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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 50,793 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
ALUMINIUMFOILSun Feb 25, 1996Restaurant roll?D. Niles
AVAILABLECREDITSat May 18, 2013What you may charge withMartin Ashwood-Smith
BIOLABSSun Mar 22, 2015Facilities overseen by the C.D.C.Jeremy Newton
CARACOLESat Jul 6, 2013Dressage half-turnMartin Ashwood-Smith
CARRIEDONFri Oct 27, 1995PerseveredMark Diehl
CORNERPUBWed Dec 24, 2025Convenient spot for a pintElla Dershowitz
ETATISMSat Jan 9, 2016Belief in a strong central governmentJason Flinn
IMSOSCAREDFri Feb 6, 2026Sarcastic reply to a threatGeoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa
INSURRECTIONARYFri Sep 4, 2009RebelJoe Krozel
ISMOREORLESSOKSun Feb 26, 2006Ambiguity ___Randolph Ross
JAMESKPOLKMon Jun 22, 2020President between John Tyler and Zachary TaylorSid Sivakumar
JULYFOURTHBBQSSun Jun 7, 2009Some summer feasts in the U.S.Jeremy Newton
KELCEThu Mar 20, 2025N.F.L. star TravisDaniel Grinberg
KFEDSun Jun 16, 2024Onetime Britney Spears partner, in the tabloidsChandi Deitmer and Wyna Liu
LATINAMERICANSun Jan 13, 2019Like much of the Western HemisphereAndy Kravis
LEVERAGESSat Dec 12, 2015Deploys to one's advantageByron Walden
LIGHTOPERAWed Aug 7, 2024Many a Gilbert and Sullivan workMeghan Morris
LOGARITHMSat Oct 14, 2017What turns 1,000 into 3, in base 10Sam Ezersky
LOOKEDUPONFri Jun 15, 2001RegardedManny Nosowsky
LOVEYDOVEYMon Aug 28, 1995Really affectionateElizabeth C. Gorski
MAINROADFri Jan 3, 2014ArteryBarry C. Silk and Brad Wilber
MAJORINGINSat Sep 21, 2019Reading, to BritsJoon Pahk and Erik Agard
MALLOFAMERICASun Oct 22, 2017Facebook Status: "Yes! Retail therapy at the largest shopping spot in the U.S.!"Tracy Gray
MINDMELDSSat Mar 22, 2025Telepathic connectionsKatie Hoody
MIXEDUPWed Oct 3, 2012Screwy in the headGary Cee
MXLVSun Dec 19, 2010The year 1045Kevin G. Der
OUTSTANDINGSun Feb 25, 2018Really impressiveWill Nediger
PETSNAKESFri Jan 16, 2026Some terrarium denizensKyle Dolan
PUNTRETURNMon Dec 30, 2013Gridiron runbackDavid Steinberg
REMEASURESun Sep 10, 2000Size up again?Elizabeth C. Gorski
RIPSNORTERSSun Feb 23, 2003Criticize angry bulls?Nancy Salomon
SOLIDESTSun Apr 4, 2021Most reliableAngela Olson Halsted and Doug Peterson
SPACIERTue May 24, 2022More likely to daydream, sayElla Dershowitz
SPRUCEGOOSESun Jan 19, 2003Attraction at the Evergreen Aviation MuseumEric Berlin
TAKINGASTABSat Aug 4, 2001TryingRandolph Ross
TAPPINGSun Aug 4, 2013Haunted house soundSteven Ginzburg
TIRIACFri Nov 13, 1998Ion of tennisJim Page
TREVIFOUNTAINSun Jan 5, 2025Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday"Kareem Ayas
TRICERATOPSMon Apr 4, 2022Dinosaur whose name means "three-horned face"Derek J. Angell
WINANOSCARSat Jun 16, 2018What every actor would probably like to doSam Trabucco
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