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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 51,022 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
APARICIOSun May 17, 2020Yalitza ___, Best Actress nominee for 2018's "Roma"Byron Walden
APOSTASYThu Dec 29, 1994Renunciation of faithJim Page
ARABLESThu Aug 4, 1994Plowed landsJim Page
BARBRAWLSat Dec 26, 2009Shots after shots?Kevin G. Der
BNAIBRITHWed Jul 3, 2013Group with two apostrophes in its namePamela Klawitter
BOARDINGSCHOOLSSat Jun 25, 2005Phillips and othersJohn Underwood
BOILDOWNMon Jul 23, 2001Essentially amount (to)Ethan Cooper
BOLLIXEDUPTue Mar 4, 2003BungledAlan Arbesfeld
CELTICCROSSWed Jan 15, 2003Irish symbolBrendan Emmett Quigley
CLERGIESMon Dec 1, 2008Religious groupsEric J. Platt
CUTSITSun Jun 3, 2018Is up to the taskDavid J. Kahn
DIEGOLUNASat Jul 18, 2026Actor who plays the title role on TV's "Andor"Ryan Judge
FANCYPANTSWed Oct 12, 2016Pretentiously high-classJeff Chen
GENTLEASALAMBWed Jun 1, 2005Totally harmlessNick Grivas
GOINCIRCLESSun Jun 10, 2012*Be repetitive ... or what parts of the answers to the starred clues do?Xan Vongsathorn
INCHEDAHEADSun Apr 9, 2006CaterpillarsPaula Gamache
INTHESUNFri Nov 8, 1996Not shadedM. Gaffney
LANOLINSSat Nov 8, 1997Wool fatsJim Page
MNEMOSYNESat Sep 25, 2021Greek goddess of memoryAdam Simon Levine
MUTTONHEADEDTue Jun 5, 2018StupidPeter Gordon
NICHOLASNICKLEBYSun Aug 27, 2023Entitle?Rich Katz
PCBOARDSun Oct 27, 2013Etched computer componentBrendan Emmett Quigley
PROCAREERFri Dec 13, 1996Athletic supporter?J. Page
QUARTERBACKSMon Feb 5, 2018Ones calling the playsAlan Arbesfeld
QUIVEREDSat Mar 11, 2006ShookDavid Quarfoot
RAPTURESSun Oct 9, 1994JoysBryant White
REAFFORESTFri Jan 4, 2008Plant on after a wildfire, sayRaymond C. Young
REGULATESSat Oct 14, 2023Checks or balances, sayByron Walden
RITZESSat Nov 27, 2010Alternatives to TriscuitsXan Vongsathorn
ROTISSERIEOVENSFri Aug 13, 2021Revolutionary inventions in the cooking world?John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
SENTISun Nov 21, 1993Tanzanian coinsPeter Gordon
SNOOTILYThu May 15, 2025With an air of haughtinessSimeon Seigel
STRAWBERRYWINEMon Dec 25, 20231996 Deana Carter hit with the lyric "My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet"Amie Walker
TAKEONESCUEFROMFri Oct 12, 2012Follow, as a leaderMartin Ashwood-Smith
TAKINGILLFri Sep 17, 1999Coming down with somethingPatrick D. Berry
THEMETSSat Dec 14, 2019Side in a Subway Series matchupRyan McCarty
THRUSTSSun Sep 7, 2025Pushes with forceDerrick Niederman
TINYHOMEFri Feb 6, 2026Dwelling that epitomizes simple livingGeoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa
TREPANNEDSun May 29, 1994Used a surgical sawJanet R. Bender
TWITTERJAILSat Mar 15, 2014Penalty for some overly prolific postersEd Sessa
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