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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 50,566 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
ADAMANTSTue Jan 6, 2009Unbreakable stones of legendJohn Greenman
ANARCHISTFri Feb 18, 2011Disorderly sort?Patrick Berry
BAHREINThu Aug 20, 1998Persian Gulf nation: Var.Harvey Estes
CABLETMon Aug 23, 1999Nautical ropeNancy Kavanaugh
CASTAWAYSFri Jan 28, 2011Some island dwellersKevin G. Der
COMMOTIONThu Jan 19, 2012*TurmoilDerek Bowman and Sarah Keller
CONDENSEWed Feb 11, 1998AbridgeNancy S. Ross
DJBOOTHSTue Sep 10, 2024Workspaces for some nightclub performersDaniel Bodily
DRIVETHROUGHWed Dec 13, 2017Option at many a fast-food restaurantBenjamin Kramer
DRYERASEBOARDWed Nov 18, 2015It's remarkable!Zachary Spitz
EMBARKONTue Dec 26, 2023Begin, as an adventureNeil Shook
EMILIANOZAPATATue Jun 14, 2016Mexican revolutionaryTracy Gray
ENMERThu Apr 7, 1994On the ocean: Fr.Fred Piscop
FREAKOUTONFri Aug 28, 2015Subject to a hissy fitSamuel A. Donaldson
FREEBREADSun Jul 20, 1997Soup kitchen offeringRich Norris
GAMIFYFri May 31, 2024Make more fun and addictive, in a wayAidan Deshong
HAPPENSFri Nov 25, 1994Comes aboutDaniel R. Stark
HIPPYWed May 12, 1999Wide in the middleNancy Salomon
JAMESWOODSSun Sep 21, 2003"The Light in the Forest" as read by actor ___Randolph Ross
JUNIORMINTSTue Dec 30, 2008Chocolate-coated candyDoug Peterson
KINGJOHNMon Jun 15, 2015He sealed the 19-AcrossMike Buckley
KISSEDBUTTFri May 23, 2025Sucked upKate Hawkins
LEACHEDWed Nov 8, 2000Removed by percolatingElizabeth C. Gorski
LEIFSSat Aug 18, 2007Conductor Segerstam and novelist EngerJim Page
PIEROGIESSun Jan 6, 2002Polish turnoversFrank A. Longo
POSOLEThu Jun 6, 2024Traditional Mexican stewMichael Lieberman
REDACTIONWed Jun 25, 2008Building the Berlin Wall?Rob Cook
REVERSESPLITWed Feb 18, 2009Corporate action that increases the par value of its stockSusan Gelfand
SNAPCHATFRIENDSSat Sep 8, 2018Ones sharing some shotsAndrew J. Ries
SPRINGBREAKWed Nov 20, 2019Time for a trip to Cabo San Lucas or Miami BeachErik Agard
TAKEALOADOFFTue Sep 23, 1997Dieter's credo?Nancy Salomon
TOTEBOARDSun Jan 21, 2018Racetrack displayVictor Barocas and Andy Kravis
TOUGHASNAILSMon Aug 20, 2012Really strongRobert Cirillo
TRUTHBOMBSun Apr 27, 2025Sudden dose of reality, in slangJacob Reed
TWOHANDSMon Aug 30, 2010Things a clock has ... or, literally, what 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across areRichard Chisholm
VELOCIPEDESat Sep 11, 2010Victorian conveyanceBrad Wilber
VPPICKSun Jun 19, 2022Major political announcement before a convention, informallyJeremy Newton
WASHCYCLEThu Jul 12, 2007Ten minutes in a laundry, maybeMichael Shteyman
WHODATGIRLSat Feb 14, 20152011 Flo Rida hit with the lyric "She ain't no rock star, but she got groupies"David Steinberg
YUCKEDSun Nov 27, 2022___ someone's yum (criticized a person's tastes, slangily)Adam Wagner
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