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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 50,731 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
AKIOMORITAMon Jul 20, 2015Sony co-founderJohn Westwig
BOBBYORRSat Nov 5, 2005N.H.L. defenseman who twice led the league in scoringPatrick Berry
BOLLIXEDUPTue Mar 4, 2003BungledAlan Arbesfeld
COINCOLLECTORSun May 23, 1999One who wants the crème de mint?Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
COTTAGEINDUSTRYWed May 28, 2003Making of handicrafts, sayAlan Arbesfeld
CRYSTALGEYSERTue Jan 20, 2015Evian competitorSusan Gelfand
DISGORGESun Mar 6, 2022Eject forcefullyMatthew Stock and Will Nediger
DOGGIEBAGTue Apr 15, 2014Holder of tomorrow's lunch, maybeGary Cee
FIRMRESOLVEWed Nov 30, 2005TenacitySeth A. Abel
FLEXTIMESat Feb 16, 2019Alternative to a 9-to-5 work scheduleAndrew Kingsley and John Lieb
FRONTALSun May 5, 1996DirectD. J. Kahn
GOLDIEWed Jun 10, 1998Hawn of HollywoodNancy S. Ross
GRAPHITEThu Dec 14, 2023The lead in pencils, actuallyEsha Datta
GREATPLAINSFri Jan 7, 2011It's known as "the Prairies" in CanadaJoe DiPietro
GROUSESSun Mar 5, 1995ComplainsA.J. Santora
HOOFERWed Jun 5, 1996Dancer, slangilyG. R. Ferguson
HUMANNATUREMon Mar 6, 2023Set of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues?Lynn Lempel
IRSAUDITORSWed Aug 31, 2016Taxpayers' bugaboosNed White
LATRINESSun Mar 25, 2012Army headsPatrick Berry
MAJORDOMOSFri Sep 21, 2001Chief stewardsBrendan Emmett Quigley
MAKEACCUSATIONSSat Apr 22, 2000Point fingersRich Norris
NEGGASat Jan 25, 2020Actress Ruth of "Loving"Stella Zawistowski
NOTUPTOSPEEDSun Nov 12, 1995Doing poorly at the marathonRandolph Ross
OHSANTASat Aug 18, 2018Mariah Carey holiday song that was a #1 Adult Contemporary hitMark Diehl
OPTEDFORThu Jan 28, 1999ChoseHenry Hook
PENSIONMon Aug 9, 2004Money for retirementM. Francis Vuolo
PLAXICOSun Jan 6, 2013The N.F.L.'s ___ BurressDan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels
POISONPOWDERThu Aug 21, 2014Means of murder in some Agatha Christie novelsJules P. Markey
POLARICECAPMon May 9, 2005Shrinking Arctic massJim Hyres
RECIDIVISMSat Mar 24, 2018Concern of "three strikes" lawsByron Walden
RUNGOODSun Jul 1, 2018Enjoy consistent, favorable luck, in poker lingoSam Trabucco
SMOKEUPSat Sep 2, 2000Opposite of "make clear"Rich Norris
STEGOSAURSSat Dec 28, 1996Museum of natural history exhibitsN. Joline
TACKSUPSat Oct 31, 1998Puts on the boardJoe DiPietro
TAKINGABACKSun Aug 1, 1999N.F.L. draft move?Randolph Ross
TELLTOThu Jan 14, 2016Give, as instructionsJeffrey Wechsler
THECOPSFri May 13, 1994Phrase after "Cheese it!"Randolph Ross
THENINERSSun Mar 23, 2014Five-time Super Bowl champions, informallyIan Livengood
WHALEBOATSWed Sep 23, 2020The Pequod and othersMargit Christenson
WYNETTESun Apr 9, 2023Tammy who sang "Stand by Your Man"John Ewbank
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