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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 50,581 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
AGAINSTTHEWINDTue May 13, 20141980 Bob Seger hitTracy Gray
AIRMARSHALFri Jan 9, 2026Stealthy flierGreg Snitkin and Glenn Davis
AIRRAIDSIRENSSun May 27, 2012Civil defense devicesByron Walden
AIRTAXISSat Sep 2, 2017They might be used in making hopsErik Agard
ALIFEFORTHECZARTue Jun 9, 1998Opera by GlinkaArthur S. Verdesca
ARTISTICABILITYMon Feb 11, 2013Skill with a paintbrush, sayGary Cee
BEAUFORTSun May 16, 2010___ Sea, north of AlaskaMatt Ginsberg
BOOKYOURSEATNOWTue Nov 30, 2004With 48-Across, practical advice for attending the lectureJoan Yanofsky
CHICKCOREASun Aug 16, 1998"Crystal Silence" jazzmanBrendan Emmett Quigley
DNIESTERSat Oct 9, 2010Ukraine/Moldova border riverJoe Krozel
DRIESOFFWed Mar 13, 2013Sits by a fire after a drenching, sayJoe DiPietro
ENCOMIUMSat May 7, 2011Lofty praiseTim Croce
FLATCARSThu Nov 28, 2002Vagabonds' transportation, maybePatrick Merrell
FRIGHTWIGFri Jan 1, 2010Clown's over-the-top topperBrad Wilber
GOESALONGThu Dec 22, 1994AgreesStanley Newman
HASDONEMon Sep 6, 2004Committed, as an actMichael Shteyman
HOLYWATERSun Jun 21, 2015Liquid harmful to vampiresTimothy Polin
HOTPACKSSun Jun 25, 2023Muscle relaxersJohn Westwig
HOWELLThu Jul 1, 1999Bell's partner, in film equipmentAlan Arbesfeld
ITJUSTAINTRIGHTSat Mar 30, 2019"What a dang shame"Greg Johnson
IYAMSun Apr 17, 2005Part of Popeye's credoManny Nosowsky
JILTERSun Sep 26, 1999"Dear John" letter writerRandolph Ross
LAHDIFRICKINDAHFri Aug 6, 2021"Well, aren't you so darn special!"Seth A. Abel
LETSDOTHATAGAINFri Dec 9, 2022Excited shout after a thrill rideBrooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu
LIBERALISMFri Jul 1, 2011What's not right?Chris A. McGlothlin
MOWed Jul 16, 2008See noteJoe Krozel
NOWORNEVERTue Mar 18, 1997Words before taking the plungeJohn R. Conrad
ORBISTue May 22, 2018Caesar's world?Jeff Stillman
PARACHUTEJUMPERSat Jul 12, 2003One taking the plungeManny Nosowsky
RECORDINGSat Jun 24, 2000Tape, sayNancy Joline
RUNSONEMPTYThu Oct 22, 2020Keeps going despite fatigue ... or a hint to three features of this puzzleSid Sivakumar
SEVAREIDWed Jan 10, 2018Eric of old CBS NewsSen. Joe Donnelly and Michael S. Maurer
SHEILASFri Dec 27, 1996Young women, Down UnderB. White
SPORTAGESat Apr 24, 2021Kia model introduced in 1993Kristian House and Mike Dockins
SPUESSun Apr 30, 2006Gushes forth: Var.Elizabeth C. Gorski
STIRREDINFri Aug 19, 2011Added to the soup, sayPatrick Berry
TANDEMBIKETue Nov 5, 2019Conveyance for twoJohn Guzzetta
TERMINSURANCEWed May 12, 1999Get-out-of-jail-free card?Nancy Salomon
TOUCHIERFri Sep 24, 2004More delicatePatrick Berry
UNJUSTLYSat Aug 28, 1999One way to be accusedFrank Longo
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