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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| Word | Date | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRE | Sat 6/5/2004 | French Beaux-Arts painter Cabanel | Byron Walden |
| ANDWHENHEDID | Thu 2/20/1997 | More of the quip | D. J. Kahn |
| CAPPER | Sat 1/1/2005 | Doesn't this beat all? | Raymond C. Young |
| CASHEDIN | Sat 1/13/2001 | Redeemed | Rich Norris |
| CHARGED | Fri 2/11/2000 | Kind of atmosphere | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| COLONIAL | Sun 2/7/1999 | House style | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| COMICSTYLE | Thu 5/29/1997 | Slapstick, e.g. | Gilbert H. Ludwig |
| FEELINGTHEPINCH | Mon 6/11/2007 | Short on dough | Harriet Clifton |
| GOURMETCOOKS | Sun 8/3/2003 | High-level course planners? | Jim Page |
| GUESSAGAIN | Thu 6/19/2008 | "Nope, still not right" | Joe Krozel |
| HERSH | Sun 10/5/2008 | Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour | Byron Walden |
| HOLLYHUNTER | Tue 3/19/1996 | "The Piano" player | P. Jordan |
| INHERENCE | Sun 7/4/2004 | Innateness | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| JACLYN | Sat 11/11/1995 | Actress Smith | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| JUGGLES | Sun 3/7/1999 | Does many things at once | Randolph Ross |
| LESSERANTILLES | Sun 11/4/2007 | Where to find the Windward and Leeward Islands | Bob Klahn |
| LIGHTAFIRE | Sat 9/29/2007 | Get ready to grill | Robert H. Wolfe |
| LIPBALMS | Sun 11/1/2009 | Guards against chapping | Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller |
| LOCHANDKEY | Sun 11/21/1999 | Island in a Scottish bay? | Patrick D. Berry |
| MADAMEOVARY | Sun 3/30/2003 | Appropriate name for a female fertility clinic? | Alan Arbesfeld |
| MIDDYBLOUSE | Sun 5/11/1997 | Sailor's top | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| MISSIVE | Sat 5/26/2007 | Letter | Joe DiPietro |
| MOMMY | Tue 7/12/2005 | Daddy's counterpart | Nancy Salomon |
| MONONCLE | Sun 1/15/1995 | Jacques Tati title role | Ernie Furtado |
| MULISH | Fri 9/10/2004 | Stubborn | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| NOSHOES | Thu 5/7/1998 | With 43-Across and 20-Down, a sign on a restaurant door | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| NOTICER | Sun 4/23/1995 | Observant type | Randolph Ross |
| PACEDTHEPASTE | Thu 8/20/1998 | Set trends in cheap jewelry? | Harvey Estes |
| PERKINS | Tue 6/28/2005 | "Wild Kingdom" host Marlin | Jim Hyres |
| PHANTOMJET | Tue 2/6/1996 | F-4, e.g. | Randy Sowell |
| REWATER | Sat 7/25/1998 | Hose again | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SATANICVERSES | Sun 6/5/1994 | 1989 best seller, with "The" | Dean Niles |
| SNAREDRUM | Tue 3/18/2003 | Percussion instrument in a combo | William Schaub |
| SOFTMUSIC | Thu 10/20/2005 | Romantic notes | Manny Nosowsky |
| TOWNDUMPLING | Sun 9/16/2007 | Local cutie pie? | Mike Nothnagel |
| VENAE | Fri 7/7/2006 | ___ cavae | Joe Krozel |
| WATSLINE | Sat 2/12/2005 | Long-distance service with fixed rates for fixed zones | Joe DiPietro |
| WHITERABBIT | Mon 3/2/2009 | Lewis Carroll character who's late | Lynn Lempel |
| YOUIN | Wed 12/10/2008 | Query at a poker table | Joe Krozel |
| YOUWHOYOOHOO | Mon 7/3/2006 | Those seeking attention? | Randall J. Hartman |