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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 50,685 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
ARTKARNAKWed May 14, 1997Egyptian second banana?Norman S. Wizer
AYNSSun Aug 6, 1995Author Rand et al.Manny Nosowsky
BEERBOTTLESat Feb 25, 2012One in a stag's litterBarry C. Silk
BRAMBLESun May 2, 2010Thorny bushKelsey Blakley
BRIDESMAIDMon Nov 23, 2020Wedding attendantStanley Newman
BUTTESSun Jul 8, 2001Isolated localesMichael S. Maurer
BUZZARDFri Feb 7, 2003CodgerMichael Shteyman
CARFERRYSat Jan 26, 2002Bridge competitorMark Diehl
COCKADESun Oct 15, 1995Decorative knot of ribbonsMel Rosen
CONCERTSERIESSun Sep 17, 2017Central Park's SummerStage, e.g.Mark MacLachlan
CRIBNOTESTue May 21, 2024Cheat sheetsZachary David Levy
DARBYFri Jul 24, 20151980s-'90s singer Terence Trent ___Patrick Berry
DEFATSFri Jan 2, 2026Skims, as soup stockAdam Wagner and Rafael Musa
DIFFERENCESun Aug 30, 2020With 113-Across, end of the definitionOlivia Mitra Framke
ENDAROUNDFri Apr 20, 2001Evasive maneuver in footballChuck Deodene
FLIPSOUTTue Sep 12, 2023Goes crazyElla Dershowitz
GROWLATMon May 28, 2018Show hostility to, as a dog might a mail carrierAlex Eaton-Salners
HILLBILLIESFri Sep 5, 2014Some backwoods folksJoe Krozel
HOSCALEThu Aug 10, 2006Common model railroading specTodd McClary
LEGISLATURESat Apr 12, 2014Diet, e.g.Mel Rosen
LEMAYSSun Mar 9, 1997Onetime SAC chief and familyJune Boggs
MACAROONSSun Oct 27, 2024Cookies made with ground almond or coconutJeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen
MILLIHELENSun Nov 9, 2014Facetious unit defined as the amount of beauty needed to launch one shipTom McCoy
OHMYDARLINGFri Dec 21, 2018Repeated phrase in the chorus of a classic folk balladPeter A. Collins
PHRYGIAWed Feb 17, 2016Realm of King MidasKyle Mahowald
POISESSat Oct 25, 2025BalancesByron Walden
PROTOTYPESSat Oct 12, 2013Some mock-upsJohn Farmer
ROSSETSat Dec 15, 2001Tennis ace MarcFrank A. Longo
SERGEANTFRIDAYSun Jun 9, 2019TV detective who never said 121-AcrossSeth A. Abel
SEVERELYFri May 6, 2011HardNatan Last
SHAKENNOTSTIRREDThu Apr 4, 2024Famous specification for a 57-AcrossKevin Curry
SHOCKINGSat Jan 4, 2025"Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcasticallySam Ezersky
SKUNKCABBAGEMon Oct 29, 2018Foul-smelling swamp plant whose name includes a black-and-white animalPeter Gordon
SOLVINGTIMESun Mar 1, 2015Important factor in a crossword tournamentFinn Vigeland
SQUAREDAWAYThu Mar 27, 2014Settled upJean O'Conor
STAFFCUTSMon Sep 22, 2014Company downsizingsIan Livengood
TOUGHENEDUPSat Sep 5, 2020Grew a spineJohn Guzzetta
TRICERATOPSMon Apr 4, 2022Dinosaur whose name means "three-horned face"Derek J. Angell
TROUGHSThu Feb 21, 2013Seafloor featuresPaul Hunsberger
VIETMINHWed Oct 7, 1998Onetime Asian CommunistsRandall J. Hartman
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