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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 50,871 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
ALLTIMERSun Jun 24, 2018Something extraordinary that won't soon be forgottenTimothy Polin
AMULSun Feb 13, 2000City near the Caspian SeaBill Zais
APPEALEDSun Mar 27, 2005Was attractive (to)Con Pederson
ASHCARTERSat Aug 16, 2025Barack Obama's final secretary of defense (2015-17)Byron Walden
AUTOGRAPHSThu Jul 18, 2013Features of some prized memorabiliaTodd Gross and David Steinberg
BEBESIDEONESELFThu Feb 8, 1996Display wrathAlex K. Justin
BLACKLICORICESun Dec 11, 2016Food that was called 53-Across before Twizzlers and the likeTom McCoy
BOXTURTLESat Sep 12, 2009Pet that hisses when frightenedBarry C. Silk
CANTDOATHINGSun Oct 19, 2008Is completely hamstrungJoe DiPietro
CAVUTOSun Apr 20, 2014Neil of Fox NewsElizabeth C. Gorski
CERUMENThu Sep 13, 2001EarwaxRobert H. Wolfe
CHIRRUPSSun Aug 4, 2024High-pitched bird callsScott Hogan and Katie Hale
COCOAPLANTSat Aug 9, 2008Chocolate sourceMark Diehl
COOLAIRFri Dec 12, 2014Fan's outputEvan Birnholz
DISMOUNTSSun Aug 29, 1999Gymnastic finishesLou and Fran Sabin
ELECTEDOFFICIALSat Dec 29, 2012Governor, e.g.Joe Krozel
EXCHANGESWed Aug 17, 2016M # # # #Mark McClain
FAULTINOURSTARSWed Aug 28, 20192014 romance about two teens with cancer, with "The"Daniel Grinberg
FBPOSTSTue Sep 1, 2020Social media things that can be liked, informallyDavid Steinberg
FLENSEDWed Jan 3, 2001Defatted, as a whaleFred Piscop
FOSTERDOGMon Mar 9, 2026*Temporary guest from a canine shelter (1988, 1991)Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels
FREETHINKINGSat May 2, 2020Unlike sheepPaolo Pasco
GEARBOXOILThu Apr 22, 2004It's good for the teethDaniel C. Bryant
GRACEKELLYWed Jun 22, 200516-Across's co-star in 37- and 38-AcrossVerna Suit
HEARTBREAKSSun Feb 11, 2007Emotional traumasMark Feldman
HEDGESABETSun Dec 26, 2021Doesn't put it all on one ponyChristina Iverson
LIVESOFEASEMon Jun 27, 2016Carefree existences ... or, punnily, what 17-, 27- and 45-Across haveKevan Choset
LOOEYFri Feb 10, 1995Sarge's superiorRaymond Hamel
LOVEISLOVEMon Apr 10, 2023"We all deserve to have our intimate relationships honored," redundantlyGia Bosko
MACEDONIAWed Feb 15, 1995Alexander's homeHarvey Estes
NORTHSOUTHSun Jun 3, 2001How some interstates runBob Peoples and Nancy Salomon
OFMICEANDMENSun Dec 17, 20231937 Steinbeck novellaJeremy Newton
PORGIEWed Mar 11, 2020"Georgie ___" (nursery rhyme)Erik Agard
RAZRSTue Sep 28, 2021Motorola phonesMeghan Morris
SAGACIOUSSun Jul 30, 1995YYYYCharles M. Deber
SAINTLYFri Nov 29, 2024Simply divineWilla Angel Chen Miller and Matthew Stock
SHIPBOUNDWed Jul 24, 2002Stuck on boardEric Berlin
SLAMPOETRYFri Apr 29, 2016Grist for a war of words?Andrew Kingsley
TARTRATEThu Apr 7, 1994Chemical saltFred Piscop
THEROADTOATHENSSun Oct 19, 2008Title of some 2004 Summer Olympics preview showsJoe DiPietro
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