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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 50,887 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
ADIOSAMIGOSThu Jun 21, 2018"Peace, y'all!"Milo Beckman and David Steinberg
ALEXANDERCALDERFri Mar 28, 2014Mobile creatorDavid J. Kahn
AMYGDALATue Jan 24, 2017Part of the brain believed to control emotionJohn R. O'Brien
ANDTHATSSAYINGALOTThu Sep 29, 2022"Which is a big deal, considering!"Jeremy Newton
ANGLOSAXONSat May 25, 2013Fifth-century invaderDavid Steinberg
APARTMENTHOUSESTue Oct 25, 2011Multiple-dwelling buildingsC. W. Stewart
BOBMARLEYMon Dec 29, 2014"One Love" singerPeter A. Collins
BOKEHSat Jan 6, 2024Out-of-focus effect in photography, from the Japanese for "blur"Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao
CALLOUTSat Aug 11, 2001YellDavid J. Kahn
CAMPSHIRTSun Apr 6, 2025Light, short-sleeved, collared garmentKareem Ayas
CENTILITERSun Sep 14, 1997.6102 cubic inchFrank Longo
CRESCENTMOONSFri Feb 21, 2014Sky hooks?Patrick Berry
DARETODREAMSat Jan 6, 2018Have high hopesPeter Wentz
DAVERAGEFri Jun 20, 20081.0Mike Nothnagel
DISLIKEDSun May 26, 2024Gave a thumbs-downJohn Kugelman
FELTHATFri Jun 24, 1994HomburgMark Diehl
IMWAYAHEADOFYOUSat Oct 8, 2016"That thought already occurred to me"Julian Lim
INOCULATORSat Jul 7, 2007Doctor, at timesTodd McClary
INTERDICTSSat Apr 20, 2013OutlawsDavid Steinberg
LOSESPIRITWed Oct 23, 2019FlagJennifer Nutt
MALABOFri Oct 17, 2008Equatorial Guinea's capitalPatrick Berry
MINERALEThu Nov 5, 2009Eau ___Patrick Blindauer
NEWUSERWed Dec 9, 2020One who might have to create an accountOwen Travis and Jeff Chen
NIBBLESONSun Jul 12, 2020Eats daintilySamuel A. Donaldson
NOTBYWed May 11, 2005___ a long shotKumar Balani and Lou Sabin
OILBARONSThu Jul 11, 2002John D. Rockefeller and othersElizabeth C. Gorski
OUTYELLSSat Oct 2, 2021Screams overWendy L. Brandes
PASSEDTIMESat Mar 8, 2025Did a whole lot of nothingJoe Deeney
PROCESSORWed Feb 5, 2003Food deviceRon O'Hair
RANCHOCUCAMONGASat Sep 25, 2010California city with a statue of Jack BennyPatrick Berry
READINESSSat Feb 22, 1997InclinationA. J. Santora
RUDDERSat Jun 21, 2003Steering aidDana Motley
SCUTSThu Dec 16, 1993Rabbits' tailsNancy Joline
SQUELCHThu Dec 4, 2008SilenceBarry C. Silk
TESTBEDTue Nov 12, 2019Experimental setting, as for a new initiativeGabrielle Friedman and Jakob Weisblat
THANIWed Feb 28, 2018"You're a better man ___!"Peter A. Collins
UPTICKSMon Jun 9, 2008Slight improvements in business activityPaula Gamache
WALLSAFEMon Jan 16, 2017Something that may be hidden behind a framed pictureJohn Wrenholt
WEIRDYWed Oct 28, 1998Strange oneAlan Arbesfeld
WHEREFORESTue Aug 11, 2020Whys and ___Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
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