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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 49,945 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
ABANDONALLHOPETue Mar 9, 2010With 23-Across, famous "opening" lineJeffrey Wechsler
AGRONSun Dec 13, 1998Soil sci.Richard Silvestri
ARCTURUSFri Feb 7, 2014Fourth-brightest star in the skyNed White
AWAFTWed Nov 8, 1995FloatingGlenn E. Sykes
BASEONBALLSTue Apr 15, 2014Batter's reward after pitches like those described at the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-AcrossGary Cee
BLAXPLOITATIONSat Sep 12, 2015Genre of the 1970s movies "Foxy Brown" and "Three the Hard Way"Damon Gulczynski
BOOKOFCHANGESThu Jan 15, 1998"I Ching"Arthur S. Verdesca
COWORKERThu Mar 22, 2007ColleagueKaren M. Tracey
DANCEORCHESTRASun May 26, 2002Ballroom playersElizabeth C. Gorski
DENIMOVERALLSWed Mar 24, 2021*Minions or Mario?Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
DIVINEMOTHERSun Aug 21, 2011Part of the Hindu GodheadAlan Arbesfeld
ELPAISSun Sep 18, 2011Spanish newspaper whose name means "The Country"Josh Knapp
EPICUREANSTue Jun 19, 2007Devotees of fine diningJohn Underwood
GILDINGSun Dec 16, 2007EmbellishmentDavid J. Kahn and Steve Kahn
HEELKICKSTue Dec 10, 2024Taekwondo moves done with an outstretched legBrian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf
HENRIMATISSESun Nov 23, 2008Leader of the Fauvist movementDavid J. Kahn
HIREADJSun Jun 19, 2022Book some wedding entertainmentJeremy Newton
HUMANCOMEDYTue Oct 23, 2007Saroyan novel, with "The"Alan Arbesfeld
LAWANDORDERSun Mar 20, 2005Religious ___ (two, please)Patrick Berry
LAYTOWASTEMon May 29, 2023Completely destroyKatie Hale and Zachary David Levy
LUDOThu Apr 20, 1995Form of pachisiRaymond Hamel
MARINEECOLOGISTFri Jun 11, 201031-Across, for oneJohn Dunn
NOMISTAKESSun Mar 20, 1994Solver's dreamJoel Davajan
PAPERTRAINEDMon Dec 19, 2022Like a puppy who's learned where to "go"Jennifer Nutt
PHONEDITINSat Dec 28, 2019Gave much less than 100%Robyn Weintraub
PITBOSSESSun Apr 10, 2005Table watchersElizabeth C. Gorski
PLATYPUSESThu Oct 15, 2020Web-footed mammalsLindsey Hobbs
POSSECUTSun Nov 26, 2017Song with verses by four or more rappersJeff Chen
PROUDESTFri May 7, 2021___ moment (crowning achievement)Brooke Husic
RAISEDTHEBARThu May 21, 2015Elevated expectations ... or what this puzzle's maker did to five answers in this puzzle?Peter A. Collins
REDLINESSun May 3, 2015StrikesDan Schoenholz
RESEAUSun Nov 16, 2008Meshed foundation in laceMerl Reagle
ROUNDHOUSESun Aug 12, 2018Wide-swinging blowRoss Trudeau
SLOWBOATTOCHINAMon Nov 7, 1994Interminable rideRandall J. Hartman
THELIKEMon Sep 2, 2024Others similarSala Wanetick and Emily Biegas
THINONTOPSat May 6, 2017BaldingJoe DiPietro
TONGUEINCHEEKThu Sep 7, 1995Not seriousRich Norris
TREATYPORTSun Oct 5, 2008*Onetime regal status of Shanghai or CantonByron Walden
UNSADDLESFri Oct 8, 1999Takes a load off the backNancy Salomon
WASHCYCLEThu Jul 12, 2007Ten minutes in a laundry, maybeMichael Shteyman
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