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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 51,037 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
ALMIGHTYWed Apr 22, 1998SovereignBrendan Emmett Quigley
BAHAMIANSSun May 27, 2012Nassau residentsByron Walden
BOOSTERISMSSat Apr 25, 1998Chamber of commerce policiesJim Page
BROADSMILESWed Nov 17, 2010Signs of elation --> marathon segmentsRobert W. Harris
BRULEEMon Dec 14, 2020Crème ___ (dessert)Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau
CARRYNATIONMon Aug 19, 2002Noted anti-alcohol crusaderLynn Lempel
DOOHICKEYTue Oct 22, 2013ThingamajigKevan Choset
DRUGABUSETue Jun 11, 2013Reason for rehabPete Muller
EPICENESSun Jan 28, 2001Sexless onesJim Page
FAKERIESSun Jan 22, 1995Ersatz artFrances Hansen
FEUERSun Mar 24, 1996Eis's counterpartJ. K. Brill
FREONSSat Oct 5, 2013Some refrigerantsByron Walden
FULIONFri Jun 16, 1995Mythical beast in Chinese artThomas W. Schier
GETTHEWORDSDOWNSun Jan 24, 1999Write something, even if not the final draftRobert Malinow
GLOBALISMWed Apr 15, 2009Doctrine that de-emphasizes regional interestsMichael Vuolo
HANDTOSat May 14, 2022Give in personAda Nicolle
HOOKMEUPSat Jan 31, 2015"I'd like some of that, bro"Tim Croce
INSOMNIACSFri Nov 9, 2018Ones who find it difficult to go out?Robyn Weintraub
JOBBOARDSThu Dec 19, 2024Websites with employment opportunitiesBrandon Koppy
LANOLINSSat Nov 8, 1997Wool fatsJim Page
MARCHFIFTEENTHMon Mar 15, 2004Fateful day in a 20-AcrossPatrick Merrell
MITERJOINTTue Mar 3, 2009Prison for bishops?Jeffrey Wechsler
MIXEDBAGSTue Jun 11, 2013Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across?Pete Muller
NANCHERLAFri Aug 23, 2024Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator"Taylor Johnson and Rafael Musa
NODDEDOFFSat May 10, 2025Didn't make it through the late show, sayShaun Phillips
OVARIALSun May 26, 1996Of the lower part of a pistilR. Ross
PARVISMon Jan 17, 1994Church front areaSidney L. Robbins
PASSEDTHETIMEFri Jun 24, 2016IdledPatrick Berry
PLAQUESTue Jul 27, 2004Awards to be hungLen Elliott
RADIOINThu Jan 6, 2005Call to police headquarters, maybeRobert H. Wolfe
RUNSFORPRESIDENTSun Feb 17, 2002White House softball team stat?Joe DiPietro
SMALLSLAMWed Nov 25, 2015"All but one" win, in bridgeDuncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson
SPOUTEDWed Nov 27, 2002Spewed forthRon O'Hair
THEPRESIDIOSat Jan 1, 1994San Francisco landmarkManny Nosowsky
TOOFARGONESat Mar 28, 2026Beyond repairKatie Hoody
TRIGGERMANThu Jun 23, 2005Armed gang memberCourtenay Crocker III
TZARSTue Feb 3, 1998Russian autocrats: Var.Nancy Salomon
WARSHIPSun Sep 3, 2006Main threat?Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig
WELLSPOKENFri Jul 14, 2000ArticulateBrendan Emmett Quigley
WINDYDAYSat May 11, 2013Good occasion for kite-flyingMatt Ginsberg
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