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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 51,118 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
ALFAROMEOSPIDERFri Dec 28, 2018High-end Italian sports carDavid Steinberg
ANIMALINSTINCTSTue Sep 27, 2011*Elemental parts of human naturePeter A. Collins
ANTIPERSPIRANTSun Jan 15, 2012You probably raise your arm for thisFinn Vigeland
ATONESFORSun Oct 30, 2022Makes rightAddison Snell
BARTCONNERThu Aug 9, 20121984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist in gymnasticsJoe Krozel
CALLINGBIRDSSun Aug 2, 1998Yuletide foursomeNancy Nicholson Joline
CUDDLEUPTue Mar 3, 2015Get cozy togetherKristian House
CURRICULUMWed Aug 19, 2026Set of courses offeredKareem Ayas
DETERGESMon Mar 5, 2007CleansesFred Piscop
DRYUPTue Sep 5, 1995EvaporateJonathan Schmatzbach
EXCEPTAFTERCFri May 12, 2006See 1-AcrossDavid Quarfoot
FLATEARTHERSFri Feb 13, 2026Ones who don't believe in global revolutions?Evan Mulvihill
GARAGEMANFri Apr 7, 2000Service station employeeRichard Silvestri
GOANDSEEWed Feb 26, 2020"Check it out ... I'll wait here"Francis Heaney
GOOSEDOWNMon Jun 3, 2019*Soft bedding materialLynn Lempel
HARINGSun Jul 5, 20091980s street artist KeithTony Orbach and Amy Reynaldo
HIGHSCOREWed Apr 22, 2015Arcade achievementAlex Vratsanos and Sam Ezersky
HOCHIMINHFri Mar 12, 2021Nom de guerre roughly translating to "bringer of light"Peter Wentz
IMAGINEERSMon Aug 7, 2023Designers of Disney attractionsChloe Revery and Alissa Revness
LATTENThu May 16, 2013Thin sheet metalBrendan Emmett Quigley and Elizabeth Donovan
LEADINGARTICLESSat Jun 21, 2008Front-of-magazine piecesTyler Lewis Hinman
MICROBEThu Jan 23, 1997GermF. Hansen
MILOSFORMANFri Dec 1, 1995"Amadeus" directorManny Nosowsky
MODELAIRPLANEThu May 11, 2017See 27-DownTimothy Polin
NASIMWed Apr 19, 2023"S.N.L." alum PedradJoe Deeney
NETLEASESFri Apr 18, 2008Certain rental arrangementsJoe DiPietro
NOMOREFORMESat Jan 1, 2022"Can't eat another bite"Peter Wentz
NOTCHINGFri Dec 21, 2018Making a mark of a sortPeter A. Collins
PLEASETAKEASEATSat Aug 7, 2010Host's invitationJoe Krozel
PLINKSSun May 16, 2010Xylophone soundsMatt Ginsberg
PRINCEHARRYFri Jul 16, 2004Noted 2003 Eton graduateCraig Kasper
REPACKAGEThu May 8, 2003Issue with a new look, maybeElizabeth C. Gorski
SCRUTINIZESThu Aug 11, 2016[See circled letters]Timothy Polin
SESAMEPASTESun Jun 14, 2026Tahini, essentiallyJohn Kugelman
STIFFERSat Jun 3, 2017More severeRoland Huget
TAKEITONTHECHINMon Apr 18, 2005Suffer a serious blowRobert Dillman
THISBEARSREPEATINGSun Aug 25, 2024Pooh-pooh?John Kugelman
UNNECESSARYROUGHNESSSun Oct 24, 2004Fellow forgets to shave before kissing girlfriend; ref cites him for ...Patrick Berry
VIRUSDETECTEDSun Jan 25, 2026"Is that a cough I hear?"Mark MacLachlan
WITHDREWFri Sep 16, 1994RecalledRandolph Ross
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