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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 50,523 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
AIRPACKWed Dec 23, 1998Firefighter's breathing apparatusChristopher Hurt
AJOBWELLDONEFri Apr 2, 2021A+ workKyra Wilson and Sophia Maymudes
ASTEROIDBELTSFri Mar 3, 2017Rock groups that are far out?Patrick Berry
ATACLIPSat Mar 27, 2004Without stoppingSherry O. Blackard
BENEDICTFri Oct 5, 2007Married man who had long been a bachelorLynn Lempel
BIGDOSESun Aug 13, 2006Healthy amountDerrick Niederman
BIOLOGISTSSat Aug 13, 1994Watson and Crick, for twoRandolph Ross
BLUEPENSSun Mar 18, 2012Many BicsMike Nothnagel and Byron Walden
BREASTOFCHICKENTue Sep 21, 2010Basic hotel banquet entreeAdam G. Perl
CLOCKWORKMon Dec 26, 2022Epitome of precision ... or a description of 20-, 34- and 43-Across?Kurt Weller
COLLEGETOWNSThu Mar 20, 2014Amherst and Orono, for two ["Get up!"]Victor Barocas
CROSSFITTue Apr 26, 2016Popular strength-training programFinn Vigeland
DRYGASSat Jun 29, 2013Fuel line additiveJoe Krozel
FANTAILSFri Sep 13, 2019Birds with showy rear plumageAnne and Daniel Larsen
FLABBERGASTEDWed Jun 9, 2004Astounded by how much weight you've gained?Seth A. Abel
FORFEITEDGAMESun Dec 28, 2014Li____ntJoe Krozel
GRAPESHOTFri Mar 29, 2013Small cannon ballsJosh Knapp
MCTEERThu May 9, 2019Actress Janet with a Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier AwardLewis Rothlein
MEGABUCKSSun Sep 21, 2003Big moneyRandolph Ross
PLAYALONGSat Aug 27, 2011Feign concurrenceAshton Anderson
READDRESSSat Feb 12, 2000Get ready to forwardDave Tuller
REVOICESat Oct 28, 2017EchoRoland Huget
REVVINGThu May 13, 2010GunningPatrick Merrell
RICTALWed Dec 27, 1995Gaping, as the mouthDavid J. Kahn
RIPSONTue Feb 28, 2023Mercilessly criticizesGia Bosko
RUNCOLDWed Jul 23, 2014What your blood may do when you're frightenedHoward Barkin
SEARPINSat Jun 25, 2005Hammer-cocking gun pieceJohn Underwood
SHAKENUPSat Aug 10, 1996StunnedR. Norris
SKODATue Jan 3, 2017Czech-made auto that's part of the Volkswagen GroupMichael Shteyman
SMIRNOFFSun Feb 28, 2021Liquor with a double-headed eagle logoBrad Wiegmann
SPACESHIPSSat Dec 4, 2010"Avatar" craftDoug Peterson
TEARDROPSONMYGUITARSun Jun 9, 2024Triple-platinum song from Taylor Swift's debut albumZachary Schiff
THREWFORALOOPThu Jul 9, 2020Caught off guardJoe Kidd
TOOLINGSun Feb 21, 1999Factory machineryFred Piscop
TORNADOSThu Oct 15, 2020Whirled powers?Lindsey Hobbs
TRAVELEDINSTYLESat May 28, 2022Flew private, for instanceJoseph Greenbaum
URBANDICTIONARYFri Aug 30, 2013Big source for modern slangDavid Steinberg
WALLOWSFri Dec 19, 2014Indulges oneself, in a wayBrad Wilber and Doug Peterson
WINDOWSHADEThu Sep 18, 2008[See circles]Mike Nothnagel
ZIGZAGSSat Dec 4, 1999Irregular coursesRich Norris
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