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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 50,639 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
AFFIXEDThu Nov 16, 2006Stuck onKevin Donovan
ARRIVISTESSat Jun 8, 2002Social climbersFred Piscop
BADMENWed Mar 21, 2007OutlawsEd Early
BEEFHOTDOGSat Feb 29, 2020Frank typeAndrew J. Ries
BILLTHECATFri Nov 27, 2020"Bloom County" character whose vocabulary consists mostly of "Thbbft!" and "Ack!"Robyn Weintraub
BUNDEMon Oct 24, 1994German political groupsSidney L. Robbins
CITYEDITORSat Dec 11, 2004Metro section honchoJames E. Buell
CONRADHILTONSun Jun 21, 2009"Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub"Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
DREAMINGSun Apr 2, 2000Having night vision?Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
DRFRANKENSTEINFri Mar 26, 2010Famous body builder?Henry Hook
EFILERSat Jan 23, 2021One going paperless in April, sayDoug Peterson and Brad Wilber
ENTERTAINERSat Jun 15, 2024Classic tune used as an ice cream truck jingle, with "The"Ryan Judge
FISHOILSTue Nov 29, 2016They're rich in omega-3 fatty acidsJacob Stulberg
HEARTPOUNDINGTue Aug 24, 1999ScaryElizabeth C. Gorski
HELIACALSun Mar 19, 2017Relating to the sunGrant Thackray
HUARACHESun Aug 27, 2000Mexican sandalDana Motley
INADEADHEATSun Jun 2, 2024Neck and neckLuke K. Schreiber
JELLYBEANSWed Oct 30, 2013Part of a Halloween dinner?Joel Fagliano
LAPDANCESSat Sep 18, 2010Bachelor party entertainmentNatan Last, Brown University '12
LIGHTVERSEWed May 14, 2025Playful poetryRebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner
LISTINGSSat Feb 18, 1995TV Guide materialStephanie Spadaccini
LOSESBIGSun Sep 26, 2004Gets trouncedJoe DiPietro
MISEREREFri Jul 24, 1998The 51st PsalmManny Nosowsky
MUDSLIDESTue Mar 26, 2002Malibu menacesNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
PASSEDBYThu Apr 1, 2021OverlookedSam Ezersky
POISONIVYTue Dec 10, 2019Subject of the saying "Leaves of three, let it be"Eric Berlin
REFERRERFri Aug 25, 2000Doctor, at timesElizabeth C. Gorski
SACERSun Dec 12, 2010Holy, to HoraceKaren Young Bonin
SATSHIVAWed Jul 10, 2024Mourned a death, in JudaismHal Moore
SCUBAMASKSMon Feb 5, 2024Underwater divers' aidsDesirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock
SECONDCLASSMAILFri Jan 14, 2011It's now called "Periodicals"Martin Ashwood-Smith
SEEMSTOMESat Jan 26, 2002"I think ..."Mark Diehl
SIDELIGHTSat Aug 27, 1994Secondary attractionJoy L. Wouk
SUNDERANCEFri Oct 7, 1994SeparationBryant White
THEYOUNGLIONSSun Aug 28, 1994Irwin Shaw title from PsalmsRandolph Ross
TITUSANDRONICUSSun Dec 2, 2001Tragic Roman of ShakespeareNancy Nicholson Joline
TUPLESFri Feb 2, 2024N-___ (mathematical sets)Ryan Judge
VOTEDOWNWed Sep 13, 2006Defeat democraticallyLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
WHENDOWEEATTue May 21, 2013Antsy premeal questionPatrick McIntyre
WUTANGSun Dec 15, 2024___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990sDavid Kwong
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