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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 50,422 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
ALITTLEGIVEANDTAKESun Jul 20, 2014See instructionsEric Berlin
ARKINSSun Dec 14, 1997Alan and AdamNancy Salomon
ARMIEFri Jan 24, 2020Actor Hammer of "The Social Network"Scott Earl
BALLSUPThu May 31, 2001MuddlesRobert H. Wolfe
BIOFUELSat Mar 26, 2022Algae, at timesAshton Anderson and James Mulhern
BITONALSun Dec 10, 1995Using two musical keysJim Page
COHESIVETue May 18, 1999UnifiedCynthia Joy Higgins
CROSSWORDSOLVERSat Feb 13, 2010You, e.g.Ashish Vengsarkar
CURTAINRODWed Apr 8, 2009It may be over a windowJoey Weissbrot
DEQUATREThu Aug 18, 1994Pas _____ (dance for four)A.J. Santora
DUESENBERGSat Jan 8, 1994See 18-AcrossRand H. Burns
FILMSPLICERWed Aug 4, 2021Editing device suggested by 17-, 23-, 33- and 46-Across?Brandon Koppy
FITTOThu Oct 15, 2015___ be tiedKevin G. Der
GIVESPERMISSIONWed Oct 25, 2017AllowsJules P. Markey
HEXAPODSFri Dec 23, 2011InsectsPatrick Berry
HITSTHEROOFMon Jun 12, 2023Explodes in angerAlice Liang
IMMOLATEDTue Oct 6, 2009Burned ceremoniallyMatt Ginsberg
ITSADONEDEALSat Sep 14, 2024"No backing out now"Christina Iverson
LEHARSSun Sep 22, 1996"Paganini" composer Franz et al.C. Millhauser
MENSHEALTHWed May 29, 2024Magazine with cover exclamations like "Bigger Biceps!"Jeanne Breen and Jeff Chen
MICROCODESat Mar 11, 1995Detailed computer instructionsNancy Joline
MIKEPENCEWed Oct 28, 2020Frequent "S.N.L." role for Beck BennettPeter Gordon
MYDEARWATSONTue Apr 25, 2006See 18-AcrossKevan Choset
NOODLEHEADTue Aug 14, 2007DoofusC. W. Stewart
PRIMEVIDEOThu Oct 21, 2021Where to find Amazon's streamsMichael Lieberman
PUTSONACLINICSun Mar 8, 2020Shows how it's doneLaura Taylor Kinnel
RESERVEDSEATSat Apr 6, 2024Book it!Byron Walden
ROADBEDSSat Apr 20, 1996Unpaved surfacesR. Norris
SAULBELLOWTue Jul 19, 19941976 Nobel Prize winner from 40-AcrossChristopher Hurt
SHOSHONESat Feb 18, 2012Sacagawea, for oneMatt Ginsberg
SIMONLEGREEWed Apr 6, 1994Cruel employerEd Stein
SLOBBERYMon Jun 22, 2020Like a big dog's lickSid Sivakumar
SPIRITUALSFri Jul 20, 2001"Go Down, Moses" and othersJim Page
SPRINGHASSPRUNGWed Mar 6, 2019Cry when warmer weather returnsMary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
STOODAPARTSat Mar 19, 2011Distinguished oneselfJoe DiPietro
TALENTPOOLFri Jul 21, 2023Group cultivated by a recruiterRobyn Weintraub
TAROTCARDSat Aug 28, 2021Divine instrument?Julian Lim
TELMASun Sep 18, 1994"Family Matters" actress HopkinsMerl Reagle
THESCORPIONKINGMon Jul 21, 2003"Royal" action film, 2002Andrea Carla Michaels
UNRELATEDWed Jun 8, 2005Like bush pigs and guinea pigsRichard Chisholm
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