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. They're so rare that each of them appears only in a single puzzle. Not all these words make sense. Some of them are unique because they're part of some wacky theme. Some are errors that don't fit the standard Across Lite format. There are 43,293 unique answer words in the database.

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WordDateClueAuthor
ALEXANDRE Sat 6/5/2004French Beaux-Arts painter CabanelByron Walden
ANDWHENHEDID Thu 2/20/1997More of the quipD. J. Kahn
CAPPER Sat 1/1/2005Doesn't this beat all?Raymond C. Young
CASHEDIN Sat 1/13/2001RedeemedRich Norris
CHARGED Fri 2/11/2000Kind of atmosphereElizabeth C. Gorski
COLONIAL Sun 2/7/1999House styleNancy Nicholson Joline
COMICSTYLE Thu 5/29/1997Slapstick, e.g.Gilbert H. Ludwig
FEELINGTHEPINCH Mon 6/11/2007Short on doughHarriet Clifton
GOURMETCOOKS Sun 8/3/2003High-level course planners?Jim Page
GUESSAGAIN Thu 6/19/2008"Nope, still not right"Joe Krozel
HERSH Sun 10/5/2008Pulitzer-winning journalist SeymourByron Walden
HOLLYHUNTER Tue 3/19/1996"The Piano" playerP. Jordan
INHERENCE Sun 7/4/2004InnatenessElizabeth C. Gorski
JACLYN Sat 11/11/1995Actress SmithNancy Nicholson Joline
JUGGLES Sun 3/7/1999Does many things at onceRandolph Ross
LESSERANTILLES Sun 11/4/2007Where to find the Windward and Leeward IslandsBob Klahn
LIGHTAFIRE Sat 9/29/2007Get ready to grillRobert H. Wolfe
LIPBALMS Sun 11/1/2009Guards against chappingMatt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
LOCHANDKEY Sun 11/21/1999Island in a Scottish bay?Patrick D. Berry
MADAMEOVARY Sun 3/30/2003Appropriate name for a female fertility clinic?Alan Arbesfeld
MIDDYBLOUSE Sun 5/11/1997Sailor's topNancy Nicholson Joline
MISSIVE Sat 5/26/2007LetterJoe DiPietro
MOMMY Tue 7/12/2005Daddy's counterpartNancy Salomon
MONONCLE Sun 1/15/1995Jacques Tati title roleErnie Furtado
MULISH Fri 9/10/2004StubbornBrendan Emmett Quigley
NOSHOES Thu 5/7/1998With 43-Across and 20-Down, a sign on a restaurant doorEd Pegg Jr.
NOTICER Sun 4/23/1995Observant typeRandolph Ross
PACEDTHEPASTE Thu 8/20/1998Set trends in cheap jewelry?Harvey Estes
PERKINS Tue 6/28/2005"Wild Kingdom" host MarlinJim Hyres
PHANTOMJET Tue 2/6/1996F-4, e.g.Randy Sowell
REWATER Sat 7/25/1998Hose againRobert H. Wolfe
SATANICVERSES Sun 6/5/19941989 best seller, with "The"Dean Niles
SNAREDRUM Tue 3/18/2003Percussion instrument in a comboWilliam Schaub
SOFTMUSIC Thu 10/20/2005Romantic notesManny Nosowsky
TOWNDUMPLING Sun 9/16/2007Local cutie pie?Mike Nothnagel
VENAE Fri 7/7/2006___ cavaeJoe Krozel
WATSLINE Sat 2/12/2005Long-distance service with fixed rates for fixed zonesJoe DiPietro
WHITERABBIT Mon 3/2/2009Lewis Carroll character who's lateLynn Lempel
YOUIN Wed 12/10/2008Query at a poker tableJoe Krozel
YOUWHOYOOHOO Mon 7/3/2006Those seeking attention?Randall J. Hartman