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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 50,654 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
AIRPILLOSat Oct 18, 2003Dr. Scholl's insole brandMyles Callum
ANGORAGOATFri Sep 21, 2012Mohair sourceBarry C. Silk
AREWETHERESat Aug 14, 2004Question from the back seatJoe DiPietro
AUCTIONINGSat Apr 26, 1997Activity around the blockFrank Longo
BLEWINTOFri Mar 3, 2017Visited unexpectedly, as a townPatrick Berry
DAYTRIPFri Aug 11, 2023Travel that doesn't require a hotel reservationJohn-Clark Levin
DEFIANCESun Dec 10, 2000ContemptRich Norris
EARLGREYTEASat Mar 16, 2019Blend flavored with bergamotAndrew J. Ries
FANTABULOUSThu Jan 7, 2010Absolutely terrificXan Vongsathorn
FIGBARSun Nov 26, 1995Fruit snackHarvey Estes
FRIEDOKRASun Feb 26, 2023Southern dish often made with buttermilk and cornmealWill Nediger
GLOWWORMSun Apr 25, 2004Firefly's youngElizabeth C. Gorski
HANDCARVEThu May 12, 2022Whittle, e.g.Ross Trudeau
HANDTOOLMon Jan 31, 2005Screwdriver or wrenchRandall J. Hartman
HARDDRINKSWed Sep 11, 2019Screwdrivers, e.g.Ned White
INCLUMPSSat Jul 28, 2012How hair might fall outVictor Fleming and Sam Ezersky
ISLANDNATIONTue Jan 6, 2015Comoros or BarbadosJoel Fagliano
LAIDBARESun Sep 18, 2005UncoveredJoe DiPietro
LATEBETSSat Dec 26, 2020No-nos at a racetrackJohn Guzzetta
MACLENThu Aug 29, 1996Beatles music co.R. Ross
MISSOULAMONTANAFri Nov 8, 1996City on the Clark Fork RiverM. Gaffney
MUSHINESSSat Jun 5, 2004SchmaltzByron Walden
PIRATEKINGSat Sep 5, 2020Gilbert and Sullivan's "glorious thing to be"John Guzzetta
PROMOTEDWed Aug 20, 2025BoostedVictor Schmitt
PUNCHYSat Mar 1, 2025Strong and lively, as languageRyan Judge
ROSETOPAZThu Oct 8, 2015Pink gemStu Ockman
SCENEXIVFri Mar 23, 2018Part of Act 4 of "Antony and Cleopatra" in which Antony attempts suicideErik Agard
SHEHERHERSSat Jun 4, 2022Trio in some biosScott Earl
SKINTESTSat Nov 3, 2007Allergist's procedureBrad Wilber
STAYINGUPFri Aug 16, 1996Ignoring bedtimeM. Gaffney
STRANGEORDEALSun Jul 18, 2010"Pay in cash and your second surgery is half-price"?Robert W. Harris
SUNNYSIDETue Aug 22, 1995Washington Irving's homeGregory E. Paul
TEENAGEWEREWOLFWed Feb 26, 1997Michael Landon portrayalGlenn E. Sykes
TENTWOSun May 18, 2003How "12" is expressed in ChineseNancy Nicholson Joline
TREMBLEDMon Feb 9, 1998ShiveredRobert Dillman
TYSMSun Nov 17, 2024Texted reply of gratitudeRebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman
UWAITSat Aug 13, 2005While-___ (shop sign)Bob Peoples
VACUUMPACKSWed Aug 28, 1996Tightly sealed containersF. Heaney
VICEPRESIDENTSun Apr 11, 2004#2 on a ticketPatrick Merrell
WITHOUTEXCEPTIONThu Nov 19, 1998Always, to a cowboy?Brendan Emmett Quigley
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