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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 50,523 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
ABBEYLINCOLNSun Feb 14, 199950's-90's jazz singerElizabeth Gorski
ARCHENEMIESSun Jan 25, 2004The Joker and Batman, e.g.Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
BEEHONEYSun Nov 2, 2008Natural sweetenerElizabeth C. Gorski
BOTCHESSun Mar 29, 2009Messes upElizabeth C. Gorski
BRIBEEFri Sep 18, 1998Graft recipientFrank Longo
CASHTRADEThu Apr 20, 2023Off-the-books business, perhapsSimeon Seigel
CHICKENALAKINGTue Jun 9, 1998Popular dish often served with riceArthur S. Verdesca
FAIRANDSQUARESun Feb 19, 2012On the levelJames F. C. Burns
FIFTYCENTThu Jan 8, 2026"In da Club" rapperMallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang
FORFEITSThu Jul 19, 2001Loses the right toMarjorie Richter
FRIENDSINHIGHPLACESSun Jan 1, 2023Useful people to know ... or what 50-Across depicts literallyAdam Wagner, Michael Lieberman and Rafael Musa
GETITTOGETHERSun Aug 8, 2021"With patience and perseverance you're sure to ___"Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen
GHOTIThu Dec 23, 2010"Fish"Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg
HOARIERFri Sep 20, 1996Less freshJ. Page
HOWITZERTue Jul 2, 2002Piece of field artilleryJohn R. Conrad
IVYLEAGUERSat Jan 7, 1995Eli, for oneRandolph Ross
KAFFEEKLATSCHSun Feb 3, 2013Informal social gatheringDan Schoenholz
KOBUSun Jun 24, 2001___-Jutsu (Japanese martial art)Randolph Ross
LAYABEDTue Jun 17, 2003Lazy one, slangilySusan Harrington Smith
LIONSMANEFri Sep 17, 2021Monkey head mushroom, by another nameMatthew Stock
MARSHLANDTue Mar 18, 2003EvergladesWilliam Schaub
MICROBLADINGFri Jul 31, 2020Eyebrow-filling techniqueClaire Rimkus and Erik Agard
MISPLACESSun Feb 21, 2016LosesPatrick Berry
NHLGOALIESThu Mar 4, 2010Masked men with bladesDavid J. Kahn
NICERINGTOITWed Feb 19, 2003End of the quoteSarah Keller
ODETOMANSat Mar 17, 2012Sophocles tribute that begins "Numberless are the world's wonders ..."David Quarfoot
OPENCOMPETITIONFri Mar 20, 1998Free-for-allMartin Ashwood-Smith
RANCHDRESSINGTue Dec 28, 2021Turkey stuffing used at the Ewings' Southfork?Kathy Wienberg
REALESTATESALESFri Jun 20, 2014Focus of HGTV's "House Hunters"Martin Ashwood-Smith
SCINTILLAEFri Feb 12, 1999Slightest tracesJoe DiPietro
SCOUTSIGNWed May 20, 2009Half-saluteAshish Vengsarkar
SELFDENIALSat Sep 17, 2005Asceticism featureRich Norris
SEXSYMBOLSat Apr 5, 2014Rihanna or Sharon StoneAshton Anderson and James Mulhern
SHELLYTue Nov 28, 1995Country singer WestNorman S. Wizer
SLOWLEAKThu Nov 10, 2016Start of a flat, maybeJonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen
SOTHEBYWed Apr 15, 2015Auction house eponymJoel Fagliano
TAKESOFFFri May 4, 2018Becomes successfulMichael Hawkins
TRUEWESTFri Jul 10, 2020Sam Shepard play about warring brothersJohn Lieb
WICKERWed Mar 1, 2006Chair materialRichard Silvestri
WOLFGANGFri Jun 15, 2012Puck, for oneMark Diehl
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