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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 50,584 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
AFFIANCEDSun Aug 16, 2015EngagedDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
ANDIMEANITFri Nov 17, 2023"... seriously!"Hemant Mehta
ANTIPASTIThu May 13, 2004Some appetizersPatrick Merrell
BARMANSun Aug 31, 1997One who sets up shotsDavid J. Kahn
BETHUNETue Jun 9, 1998Educator Mary McLeod ___Arthur S. Verdesca
CAUTIOUSOPTIMISMSat May 24, 2025Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst"Gene Louise De Vera
CIGARASHSat Jan 14, 2012Cuban remnantMark Diehl
COMEDOWNTOTHEWIREThu Nov 7, 2024Result in a photo finishJoe Deeney
DRINKSINSun Aug 10, 2014Experiences with great enjoymentElizabeth C. Gorski
DRYCELLSun Apr 28, 1996Kind of batteryD. C. Baldwin
ENERGIZESSat Jun 11, 1994Peps upDaniel R. Stark
EVEREADYSun Oct 5, 1997Big name in batteriesDerrick Niederman
GETSHORTCHANGEDMon Jan 30, 1995Be cheatedErnie Furtado
GOODASSun Nov 21, 1993_____ goldPeter Gordon
GUDGESat Mar 15, 2003Character in Chesterton's "What's Wrong With the World"Adam Cohen
HEADTOWORKSat Oct 30, 2004Start out in the morning, perhapsByron Walden
HIGHANDAWAYSat Mar 10, 2018Like some bad pitches, in baseball lingoRyan McCarty
IMAGINEERSMon Aug 7, 2023Designers of Disney attractionsChloe Revery and Alissa Revness
INFIGHTINGThu Nov 15, 2012Possible result of sectarianismAndrew Reynolds
ITOLDYOUAHUNDREDTIMESSun Sep 18, 2022Mathematician's go-to parenting phrase?Katie Hale
JUSTBECAUSESat Aug 9, 2025Unhelpful response to "Why?"Aidan Deshong and Akshay Seetharam
LOWPROFILEFri Sep 22, 1995Near-anonymityJim Page
LUMSMon Feb 7, 1994Abner's pal and namesakesSidney L. Robbins
MOCKUMENTARYThu Apr 24, 2025"Borat" and "This Is Spinal Tap"Kathleen Duncan
MORMONSSat Feb 1, 2025Group that practices baptism for the deadKate Chin Park and Rafael Musa
NISSANSENTRAThu Jan 24, 2013Compact since 1982Michael Shteyman
NPEPASun Oct 6, 2002Salt-___ (rap trio)Myles Callum
RIFLESCOPEWed Jan 6, 1999Marksman's aidSam Bellotto Jr.
SIUNITSMon Mar 18, 2013Basic physical measures ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 48- and 63-AcrossDaniel Landman
SOFTBALLPLAYERSun Oct 13, 2019Professional whose favorite movie line might be "There's no place like home"Erik Agard
SOLARSYSTEMSThu Mar 2, 2023Sites of many revolutionsMalaika Handa
SUSSUDIOThu Sep 26, 20191985 Phil Collins hit with an improvised titleDoug Peterson
TEIXEIRASun Aug 2, 2020Longtime Yankees first baseman MarkDavid Levinson Wilk
THATSSONOTOKSat Jul 7, 2018"Absolutely unacceptable!"Ryan McCarty
THETOTALPACKAGEMon Dec 29, 2025Description for an ideal partner ... or what the ends of 17-, 27-, 39- and 47-Across create?Chase Dittrich
THEWEALTHOFNATIONSSun Sep 15, 2024Green book?Aimee Lucido
THROUPLEFri Jul 28, 2023Polyamory portmanteauRafael Musa and Hoang-Kim Vu
UNMEMBERSHIPSat Sep 4, 2021Access to a country club, in brief?Byron Walden
WELLKNOWNMon Jan 3, 2000FamousHugh Davis
WOODYSWed Jan 10, 1996Harrelson and WoodpeckerM. Gaffney
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