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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 50,818 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
ABUSINESSAFFAIRSat Dec 31, 20051994 Christopher Walken comedyRobert H. Wolfe
ALITTLEHELPHEREFri Jul 5, 2024Request for assistanceTrent H. Evans
ANTISANAWed Mar 8, 1995Ecuadorean volcanoWayne Robert Williams
ASEXPECTEDFri May 2, 2025"To nobody's surprise ..."Robyn Weintraub
BEEFTEASSun Nov 23, 1997Old-fashioned cold remediesChristopher Hurt and Derek Tague
BRRRRSun Jun 4, 1995"I'm c-c-c-cold!"Bryant White
CHAIRLIFTSun Jan 29, 2012It brings up many ticket holdersIan Livengood
CLASPINGFri Sep 13, 2013HoldingPatrick Berry
DECOMPOSEThu Apr 29, 2010RotDavid J. W. Simpson
DRESSRACKSSat Oct 9, 2004Shifts places?Byron Walden
FRECKLEDFri Sep 30, 2011Having been overexposed to the sun, maybeJoe Krozel
GETAHANDLEONThu Oct 9, 2003Begin to understandAlan Arbesfeld
GREENPEASun Mar 25, 2007Edible spheruleFred Piscop
HOMILIESFri Jul 8, 2005Mass communication?Eric Berlin
IMPEACHINGSun Oct 5, 2014Accusing of misconductSamuel A. Donaldson
JUNCTUREMon Jun 4, 2001Critical pointPatrick Jordan
KENNYROGERSThu Mar 31, 2011Yankees hurler (1996 champs) / Solo singer of "Lady" (#1 in 1980)Jeremy Horwitz and Tyler Hinman
LAYWOMANThu Jul 5, 2001One who's not in the habit of wearing a habitPeter Gordon
MAPLEGROVESun Oct 12, 2008City NW of MinneapolisRich Norris
MERCYMERCYMERCYMon Jul 3, 1995Cannonball Adderley tuneFred Piscop
NAILEDINSun Oct 24, 2004Secured, as carpet tacksPatrick Berry
PITNEYWed Apr 26, 199560's singer GeneWayne Robert Williams
POTATOBUDSun Nov 9, 2025"Eye" on a spudAmie Walker
PUNCHYSat Mar 1, 2025Strong and lively, as languageRyan Judge
RANKERMon May 24, 2004FoulerFrederick J. Healy
REFRIGERATORCARFri Aug 24, 2018Coolest thing about a train?Roland Huget
RENTFREEZETue Jul 14, 2020Super-cold spell on the set of a 1996 Broadway musical?Stella Zawistowski
RIBCAGESThu May 30, 2024Chest protectorsRoyce Ferguson
RUNINCIRCLESSun Apr 15, 2018Fight clubs?Alex Bajcz
SEEDLINGSSun Jan 11, 2009Newly sprouted treesDavid J. Kahn
SHIRELLESFri Apr 29, 2022"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" group, with "the"Erica Hsiung Wojcik
SPITTOONSMon Dec 22, 2008Receptacles for tobacco chewersLynn Lempel
SPLITSECThu Apr 11, 2002With 31-Across, instant, literallyGreg Staples
STOPTHEPRESSESThu Sep 24, 1998Newsman's dramatic cryFrances Hansen
STRIVEFORSat May 7, 2022TargetRachel Fabi
TOWNDRUNKSun Jun 28, 2015Stock character like Mayberry's OtisJeremy Newton
TRAVERSSun Feb 1, 1998Mary of Peter, Paul and MaryMerl Reagle
VESTEDINTERESTThu Jul 1, 2004StakeNancy Kavanaugh
YOICKSMon Nov 3, 2014Bygone cry of high spiritsJanet R. Bender
YOUGETTHEIDEAFri May 2, 2025"Yadda, yadda, yadda"Robyn Weintraub
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