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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 50,885 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
ALBINORATTue Feb 17, 2026White rodent often used in lab researchStephan Prock and Jeff Chen
CHICKWEEDWed Feb 23, 2000Baby fowl don't grow on thisFred Piscop
DOESNTTAKEAGENIUSSun Oct 23, 2011Eschews Mensa material when going to parties?Joe DiPietro
ELASTIGIRLFri Jul 31, 2020Superhero in "The Incredibles"Claire Rimkus and Erik Agard
ENSTARSun Dec 10, 2006Decorate with pointy figuresDavid J. Kahn
FERRARASat Jan 4, 1997Cult director AbelM. W. Perry
FLATRACESSun Mar 25, 2012Kentucky Derby and Epsom Oaks, for twoPatrick Berry
GLANCERSun Feb 10, 2008One taking a quick lookBill Zais
GOLDWATERWed Aug 19, 1998Noted Presidential loserAlfio Micci
GOODFATWed Dec 16, 2015Olive oil and nuts have thisPaula Gamache
GOODGRAVYTue Aug 1, 2017"Shocking!," to a Thanksgiving guest?Jay Kaskel
GREWDIMSat Apr 30, 2022FadedJoe DiPietro
GRUELINGSun May 10, 2015ArduousJacob Stulberg
HARTTOHARTTue May 13, 1997Sidney Sheldon TV seriesGregory E. Paul
HOUSEOFGODSun Jun 8, 2025ChurchJohn Kugelman
HOWLINMon Jan 13, 2003Bluesman ___ WolfGregory E. Paul
ILLTRYYOULATERThu Sep 8, 2005Promise on a patient prosecutor's answering machine message?Ben Tausig
IMBROGLIOSMon May 31, 2010Confused situationsOliver Hill
JEANSHORTSFri Dec 8, 2017Casual cutoffsPaolo Pasco
LEGENDARYSun Nov 24, 2024Absolutely epicAlex Eaton-Salners
LIBRISThu May 19, 2011Ex ___Paula Gamache
MIXESUPTue Oct 17, 2006BefuddlesAlan Arbesfeld
MRBThu Oct 19, 2006Nickname of the household head on TV's "Hazel"Raymond C. Young
NCAATITLEMon Jul 24, 2023Major honor for a univ. sports teamJohn Ewbank
PEOPLEAREPEOPLEThu Feb 5, 2015Depeche Mode's first U.S. hit, 1985Mike Buckley
PRESBYTERIANISMTue Nov 6, 2012Religious belief of eight U.S. presidentsErik Agard
QUINQUAGENARIANTue Sep 13, 2016Person between 50 and 59Stanley Newman
SAILNEEDLESat May 31, 2008Tool for sewing canvasRobert H. Wolfe
SEROTINESat Feb 11, 1995Late in floweringRandolph Ross
SHIPSLOGMon Jul 11, 2022Captain's record at seaRoy Greim
SNORKELERSThu Nov 20, 2014They're hooked up to breathing tubesTimothy Polin
SPORTSDESKSat Jul 29, 2023Purveyor of game piecesSam Ezersky
STEARATEThu Jan 25, 2001Zinc ___ (ointment ingredient)Robert H. Wolfe
SUEANESun Oct 24, 2010Actress LangdonBrendan Emmett Quigley
THESEVENPERCENTSOLUTIONSun Nov 14, 2004Best-selling 1974 detective novelHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
TREATMENICESun Nov 18, 2001Flip side of Elvis's "Jailhouse Rock"Jim Page
URBANOASESFri Sep 1, 2023City parks and plazas, sayRobert Logan
VALDEZSun Sep 23, 2012Pitcher of coffee?Matt Ginsberg
WELLACTUALLYWed Aug 10, 2022Nitpicker's lead-in ... or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questionsKaren Lurie
YORKIESSun Aug 30, 2020Tiny terriersOlivia Mitra Framke
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