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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 51,169 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
AIRBRUSHEDSun Mar 10, 2013Like many Playboy Playmate photosFinn Vigeland
ALAMOGORDOSat Jul 6, 2002Site of a blast from the pastNancy Joline
AMMONITEWed Feb 16, 2000Ancient resident of Jordan's present-day capitalGene Newman
BEERSHEBAMon Aug 28, 2000Southernmost city of ancient PalestineRichard Hughes
BIGGERSun Mar 13, 2022"The ___ they are ..."Christina Iverson and Katie Hale
BOOTJACKThu Jan 5, 2017*Tool for removing heavy footwearEd Sessa
CULTURECONFLICTFri Feb 11, 2005Cause of anomieManny Nosowsky
DODGEMONACOThu Jun 11, 2015*Model of the Blues Brothers' BluesmobileLewis E. Rothlein
EGGSSUNNYSIDEUPTue Sep 4, 2007Two ...Manny Nosowsky
ENDWAYSWed Jun 21, 2017LengthwiseBruce Haight
FATHEADSSat Sep 3, 2011NinniesPeter Wentz
GETUPTHECOURAGETue Aug 19, 2014Embolden oneselfSam Buchbinder
GHERKINSFri Oct 18, 1996Deli supplyM. Gaffney
GOLDMANSACHSTue Aug 20, 2024Investment banking giantSam Buchbinder
HELGAPICTURESThu Jan 17, 2013Noted series of paintings by Andrew WyethMilo Beckman
HIGHFIDELITYSun Sep 15, 2024Record book?Aimee Lucido
IANMCKELLENTue Nov 11, 2003"Lord of the Rings" actorM. Francis Vuolo
ITSJUSTMEFri Jan 6, 2023Remark made after catching someone by surpriseErica Hsiung Wojcik
IWONTMINCEWORDSFri Aug 19, 2022"Let me be frank ..."Patrick John Duggan
JILLBIDENSun Feb 4, 2024Co-founder of the Joining Forces initiative, with Michelle ObamaDaniel Grinberg
KLEBANFri Mar 28, 2014"A Chorus Line" lyricist EdDavid J. Kahn
LAKESIDEFri Dec 15, 2006Like some resortsLevi Denham
LARDYSun Oct 26, 2008Loaded with fatDaniel C. Bryant
LOSTWEEKENDSun Mar 31, 20131945 Best Picture winner, with "The"Caleb Madison
MILLIHELENSun Nov 9, 2014Facetious unit defined as the amount of beauty needed to launch one shipTom McCoy
OATBASEDSat May 6, 2023Like some nondairy milksCarter Cobb
OLDBLOCKThu Oct 7, 2004See 28-AcrossPatrick Merrell
ONEFLATFri Oct 26, 2007What the key of D minor hasDavid Quarfoot
ONHORSEBACKSun Jan 30, 2011Like a MountieKevin G. Der and Jessica A. Hui
PECKINPAHTue Jun 12, 2001"The Wild Bunch" directorAlfio Micci
POSTERNSSat Jun 1, 2002Back doorsRich Norris
PRINCIPALMon Oct 18, 2010With 53-Across, where Victoria lives?Lynn Lempel
PSALMISTSSat Mar 20, 1999David and othersChuck Deodene
REABSORBTue Apr 17, 2001Bring back inGreg Staples
RIFLERSSun Jan 5, 1997RansackersW. R. Williams
SCRUTINIZESThu Aug 11, 2016[See circled letters]Timothy Polin
TESTMATCHFri Jul 19, 2013International cricket eventPatrick Berry
THESIGHTSThu Jul 29, 1999What tourists seeDavid J. Kahn
TRAILBIKESWed May 29, 2013Off-road ridesGary Cee
VEERINGMon Jan 10, 1994Off courseRandolph Ross
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