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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 50,684 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
BATHSTOPPERWed Dec 24, 2008Old-fashioned tub featureWarren Biro
BIGGAMESFri Apr 11, 2014Bowls, e.g.Peter Wentz
BLUEBOTTLESat Jul 27, 2019Shiny blowflyByron Walden
BRITNEYWed Jun 15, 2016Pop diva SpearsJason Flinn
CARDSELECTIONFri Jan 3, 2003Pick from a deckJim Page
CASUALTYFri Nov 15, 1996Kind of insuranceR. Norris
CMLVSun Apr 13, 2008Mid 10th-century yearCathy Millhauser
DISPOSSESSSat Oct 31, 2020Strip of ownershipStella Zawistowski
DOOGIEWed Aug 8, 2007TV's HowserDonna S. Levin
DRAWSNEARSun Aug 19, 2007ApproachesElizabeth C. Gorski
EDITORINCHIEFFri May 28, 2021Post master?Andrew J. Ries
FOOTERSSun Mar 13, 2016Identifying lines at the bottoms of pagesTom McCoy
GUARDPOSTMon Jul 27, 1998Sentry's positionSteven Picus
HARDMANSat Jan 26, 2013Mae West reputedly said this "is good to find"Raymond C. Young
HAVEPITYSun Jun 26, 2016"Please show some compassion!"Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen
HOMEBOYSSun Mar 12, 2000People to hang out withElizabeth C. Gorski
IMPENDSSun Jun 26, 2011LoomsDavid Levinson Wilk
JOHNQUINCYADAMSFri Jul 25, 20031808 resignee as U.S. senatorMichael Shteyman
JUDOGISun Sep 26, 2021Traditional attire for some martial artistsPriyanka Sethy and Matthew Stock
LEBEAUFSun Aug 5, 2001Sabrina of "The Cosby Show"Peter Gordon
MULTITASKSat Jul 19, 2014Be a juggler?Barry C. Silk
MUSICROWSun Jan 19, 2025Nashville neighborhood known for its many recording studiosEmily Sharp and Kunal Nabar
ONCEUPONATIMEINMEXICOSun Jan 2, 20112003 film "Érase una Vez"David Levinson Wilk
PEKANTue Jan 31, 1995Relative of the weaselAlbert J. Klaus
PROPEACESat May 6, 2023Like much 1960s activismCarter Cobb
PROVOCATIONWed Oct 19, 2016Apt title for this puzzleTom Pepper
PUTONESFOOTINITFri Nov 4, 2005Say something personally embarrassingMartin Ashwood-Smith
RANOUTOFRUNWAYSun Jan 21, 2024"I decided to try operating an airport, but just before launch we ..."John Westwig
SIGNOFBADLUCKWed Jul 24, 200213Eric Berlin
SILVERLININGWed Feb 16, 2022Upside, when downRich Proulx
SKYBOXSEATSat Aug 5, 2023Luxury vantage pointJohn Guzzetta
STEAMBOATFri Aug 10, 2018Setting for the first Mickey Mouse cartoonDamon Gulczynski
STEWOVERFri Mar 18, 2016Fret aboutMichael Wiesenberg
SUCHASITISFri Apr 9, 1999For better or worseManny Nosowsky
SUNSHINESTATESun May 31, 2015Words below an orange on a license plateTom McCoy
SUPERBOWLXXXWed Nov 6, 2019Contest in which the Cowboys beat the Steelers 27-17Ross Trudeau
USNAVYSEALSSat Dec 16, 2000Elite military unitJim Page
VWBUGSun Dec 8, 2019Disney's Herbie, for oneEmily Carroll
WHITEASASHEETFri May 24, 2002Scared stiff, maybeManny Nosowsky
ZIKATue Jun 25, 2024Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 newsSeth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen
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