, 1998Loving mother, at timesA. J. Santora
FOSSESFri Nov 28, 1997Defensive ditchesEd Pegg Jr.
FREEINGSun May 18, 1997EmancipationFrances Hansen
GOESNEXTTue Jun 9, 2009Is on deckSteve Dobis
GREENOLIVESSun Jun 4, 1995Bar supplyBryant White
HINDERERFri Sep 1, 2006RoadblockDavid Quarfoot
IDODECLAREFri Feb 24, 2006"Well, bless my soul"Manny Nosowsky
KHLOEKARDASHIANMon Mar 21, 2022Reality star sister of Kim and KourtneyJohn Ewbank and Jeff Chen
KIDSINTHEHALLWed Apr 16, 1997Cult Canadian comedy troupe, with "The"Brendan Emmett Quigley
LAKEPLACIDMon Sep 11, 20171980 Winter Olympics hostErik Agard and Paolo Pasco
MARGESMon Jun 9, 1997Baseball owner Schott et al.Thomas W. Schier
MASKERSFri Jun 1, 2012Some people in costumeJoe Krozel
PROTOTYPESSat Oct 12, 2013Some mock-upsJohn Farmer
RESTRAINTSSat Jun 22, 2019Seatbelts, e.g.Joe Deeney
RIGHTONTHENOSESun Nov 22, 2015ExactSamuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen
SALESTEAMThu Nov 17, 2016Company's marketing groupTimothy Polin and Joe Krozel
SETSSTRAIGHTMon Feb 24, 2025Disabuses of false notions ... or a hint to the circled lettersRena Cohen
SIZELIMITATIONSMon Dec 16, 2002Carry-on bags have themJim Hyres
SNACKBARSSat Jan 17, 2009Stadium standsBrad Wilber
SPOONERISMSThu May 24, 2018What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases)Erik Agard and Andy Kravis
SQUANDEREDFri Dec 6, 2002Played ducks and drakes withBrendan Emmett Quigley
STAGELEFTWed Oct 18, 2017Why one missed the coach?John Lithgow and Brendan Emmett Quigley
TABLOIDWRITERSun Jun 27, 2010IslanderMichael J. Doran
TOUGHENEDUPSat Sep 5, 2020Grew a spineJohn Guzzetta
TRYITOUTSun Apr 12, 2015Experiment with somethingJeff Chen
TWOTONECARSat Feb 9, 2019Popular 1950s vehicle making a comeback in the 2010sRyan McCarty
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