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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 50,849 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
AFORTIORITue Jul 21, 2009Even more certain: Lat.Donna S. Levin
AJUGSun Feb 13, 2005"___ of Wine, a Loaf of Bread "Daniel C. Bryant
BISTATESat Aug 18, 2001Like some port authoritiesRich Norris
BONDTRADINGSun Apr 5, 2009Exchange for 007?Charles Deber
BREAKINGTHERULESSun Jan 15, 2012CheatingFinn Vigeland
CHEESEBALLSat Sep 13, 2014Super-cornyJosh Knapp
CLASSROSTERMon May 6, 2024Sheet with student namesMalaika Handa
CONSUMINGSat Sep 11, 2004Getting downByron Walden
DIVIDENDSFri Nov 1, 1996BonusesM. Rosen
EARTHMOVERMon Nov 29, 1993BulldozerSidney L. Robbins
FENCINGSun Jun 5, 1994Olympics event since 1896Dean Niles
GAILLARDEThu Sep 22, 199413-Down dance, in FranceGeorge Quincy
HEREOFSun Nov 29, 1998"...upon receipt ___"Matt Gaffney
HOPETHATHELPSMon Nov 11, 2013Friendly comment after providing informationElizabeth C. Gorski
INFLIGHTMAGAZINETue Apr 1, 2025Publication where this puzzle might be foundSande Milton
JEROMEDAVIDWed Nov 27, 1996The "J. D." of J. D. SalingerR. Hughes
JERRYRICEFri Jan 6, 2006Legendary 49ers receiverDavid Levinson Wilk
LIFEPRESERVERFri Nov 22, 2013On-deck circle?Patrick Berry
MAGAZINESTue Feb 22, 2011What the starts of the answers to the eight italicized clues areIan Livengood
METOOERATue Dec 10, 2024Period of accountability since 2017Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf
NATATORIAFri Jan 6, 2023Indoor swimming poolsErica Hsiung Wojcik
ONEEYEDJACKSWed Mar 6, 2024Nicholson and Nicklaus, e.g.?Brad Wiegmann
PEPPERPOTTSMon Sep 26, 2016*Iron Man's love interestTimothy Polin
PERFECTSCORESSun Jan 5, 2020What composers do when they add the finishing touches?Will Nediger
PERTLYThu Dec 24, 2009With a saucy styleNancy Salomon
PIANISTEThu Jul 9, 1998Keyboard professionalNorman S. Wizer
PIANOHINGEThu Oct 21, 2010Cabinetmaker's hardwareDan Naddor
RETAILSHOPMon Sep 30, 2024Mom-and-pop store, e.g.Alexander Liebeskind
SCHOOLDANCEMon May 28, 2018Prom, e.g.Alex Eaton-Salners
SECURITIESANALYSTSun Jun 24, 2007Wall Street workerEric Berlin
SNIFFERWed Oct 25, 2000Bloodhound, at timesNick Grivas
SOLCERVEZAMon Jun 1, 2015Popular Mexican brewDavid Woolf
THEEMMYSThu Apr 27, 2017Annual September TV eventTodd Gross
THELATELAMENTEDFri Jul 18, 1997Descriptive words of honorMartin Ashwood-Smith
TOMMYJAMESTue Jul 16, 199660's singer with the ShondellsR. Hamel
UNDERSPENDSSun Jul 3, 2005Is frugalElizabeth C. Gorski
VIVAVOCEThu Mar 7, 1996OrallyC. Millhauser
WHEEDLEFri Mar 3, 2006InveigleTyler Hinman
WHIMWHAMFri Mar 23, 2007GimcrackManny Nosowsky
WIREDAHEADTue Mar 6, 2001Provided electricity for the john?Ed Early
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