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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 50,260 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
ADBLITZESTue Mar 26, 2019Intense promotional campaignsZhouqin Burnikel
ALERTMINDSat Jan 26, 2013Clear thinker's assetRaymond C. Young
ASYOUPLEASETue Aug 6, 2024"Any option is fine by me"Daniel Raymon
COMPOSITIONSun Apr 16, 199520-Across, e.g.Matt Gaffney
CRISISPOINTSun Apr 15, 2007Do-or-die timeBrendan Emmett Quigley
CUTSONESTEETHONFri Sep 7, 2012Learns by doingMartin Ashwood-Smith
DRESSUNIFORMThu Oct 4, 2012Ceremonial military outfitBill Thompson
DRYASABONESat Jul 30, 2005Very, very thirstySherry O. Blackard
EDESSat Jun 29, 1996Early American patriot and journalist BenjaminF. Longo
FANCLUBSThu Nov 19, 2015Zine distributors, perhapsAndrew Zhou
FIGHTOFOURLIVESThu Jan 25, 2007Bill Moyers speech on income inequality in America, with "The"Manny Nosowsky
FORHEAVENSSAKEThu Apr 20, 2017Why Japanese tipplers anticipate the afterlife?Jeffrey Wechsler
FORMULASThu Jul 15, 2010After 66-Across, marketing gimmicksBrendan Emmett Quigley and Patrick Blindauer
GEICOGECKOWed Feb 12, 2025Lizard mascot with a Cockney accentPhilip Koski
GETDOWNPATThu May 29, 2008MasterJohn Farmer
GIVESPERMISSIONWed Oct 25, 2017AllowsJules P. Markey
HALFINCHThu Sep 21, 2023Length just over one centimeterDan Caprera
IRREVERSIBLEThu Dec 24, 2009Impossible to changeNancy Salomon
LAVENDERFri Jan 17, 2014Herb whose name is derived from the Latin for "to wash"Kevin G. Der
LIZPHAIRThu Nov 24, 2005Female rocker with the 2003 hit "Why Can't I?"Michael Shteyman
LUISFONSITue Jan 21, 2025Singer of "Despacito," which has more than eight billion views on YouTubeDan Caprera
MALICIOUSINTENTThu Dec 28, 1995Like mosquitoes at a camp?Cathy Millhauser
MESSIAHCOMPLEXSun Feb 3, 2019Belief in one's role as a saviorNatan Last
NOAPOLOGIESFri Dec 8, 2023"Stop complaining. I didn't do anything wrong"Robert Logan
NOPQRSat Jan 15, 2000MS contents?Matt Gaffney
PALINISMFri Jan 6, 2012"Refudiate," e.g.David Steinberg
PENCILCADDYTue Oct 24, 2006Desktop containerGail Grabowski
REHOUSESun Oct 16, 2022Provide change in quarters?Paolo Pasco
SHORTSTORYSun Mar 19, 2000WATERFALL ___ BOOK CLUBGreg Staples
SPONGEMOPSat May 30, 2020Tile-cleaning toolBrian Thomas
STRESSEATSat Jun 29, 2024Down during difficult times?Adrian Johnson and Rafael Musa
SUNDRIEDTOMATOSun Mar 13, 2016Ingredient that's been left out?Tom McCoy
SURELYNOTSun Jan 12, 2020Emphatic rejectionEvan Mahnken and David Steinberg
THEFLYSun Oct 1, 2000...sci-fi flick?Nancy Nicholson Joline
THEYREGRRRRREATMon Apr 14, 2014Endorsement from Tony the TigerGareth Bain
TOOKATOLLONTue Mar 12, 2019Affected adversely, physically or psychologicallyJules Markey
TRAMPASThu Dec 27, 2001"The Virginian" rolePatrick Berry
WALKDONTRUNThu Nov 4, 19991960 hit by the VenturesMatthew Lees
WALKTHEDOGMon Jun 23, 2014Do a chore with a petBrendan Emmett Quigley
YOUREONMUTEThu Dec 14, 2023Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the misunderstandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across?Esha Datta
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