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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 50,800 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
ASHBLONDEFri Mar 24, 2000Hair colorManny Nosowsky
ATTHEPOLLSTue Nov 2, 2004Where elections are decidedPatrick Merrell
BEERSNOBTue Oct 24, 2023One whose taste buds may not crave BudsDaniel Grinberg
BIALYSSun Jul 16, 2017Polish rollsAndrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller
COIMBRASun Aug 21, 2022Portuguese city with a historic university founded in 1290Brooke Husic and Will Nediger
COLLAPSIBLEFri Feb 21, 2003Like an air-filled lifeboatPatrick Berry
CUTOFFJEANSSun Jun 2, 2024HARLO and SMAR?Luke K. Schreiber
DISTANTCOUSINSTue Mar 30, 1999Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, e.g.Randy Sowell
EGGHASHFri Jul 19, 2019Hearty breakfast dish that includes potatoesPeter Wentz
GUNTRIGGERSun Jun 12, 2011*It may be found near a barrelC. W. Stewart
HALFTONESTue Feb 12, 2002Intermediate shadesManny Nosowsky
HOLDYOURHORSESMon Oct 13, 1997"Just one gosh-darn minute!"Gregory E. Paul
ICEARENAFri Feb 13, 2026Skating venueEvan Mulvihill
JIMCARREYMon Aug 19, 2002"Liar Liar" starLynn Lempel
KINGSETSun Feb 20, 2005Linens for a large bedElizabeth C. Gorski
KIXXSat Sep 6, 2008Aptly named Philadelphia indoor soccer teamBarry C. Silk
MEANINGWHATSat Apr 15, 2023"Your point being ...?"Kameron Austin Collins
NAPTRAPPEDSat Nov 15, 2025Unable to move while holding a sleeping baby, in slangKyle Dolan
NINETIESKIDThu Dec 4, 2025Three squared + SlideStephan Prock and Jeff Chen
NOTAWAKETue Jun 14, 2005AsleepSarah Keller
OHMISSSun Dec 19, 1993Call to a waitressJohn M. Samson
ONACCOUNTSun Nov 1, 2020Because (of)Julian Lim
ONEHANDEDTYPINGWed Jul 31, 2013See 20- and 34-AcrossH. David Goering
OPERANTSSun Dec 8, 1996Those who workA. J. Santora
PRATINGSun Aug 10, 1997BabblingNancy Nicholson Joline
PRETERITSSat Feb 11, 1995Past tensesRandolph Ross
REFLECTORMon Feb 13, 2023Shiny bicycle attachmentEric Rollfing
RICKROLLINGMon Apr 13, 2009Widespread Internet prank involving a bait-and-switch link to a music videoNatan Last
ROADSALTMon May 30, 2016Application to highways before a winter stormDavid Woolf
SEAFOAMWed Feb 14, 2024Bubbles on a beachElla Dershowitz
SHOPVACSat Apr 30, 2016Woodworker's device, informallyMark Diehl
SIDEWINDERThu Oct 7, 2010Southwestern rattlerPatrick Blindauer
SMUGGERSun Nov 13, 2022More cocksureSamuel A. Donaldson
THATREMINDSMEWed Jun 5, 1996Phrase accompanying a finger-snapG. R. Ferguson
THATSJUSTTOOBADFri Jul 18, 2025"Well, tough!"Kelly Morenus
THEIDESThu Mar 15, 2018Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzleJoe DiPietro
VERYWELLTHENSat Apr 25, 2026"So that's how it's gonna be, I guess"Sam Ezersky
WEATHEREDThu Sep 2, 2021Roadside restaurant signDavid W. Tuffs
WORLDPOWERSat Nov 24, 2001The United States, notablyRich Norris
YOUKNOWWHOFri Jan 16, 2009Unnamed individualMike Nothnagel
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