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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 50,389 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
ABYESun Dec 26, 1993Rock-___ -babyTom Underhill
AGOOFTue Dec 26, 1995Make ___ (err)Jonathan Schmatzbach
BEYONDALLDOUBTSun Apr 28, 2019BAD words?Brendan Emmett Quigley
BYNERTue Feb 25, 1997Sketch comic JohnGregory E. Paul
CANINEUNITFri Nov 30, 2018Employer of some shepherdsRobyn Weintraub
CHITTERSat Apr 19, 2003Bird talkManny Nosowsky
COMETOTHETABLEMon Nov 12, 2018Show up for negotiations ... or a hint for 20-, 33- and 42-AcrossKathy Bloomer
CONTRAPTIONMon Dec 21, 2015Unnamed object #1Bruce Haight
CULTUREDSat Aug 9, 2008Man-madeMark Diehl
DIDDLYSQUATMon Jul 9, 2018What the exercise regimen in 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across is worth?John Lampkin
DIVERSIONSTue Sep 12, 2017501 renditions?Bruce Haight
DOLBYFri Aug 26, 2022Surround sound pioneerRobert Logan
EBONITESWed May 7, 2003Hard rubbersAlan Arbesfeld
FOLLICLEFri Feb 28, 2025Hair-raising thing?Michael Lieberman
HEXADSFri Oct 28, 2005Series of sixElizabeth C. Gorski
ISOMETRICSun Jun 16, 2019Static, as an exerciseJoel Fagliano
KODIAKBROWNBEARFri Oct 12, 2012Huge snagger of salmonMartin Ashwood-Smith
LARGENTFri Sep 7, 2007Pro Football Hall-of-Famer-turned-congressman SteveBarry C. Silk
LOSEAPOINTFri Nov 4, 1994Get penalized, in some gamesMatt Jones
LUNULAFri Feb 16, 1996Fingernail crescentM. Nosowsky
MAKINGANIMPACTSun May 18, 2025Casting a total brat in the school play?Garrett Chalfin
MOHAWKRIVERThu Oct 4, 2001Schenectady is on itDavid J. Kahn
MORIBUNDFri Dec 15, 2006StagnantLevi Denham
NINETEENFIFTYSun May 16, 2021When the first "Peanuts" comic appearedJoe DiPietro
NINETIMESOUTOFTENSun Jun 29, 2025Apt clue for the circled lettersMike Hobin
NOBODYSHOMESat Oct 12, 2013Vacancy clause?John Farmer
OFMICEANDMENSun Dec 17, 20231937 Steinbeck novellaJeremy Newton
PUMPSLIPPERThu Aug 10, 2006Clumsy gas station attendant?Todd McClary
SALAMANCASat Jul 18, 2015Spanish city that's home to the country's oldest universityJoe Krozel
SAPHOThu Sep 17, 2009Massenet opera based on a Daudet novelArthur Schulman
SHARPSHOOTERMon Dec 6, 2010Annie Oakley, for oneRichard Chisholm
SHOEHORNINGSat Sep 12, 2020Putting in a tight spotRyan McCarty
SHORTSHORTSFri Nov 3, 2023Cheeky attire?Robyn Weintraub
SNAPJUDGMENTWed Oct 10, 2012On-the-spot appraisalPete Muller
SWITCHBACKSun Apr 4, 2010*Zigzag trail up a mountainBob Klahn
TAKINGTHEFIFTHTue Mar 21, 1995Refusing to testifyHarvey Estes
TAMMIESSat Jun 9, 2001Glazed fabricsRich Norris
TELEPHONECALLSSat Mar 26, 1994Some pagesRandolph Ross
TIPPYTOEWed Jun 12, 2002What a child may stand onNancy Salomon and Bill Zais
VICEPRESIDENTSun Apr 11, 2004#2 on a ticketPatrick Merrell
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