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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 50,422 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
ABUGSLIFESun Aug 25, 2013Pixar movie between "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2"Victor Barocas
CATCHARIDEFri Mar 25, 2005Cab it, e.g.Harvey Estes
DIFFERENCEOFOPINIONSSun May 23, 2021"That was great!" - "No, it stunk!"Jennifer Nebergall
DOORSILLSFri Jul 26, 1996Threshold partsG. Newman
EARLOFSANDWICHThu Mar 5, 1998War admiral under Charles IIWayne Robert Williams
EMEUSSun Nov 24, 1996Cousins of cassowaries: Var.M. Jacobson
FASTCOUNTSun Mar 4, 2012Quick end to a boxing match?David J. Kahn
GASHEATERFri Feb 17, 2023Room warmer of sortsJem Burch
GIVEWAYSun Nov 12, 2006CollapsePatrick Berry
GLOBALWARMINGMon Apr 22, 2024One symptom of climate changeDavid J. Kahn
HOTDESKINGSat Feb 8, 2020Office-sharing system, in modern lingoHemant Mehta
IDIOTLIGHTSSun Sep 9, 2018Dashboard warnings, informallyHal Moore
ILLEGALLYSun Apr 21, 2013Under the table, maybeJonah Kagan
INTRACTABLYFri May 24, 2024With mulish resolveCarolyn Davies Lynch
JOANALLENSat Jan 17, 2009Player of Pat Nixon in "Nixon"Brad Wilber
KARAOKEMACHINESFri Nov 7, 2008Self-contained music equipmentKevin G. Der
LENSFILTERSat Oct 12, 2019Screen for a shooterAndrew J. Ries
LETUPONMon Jan 29, 2007Take some pressure offFred Piscop
LOUTISHWed Jul 6, 2005Stupid and ill-manneredRaymond Hamel
MATRIARCHSat Oct 4, 2014Mother superior?Julian Lim
MINDBENDINGTue Apr 14, 2020Like hallucinogenic drugsJoe Hansen
MIRRORIMAGETue Dec 10, 2024ReflectionBrian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf
NAIRAWed Sep 13, 2000Nigerian currencyJim Morton
NEWSSTORYFri Jan 17, 1997Media eventB. Klahn
NOTEVERSat Oct 8, 2005"Ain't gonna happen"Byron Walden
NOWIKNOWMYABCSThu Mar 29, 2012Words sung to the beginning of 41-/39-AcrossMilo Beckman
OFALESun Mar 30, 2003Yard ___ (pub order)Alan Arbesfeld
PERTAINSFri Aug 22, 2025Relates (to)Gia Bosko
POWERYOGAFri Aug 5, 2022Activity with intense, fast-paced posingErik Agard and Brooke Husic
REHAULFri Jul 24, 1998Drag off againManny Nosowsky
RIFLERSSun Jan 5, 1997RansackersW. R. Williams
SHAMEFACEDFri Jan 1, 2016EmbarrassedDavid Steinberg
STAYSAILTue Nov 1, 1994Nautical sheetChristopher Page
STOCKWELLSun Feb 11, 2001"Quantum Leap" co-starBob Peoples and Nancy Salomon
STORMSOFFSat May 21, 1994Leaves in a huffCharles E. Gersch
SUITCASESat Mar 28, 2020Rider on a carousel?Erik Agard
SUMMERLOVETue Oct 14, 2025"In what season are the Olympics during leap years, sweetie?" "___"Stella Zawistowski
THREEEGGOMELETSThu Dec 26, 2002Hearty breakfast fareCathy Millhauser
THREERINGThu Sep 26, 2013Like some circusesTom Pepper and Victor Barocas
WATERRIDESat Aug 27, 2022Disney's Splash Mountain, for oneAndrew Linzer
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