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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 50,859 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
AIGENERATEDThu Sep 7, 2023What this puzzle is definitely not, having been created by me, a real and true human beingRyan Patrick Smith
ANDYMURRAYMon Jul 20, 20152013 Wimbledon championJohn Westwig
BULLSESSIONSSat Jun 17, 2023Informal talksRyan McCarty
CARPEDABOUTTue Jan 19, 2016Criticized nigglinglyByron Walden
CLAIMJUMPERSun Aug 24, 1997Miner's apparel?Michael S. Maurer
CLAMBERSSun Apr 21, 2024Ascends with one's hands and feetMichael Schlossberg
COOKINGSun Dec 31, 2006Child's activity?Elizabeth C. Gorski
COURTSUMMONSMon May 2, 2005CitationTyler Hinman
CURSEATSat Mar 28, 1998VituperateDavid J. Kahn
CUTROSEWed Dec 7, 2016*One of a dozen for a sweetheartDavid Steinberg
DOVECOTESat May 27, 2006Birdhouse, of a kindWill Nediger
DRAGGEDINFri Oct 10, 2003Coerced to participateArlan and Linda Bushman
FALLBREAKMon Sep 8, 2025*Days off following October midtermsMargaret Seikel
GATHERINGCLOUDSSun Sep 30, 2007*Sign of coming dangerKelsey Blakley
GUPPIESFri Sep 11, 1998Rainbow fishHarvey Estes
HADARSat May 28, 2005First magnitude star in CentaurusBob Peoples
HHINGEThu Aug 13, 2015Bit of letter-shaped hardware on a doorJim Hilger
IMCONFUSEDTue Mar 24, 2026"Wha?! ... That makes no sense"Killian Olson
JOHNDEEREGREENThu Feb 4, 20211993 country hit by Joe DiffieDerek Allen
JOUNCESThu Oct 25, 2007Bumps on a rideSusan Harrington Smith
LAWNDALESun Aug 3, 2003Los Angeles suburb next to TorranceJim Page
LIFEINPRISONMon Dec 24, 2007Long, long sentenceMark Sherwood
LIGHTESTMon Oct 16, 2000Least heavyMitch Komro
MALLOFAMERICASun Oct 22, 2017Facebook Status: "Yes! Retail therapy at the largest shopping spot in the U.S.!"Tracy Gray
NICKJRSun Nov 6, 2005Cable channel for kidsElizabeth C. Gorski
OCCUPANCYWed Oct 26, 2011Number of people in a roomMilo Beckman
OVERWRITESat Jan 31, 1998Cover, as textRich Norris
PERPWALKFri Oct 26, 2018Postarrest ritualEvan Kalish
PLUMPESTWed Jun 23, 2021Most desirable, say, as a ripe peachKate Hawkins
PRUEWed Apr 12, 2023Celebrity chef ___ LeithOlivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic
RAMADAINNSat Jan 26, 2013One of a chain owned by WyndhamRaymond C. Young
RINGINGOFFTHEHOOKThu Nov 10, 2016Getting tons of callsJonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen
ROUNDOFAPPLAUSEThu Nov 13, 2025Props for one's performanceKyle Perkins
SAVEWATERSun Jun 24, 2012Conservationist's catchphraseElizabeth C. Gorski
SHIPSTOSun May 18, 2014Targets for a deliveryJoe DiPietro
SUBGOALWed Jun 29, 2005Intermediate targetDavid Liben-Nowell
TURNSCOLORSat Jul 27, 1996BlushesF. Longo
UNORGANICSat Apr 29, 1995Not derived from plants or animals: Var.Fred Piscop
USBDRIVESSun Sep 10, 2023Homeland Security concerns DETOUR: Computer port insertsAdam Wagner
WAVESTOFri Apr 25, 1997Greets from afarRobert H. Wolfe
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