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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 50,399 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
ACHIEVABLESun Jul 2, 2006Within reachElizabeth C. Gorski
APPROVESWed Aug 15, 2001Stamps, maybeKaren Young Bonin
BACKTOBACKGAMESWed Oct 23, 2013Doubleheader ... or what 17-, 29- and 48-Across are?Robyn Weintraub
BEDHOPFri Jul 18, 2014Sleep aroundIan Livengood
BETAAPPSun Oct 15, 2023Download in progress?Jeff Chen and Juliana Tringali Golden
BINOCULARSTue Jan 19, 2010Bird watcher's accessoryZoe Wheeler
CHEERINGSun Aug 16, 2015Some stadium noiseDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
CLAPTOSun May 12, 2024Keep rhythm with, in a wayAvery Gee Katz
COXAEThu Jul 22, 2021Pelvic jointsJohn Guzzetta
DAMNABLETue Jun 10, 1997HorridFred Piscop
DIRKDIGGLERSat Apr 18, 2015"Boogie Nights" persona played by Mark WahlbergDamon J. Gulczynski
ENVIRONMENTALSun Aug 6, 2023Part of E.P.A.Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen
EPILOGUESat Feb 20, 2010Words after "The end"Paula Gamache
FELDONSun Apr 6, 1997Agent 99 portrayerRich Norris
FISHOILSTue Nov 29, 2016They're rich in omega-3 fatty acidsJacob Stulberg
GARLICBREADSat Jan 5, 2019Pasta dinner stapleAndrew Zhou
GLAMISSat Jan 12, 2013One of Macbeth's thanedomsDoug Peterson and Brad Wilber
HOTASBLUEBLAZESFri Jun 27, 2014SizzlingPeter A. Collins
LIGHTBULBJOKEWed Oct 26, 2005It usually starts "How many ?"Adam G. Perl
MCKINLEYSun Feb 6, 2005$500Joel Kaplow
PERIODIDESat Mar 22, 2008Salt with the maximum proportion of element #53Byron Walden
PFLUGSat Sep 11, 2010"Candid Camera" co-host Jo AnnBrad Wilber
PRETREATMENTSWed Oct 31, 2007Stain looseners on washdayKen Stern
PUNISHERSSat Mar 19, 2022Disciplinarians, at timesRyan McCarty
RADARRANGESun May 27, 2012Area that's frequently swept?Byron Walden
REBURDENSun Nov 15, 1998Charge with a new responsibilityRobert H. Wolfe
REUBENREUBENWed Sep 10, 20031983 cinematic study of a Scottish poetPatrick Berry
ROSEOFSHARONSun Dec 3, 2000Shrub with showy blossomsElizabeth C. Gorski
SEEPEDINSat Jun 16, 2012Slowly came throughBarry C. Silk
SHOWERHEADSSun Jun 16, 2024BRIDAL, COLD, GATORADE, METEOR?Chandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu
SPACESTATIONSFri Oct 9, 2020Homes all over the planet?Sam Buchbinder
STARRYSKYSat Aug 13, 2011View on a clear nightTim Croce
STEENBOKSun Oct 27, 2024Horned antelope of southern AfricaJeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
VETERANSMEMORIALWed Nov 11, 2020*Place that honors those who've servedAlex Bajcz
WATERBALLOONSFri Aug 1, 2008They often make a splashPatrick Berry
WERTHERThu Oct 11, 2012Massenet opera based on a work of GoetheByron Walden
WIFFLESat May 25, 2024___ ballDavid P. Williams
WRISTSLAPFri Jan 8, 2021Token reprimandEvan Kalish
YAMMERONSat Jun 25, 2022Talk, talk, talkAdam Aaronson
YOUVECHANGEDFri Jun 26, 2020"I hardly recognize the person I see"Robyn Weintraub
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