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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 50,996 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
ATTEMPTEDThu Oct 23, 2014Went forPatrick Blindauer
BADSIDEMon Nov 5, 2018Unflattering angle of one's faceRoland Huget
BIDPRICESSat Aug 11, 2018Auction figuresRyan McCarty
BLUELAGOONSun Aug 12, 2007Brooke Shields movie, with "The"Cathy Millhauser
BOOKFAIRSFri Jun 16, 2023Events for bibliophilesNatan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
BOSPORUSSat Jan 17, 2015Istanbul is on itJosh Knapp
CAPTAINFANTASTICMon May 15, 20172016 film for which Viggo Mortensen earned an Oscar nominationPeter Gordon
CARJACKSFri Nov 18, 2016Takes a ride?Peter Wentz
CATCHESSOMEZSWed Nov 29, 2000NapsPeter Gordon
DEWBERRYFri Feb 8, 2013Bramble with edible purple fruitBarry C. Silk
DIGGSSat Jul 11, 2020Actor Taye of Broadway's "Rent"Kameron Austin Collins
EMUFARMSFri Dec 23, 2022Places with large nest eggs?Brandon Koppy
GINGOLDSun Apr 24, 1994"Gigi" actressLouis Sabin
GIRLSHYSun Nov 2, 2014Afraid to ask for a dance, maybeBrendan Emmett Quigley
GNOSISSat Feb 3, 2024Greek word for "knowledge"Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen
HARTACKTue Mar 23, 2004Five-time Kentucky Derby winner BillFred Piscop
INOSITOLSSat Jun 29, 1996B-vitamin compoundsF. Longo
INSIDETURNSSat Jan 13, 1996Aircraft maneuversJ. Page
IRONPYRITEFri Oct 30, 2015Deluded prospector's findPatrick Berry
JUNEPOINTERSun Apr 29, 2007... and 41-Across sang with their siblingsHenry Hook
LATTOSat Dec 13, 2025Rapper with the 2022 hit "Big Energy"Gene Louise De Vera
LAWBREAKERSThu Nov 17, 2016CriminalsTimothy Polin and Joe Krozel
MAILSLOTWed Mar 1, 2023Letter openingAaron M. Rosenberg
MANUALLYSat Nov 5, 2016By handDavid Phillips
MUSHROOMThu Aug 22, 2019Grow quicklyEmily Carroll
ONTHEREBOUNDFri Apr 9, 2021Newly single and ready to mingleJamey Smith
OVENTHERMOMETERFri Dec 12, 2003It may go from 0 to 500Manny Nosowsky
PRESENTTENSESun Jan 15, 2017Like shoppers worrying about getting the right gift?Joel Fagliano
PROPHESYThu May 10, 2007PredictPeter A. Collins
REPLAYEDSun Feb 15, 2004Shown againDerrick Niederman
ROCKERSFri May 11, 2007You don't sit still in themPatrick Berry
SCOOCHEDWed Oct 6, 2021Slid over a bitJules Markey
SHATTEREDDREAMSun Mar 10, 1996FA NT AS YF. & L. Sabin
SLOWDOWNUPAHEADThu Feb 17, 2005What "Pay Toll 1 Mile" impliesPatrick Merrell
SMOLDERSMon Feb 26, 2018Burns slowlyAndrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl
SONNETEERThu Dec 16, 2021Shakespeare, notablyTrenton Charlson
TOMATILLOMon Jun 17, 2024Ingredient in salsa verdeKiran Pandey
TORCHRELAYSSat Feb 9, 2019Some preparations for the OlympicsRyan McCarty
WEWILLROCKYOUTue Jan 13, 2026Iconic 1977 Queen hit ... or a hint to 19-, 31- and 42-AcrossNate Hall
ZANDTFri Nov 23, 2012Musician/radio host Steven Van ___Patrick Berry
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