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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 50,746 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
ANAPOLISFri Jul 1, 2016Brazilian city name that sounds like a U.S. state capitalJames Mulhern
AQUANETSun Nov 13, 2022Hairspray brand since the 1950sSamuel A. Donaldson
ARMEDFORCESSat Sep 3, 2022U.S. group with six branchesDavid Distenfeld
BABYBOTTLEWed May 15, 2024Breast milk containerMaryEllen Uthlaut
BEGINNERThu Apr 11, 2002TenderfootGreg Staples
BULLYFORHIMSat May 16, 2015"Isn't he great!"Byron Walden
CARGAMEFri Oct 29, 2021I Spy or Backseat BingoAimee Lucido
CENTRALPERKWed Sep 9, 2015"Friends" coffeehouseMichael Hawkins
CHARCOALSun Aug 9, 2009Backyard briquettesPatrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels
COVEREDMon Oct 26, 2009Having insuranceMike Nothnagel
CUPOJOESun Jan 6, 2019Morning fix, slangilyZhouqin Burnikel
DAYSPASSun Nov 21, 2021Places for rubs and scrubsAdam Wagner
DEVALERASun Jun 11, 2006First Irish P.M.Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
DIALONEWed Apr 2, 2025Start a long-distance call, in bygone daysDaniel Bodily
DOOMSDAYCLOCKFri Jun 15, 2018It counts down to disasterSam Ezersky
FEARSNOTWed Oct 17, 2012Is intrepidPeter Koetters
GAINTIMEThu Feb 26, 2026Stall, e.g.Yitzi Snow
GOODRATINGThu Aug 17, 2017First set of circled lettersPeter A. Collins
HERMITSSun Dec 6, 1998Stay-at-homesMarjorie Richter
HIDESFROMMon Jun 4, 2001EludesPatrick Jordan
HIGHCHURCHMon May 12, 2008Anglican bodyRandall J. Hartman
HIGHHATTERMon Feb 7, 2000SnobGregory E. Paul
HITBACKFri Mar 1, 2019RetaliateZhouqin Burnikel
HOLYDAYSThu May 16, 2019High time in JudaismJeff Chen
HOTHOUSESFri May 27, 1994Super-growth localesChet Currier
KNIGHTHEADSun Jan 30, 2005Ship's mooring aid [black]Derrick Niederman
LASTINGMONUMENTSat Jun 28, 2003Exemplar through the agesRobert H. Wolfe
LAYETTESThu Dec 8, 1994Nursery outfitsRandolph Ross
MCNAMARASBANDTue Mar 17, 20091946 Bing Crosby hitRichard Chisholm
MRFANTASTICSat Jan 23, 2016Marvel superheroKameron Austin Collins
PNCPARKSun Mar 6, 2011Pirates' homeDavid Levinson Wilk
SITSFORThu Nov 17, 2005Takes, as an examBrendan Emmett Quigley
SOFTSCIENCEFri Dec 26, 2014Psychology or sociologyPatrick Berry
SPECTERSFri May 23, 2008SpiritsPatrick John Duggan
SUSTAINFri Nov 23, 2012Keep upPatrick Berry
TAKINGITSun Oct 4, 2009Turning the other cheekTodd McClary
TEMPERANCEFri Jul 29, 1994Self-controlA. D. Cover
TOUCHTYPESFri Apr 17, 2020Enters without looking, sayRobyn Weintraub
UNIQUELYFri Nov 9, 2007Without a matchHenry Hook
VOICEVOTEWed Jun 16, 2010Yea-or-nay eventJoe Krozel
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