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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 50,984 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
ABEYANCESat Jul 10, 1999SuspensionRich Norris
CANARYISLANDSTue Oct 30, 2001Las Palmas localeBarbara Olson
CAPULETSSat Dec 16, 2023One side in a noted family feudGarrett Chalfin
CARCOMMERCIALSFri Sep 11, 2009They may convince people to get ridesCaleb Madison
CHICANESat Oct 7, 1995TrickFrank A. Longo
CLUEINGSun Feb 13, 2022Task for a crossword constructorDavid Steinberg
CONVENEFri Jun 16, 1995MeetThomas W. Schier
DIGRESSEDSun Oct 13, 2013Went off?Jeff Chen
ECTOMOBILESun Jan 8, 2023Iconic 1984 movie vehicle that was a combination ambulance/hearseWyna Liu
EQUALRIGHTSMOVEMENTThu Nov 5, 2020Organized effort for justice under the lawJeremy Newton
ESPIONAGESat Oct 22, 2005Plants engage in itPatrick Berry
FACINGSun May 23, 1999VeneerHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
FAUXDIAMONDSat Aug 11, 2018Blarney stone?Ryan McCarty
FIRESALESSun Aug 11, 2013"Everything must go" eventsDan Schoenholz
FLUSTEREDMon Sep 7, 1998AgitatedGregory E. Paul
GETSAHITFri Aug 19, 2005Singles, e.g.David Liben-Nowell
GOTHUNGUPONFri Dec 23, 2011Couldn't stop obsessing aboutPatrick Berry
HIGHKICKSThu Aug 8, 2019*Can componentsTimothy Polin
HOURANGLESat Jul 29, 2017Measurement in a celestial coordinate systemErik Agard
LACONIATue Apr 19, 1994Sparta was its capitalBob Sefick
LICKSUPSun Jul 24, 1994LapsMatt Gaffney
LIECHTENSTEINERSat Dec 29, 2012Alpine nativeJoe Krozel
LOUFERRIGNOMon Aug 27, 2012He played the Hulk on 1970s-'80s TVMichael Farabaugh
MAINPROTAGONISTMon May 29, 2000Leading character, redundantlyRandall J. Hartman
MERGELEFTThu Oct 6, 2022What you might have to do for some highway construction ... or a first hint to solving this puzzle's themeSimeon Seigel
MILETIMEWed Mar 22, 2023Important number for a middle-distance runnerMadeline Kaplan
NOTSAFEFORWORKSun Jan 21, 2018At risk of being offensiveVictor Barocas and Andy Kravis
ONEDIMENSIONALThu May 22, 2003Like a lineDan Reichert
PACHELBELThu Nov 10, 2005Canon composerLee Glickstein and Craig Kasper
PLAYEDALONGSHOTSun Dec 15, 2002The daring pool shark ...RIchard Hughes
PODCASTINGFri Jul 1, 2005Modern media formBrendan Emmett Quigley
REDCARDThu Mar 15, 2018Soccer penalty indicatorJoe DiPietro
ROOMIESTWed Apr 12, 2017Least crampedEmily Carroll
ROULEAUSun Aug 30, 1998Roll of coinsJohn Wolting
SAMSHUMon Oct 24, 1994Chinese liquorSidney L. Robbins
SCHMUCKSSat Apr 2, 2005JerksByron Walden
SLICEDANDDICEDSat Oct 6, 2018Broke down for careful analysisLewis Dean Hyatt
TAMPEREDSat Feb 14, 2015Fooled (with)David Steinberg
THEBLACKDAHLIAMon Nov 12, 2007"Floral" film of 2006 with Josh Hartnett and Scarlett JohanssonHarvey Estes
TOOLSETSSun Aug 14, 2016Some True Value purchasesIan Livengood
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