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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 50,665 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
ACTEDBIGThu Nov 8, 2018Played the tough guySam Ezersky
ALLOCATORFri Apr 16, 2004Budgeter, in a wayEd Early
ASAHARASun Apr 7, 1996Japanese cult leader ShokoC. Millhauser
BACKGROUNDSOUNDWed Jul 23, 2014*Crowd noise, for exampleHoward Barkin
BETTERIDEAFri Oct 5, 2007Alternative that should be followedLynn Lempel
BLASTFURNACESat Oct 2, 2010Coke product makerBarry C. Silk
COEXISTEDFri Oct 31, 2014Didn't kill each otherMary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
COMPOTESSun Aug 20, 2023Fruity dessertsMichael Schlossberg
DASHTOTue Dec 5, 2006Approach at a clipKenneth J. Berniker
DECISIONFATIGUEWed Nov 29, 2023Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle's themeRuth Bloomfield Margolin
DESMANSSat Oct 26, 1996Animals related to shrewsD. Niles
DONAGHYFri May 22, 2020Jack ___, Alec Baldwin's "30 Rock" roleHal Moore
DONTMISSABEATMon Dec 4, 2023Keep going without faltering one bitSean Ziebarth
ELEGANTSOLUTIONMon Sep 15, 2025Ingenious fix (San Francisco)Matthew Stock and Michael Lieberman
ETHERICSat Nov 13, 1999Clear, as a skyJim Page
EVENSTEVENSTue Mar 1, 20162000-03 Disney Channel series with Shia LaBeoufFreddie Cheng
FLASHFIRESat Mar 14, 2009Result of a combustion explosionBarry C. Silk
ICANTRESISTFri Feb 19, 2021Comment before indulgingAmanda Rafkin
ISPOKETOOSOONFri Jul 29, 2022"Well, my comment sure sounds dumb now ..."Robyn Weintraub
JERSEYSWAPFri Jan 3, 2025Postgame photo op between two opposing playersColin Adams
JOHNTHEBAPTISTSun Oct 1, 1995Last of the Hebrew prophets, in Christian beliefFrank A. Longo
LOTINLIFESat Jul 18, 2020KismetJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
MADEMAGICSat Jul 9, 2022Achieved something wondrousKevin G. Der
MANANDSUPERMANWed Dec 1, 20041903 Shaw playRoy Leban
MOVINGTARGETSun Nov 22, 2015Mark that's hard to hitSamuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen
NONLEVELSun Jun 6, 1999UnbalancedDavid J. Kahn
PENOLOGISTSThu Jul 6, 2000Ones looking at sentencesPatrick Berry
POMERANIANFri Nov 18, 2022Toy from a place that no longer existsRobyn Weintraub
PUDDLEJUMPERSFri Mar 17, 2006Short-hop specialistsJohn Farmer
PUTTINGWed Jul 7, 2010Green skillWill Nediger
REDHILLSSat Dec 24, 2005Prairie region in Kansas rich in gypsum and ironByron Walden
RIGHTSIZEThu Apr 4, 2002Set at the proper level, as a work forceTrip Payne
SLIGHTMISTAKETue Aug 20, 2002Boo-booBob Peoples
SPORTCARSun Feb 4, 200112-Down, for oneFrank A. Longo
THEGOLDENSPIKEFri Dec 20, 2024Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroadHenry Josephson
THELAWISAASSMon Aug 28, 2017Notable (and grammatically incorrect) declaration by Mr. Bumble in "Oliver Twist"Dan Margolis
THELOCUSTTREEINFLOWERSun May 10, 20151935 poem with one word per line ... as spelled out by this puzzle's circled lettersJacob Stulberg
VERMISat Dec 17, 1994Worm: PrefixChuck Deodene
WARMBLOODEDWed Sep 11, 2013EndothermicPatrick Blindauer
WIFFLESat May 25, 2024___ ballDavid P. Williams
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