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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 50,349 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
ADNEXASat Aug 17, 2002Anatomical parts that touch, as eyelids to eyeballsFrank Longo
ADVERBIALWed Jul 23, 1997Kind of clauseBrendan Emmett Quigley
ANIMALENCLOSURETue Sep 6, 1994POUNDJanet R. Bender
ARCLIGHTMon Jul 4, 2022Intense illumination, as in old movie projectorsBruce Haight
ASSESSMENTROLLSFri Sep 28, 2007Records of interest to real estate agentsHarvey Estes
CATCHACOLDFri May 9, 2014Pick up something common?James Mulhern
CLEAVERSSat Mar 30, 20021950's-60's TV familyMark Diehl
COROLLARYSat Aug 10, 2002It naturally followsDana Motley
DELAVEGAThu Nov 20, 2014See 5-DownTimothy Polin
DIDNTHAVESun Aug 15, 2004Quip, part 6Brendan Emmett Quigley
DISTRUSTMon Aug 27, 2001Have doubts aboutHolden Baker
DONTRUSHMESat Apr 8, 2023"Relax, I'm almost finished"Sid Sivakumar
DROVEHOMEAPOINTSun Dec 15, 2002The insistent acupuncturist ...RIchard Hughes
FLICKOFFSun Nov 12, 2000Extinguish, as some lightsJoe DiPietro
GARGLERSun Jul 15, 2012One clearing one's throat?Randolph Ross
GREATFALLSWed Feb 26, 1997Montana's second-largest cityGlenn E. Sykes
HARDEDGEDSat Nov 26, 2016Like noir detective novels, typicallyPaolo Pasco
IVANKATRUMPWed Jan 23, 2013It girl?Joel Fagliano
JEEPSAFARISFri Sep 1, 2023Some adventures in the SerengetiRobert Logan
LAKEBEDSSat Nov 2, 2019Geographical features that Mexico City and Kathmandu are built onPaolo Pasco and Erik Agard
LATERISERSFri Jul 17, 2009Most night owlsDoug Peterson and Barry C. Silk
LEWWALLACEFri Jan 17, 1997Civil War general who became a best-selling authorB. Klahn
MANDIBLESTue Mar 12, 2002Lower jawsSarah Keller
METALMUSICMon Nov 4, 2019Genre for Slayer and Iron Maiden ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-AcrossTrent H. Evans
MISSHAPEThu Dec 4, 2008DeformBarry C. Silk
MOONEYESFri Oct 1, 2010Silvery fishDavid J. Kahn
OPINIONPOLLThu Nov 28, 2002Survey [right only]Patrick Merrell
OURSAVIORWed Nov 11, 2020Epithet for Jesus in some church namesAlex Bajcz
PREGNANTPAUSEMon Sep 5, 1994Meaningful silenceJulian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein
RAREEVENTThu Sep 18, 2025Superman portrayer Christopher, in so many wordsAdam Wagner
REALIZABLETue Sep 13, 2005Within reach, as a goalStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
SHRIVELUPFri Mar 3, 1995WitherChuck Deodene
SIMPLESIGNATUREThu May 24, 2001XWilliam I. Johnston
SKYPEDTue Aug 14, 2018Had a video call withAndy Kravis and Erik Agard
SLEATFri Mar 24, 1995Sound between Skye and ScotlandChristopher Hurt
THEACADEMYSat Jun 12, 2010Much-thanked groupJoe DiPietro
THEDOCTORISOUTTue Jan 18, 2022Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-AcrossKate Schutzengel
TINKLESThu Feb 25, 2010Bell soundsHolden Baker
WHATISTHATSun Feb 6, 2022Question of confusion or disgustStephen McCarthy
WHITEYONTHEMOONFri Apr 28, 2023Gil Scott-Heron poem inspired by 1969 eventsMalaika Handa and Erik Agard
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