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237 total results for RARER( score: 50 )
69 results for RARER from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Sun Oct 20, 2024 | 83A | Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States | Jerry Miccolis | Fagliano |
Sun Oct 13, 2024 | 63D | Harder to come by (2) | Gary Larson and Doug Peterson | Fagliano |
Tue May 28, 2024 | 12D | More pink, as 13-Down | Chris Leatherberry | Fagliano |
Sun Apr 28, 2024 | 26A | Comparative that's an inadvisable starting choice in Wordle | Mike Ellison | Fagliano |
Sat Jan 20, 2024 | 43D | More golden, say | Caitlin Reid and Matthew Stock | Shortz |
Fri Sep 29, 2023 | 44D | Like AB- vis-à-vis other blood types | Malaika Handa | Shortz |
Fri Jun 3, 2022 | 38A | Like O negative vis-à-vis O positive (2) | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Mon Jan 17, 2022 | 56D | Like uranium vis-à-vis carbon | Evan Mahnken | Shortz |
Sun Nov 22, 2020 | 104D | Less well done (2) | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Thu May 21, 2020 | 13A | Like O negative vis-à-vis O positive (2) | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Sun Oct 13, 2019 | 18A | Less everyday | Erik Agard | Shortz |
Mon Dec 17, 2018 | 7D | Pinker in the middle, say | Brian Thomas and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Aug 30, 2018 | 30A | Pinker, say | Grant Thackray | Shortz |
Sun Mar 18, 2018 | 58D | Not so common (3) | Daniel Raymon | Shortz |
Mon Dec 4, 2017 | 56D | Harder to find (6) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Jul 24, 2017 | 62A | Less common (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sat Sep 24, 2016 | 36A | Like safeties vis-à-vis field goals | Mary Lou Guizzo | Shortz |
Thu Sep 8, 2016 | 16A | Like perfect games vis-à-vis no-hitters | Joanne Sullivan | Shortz |
Sun Mar 16, 2014 | 77D | More pink, perhaps | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Fri Aug 9, 2013 | 59A | Less often seen | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Sun Aug 4, 2013 | 22A | Harder to come by (2) | Steven Ginzburg | Shortz |
Sun Feb 3, 2013 | 63D | More pink, maybe | Dan Schoenholz | Shortz |
Sun Dec 18, 2011 | 55D | Not so prevalent | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Mon Dec 12, 2011 | 27D | Not so well-done (3) | Gary Cee | Shortz |
Sat Oct 22, 2011 | 45D | Worth more to collectors, say | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Fri Oct 14, 2011 | 53D | More bloody, so to speak | Caleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Class | Shortz |
Tue Aug 30, 2011 | 55D | Less done, as steak | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Mar 29, 2011 | 50A | Harder to locate | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Wed Sep 29, 2010 | 1D | Less well done (2) | Charles Gersch | Shortz |
Sat Mar 27, 2010 | 42D | Not so easy to get one's hands on | Samuel A. Donaldson | Shortz |
Tue Jul 21, 2009 | 2D | Less common (5) | Donna S. Levin | Shortz |
Thu Jun 11, 2009 | 10D | Pinker, perhaps | Alex Boisvert | Shortz |
Wed May 6, 2009 | 60A | Less typical (3) | Michael Callaway Barnhart | Shortz |
Wed Apr 8, 2009 | 37A | Not so common (3) | Joey Weissbrot | Shortz |
Tue Apr 7, 2009 | 56A | Less common (5) | Joon Pahk | Shortz |
Fri Dec 19, 2008 | 6D | More enticing to a philatelist, say | Natan Last | Shortz |
Mon Jan 21, 2008 | 15A | More unusual | Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Thu Jan 17, 2008 | 31D | Not so well done (3) | Matt Ginsberg | Shortz |
Sun Apr 1, 2007 | 36D | Like triple plays compared to double plays | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Fri Jan 5, 2007 | 37A | Like tigers vis-à-vis lions | Paula Gamache | Shortz |
Tue Sep 12, 2006 | 44A | Pinker in the middle | James R. Leeds | Shortz |
Sun Aug 20, 2006 | 109A | Not done as well? | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Feb 14, 2006 | 67A | More pink, as steak | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
Sat Feb 4, 2006 | 3D | Like rhinos vis-à-vis elephants | Philip C. Ordway | Shortz |
Tue Jun 21, 2005 | 25D | Harder to find (6) | Nancy Kavanaugh | Shortz |
Sat Jun 4, 2005 | 25D | With more to be done? | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun May 15, 2005 | 43D | Less typical (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 25D | Not so common (3) | Richard Silvestri | Shortz |
Tue Feb 22, 2005 | 52D | Scarcer | Ed Early | Shortz |
Sun Oct 3, 2004 | 18A | Less typical (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Sun Feb 29, 2004 | 119A | Less seen | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Jul 6, 2003 | 29A | Pinker, in a way | Robert H. Wolfe | Shortz |
Mon Jan 27, 2003 | 22D | Not as common (2) | Stanley Newman | Shortz |
Wed Jun 26, 2002 | 58A | Relatively red | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Fri Sep 28, 2001 | 1D | More enticing, to a philatelist | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Mon Oct 23, 2000 | 48D | Harder to find (6) | Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg | Shortz |
Tue Aug 29, 2000 | 31A | Less common (5) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Jun 23, 2000 | 23D | Done less? | Noah Dephoure | Shortz |
Tue Apr 20, 1999 | 3D | Less common (5) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Mon Mar 29, 1999 | 26D | Pinker than pink | Bill Ballard | Shortz |
Fri Oct 9, 1998 | 29A | Closer to extinction | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Fri Apr 4, 1997 | 16A | Harder to find (6) | Gerald R. Ferguson | Shortz |
Mon Feb 10, 1997 | 12D | Harder to find (6) | S. Burns | Shortz |
Sun Oct 1, 1995 | 15D | Harder to find (6) | Frank A. Longo | Shortz |
Sun Sep 24, 1995 | 102D | Not so well done (3) | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
Thu Mar 9, 1995 | 18A | Not as common (2) | Alex Vaughn | Shortz |
Mon Jun 6, 1994 | 23A | Pinker inside | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Sun Feb 27, 1994 | 111D | More collectible, maybe | Bette Sue Cohen | Shortz |
Mon Jan 10, 1994 | 11D | Twice as unlikely | Randolph Ross | Shortz |
1 result for RARER from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Feb 16, 2014 | Diagramless | 18A | Not so easy to come by | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
167 results for RARER from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Tue Jul 6, 1993 | 22A | More unusual | Robert Herrig | Maleska |
Sat Mar 13, 1993 | 7D | More scarce | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Tue Jan 5, 1993 | 14A | More unusual | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Dec 20, 1992 | 116A | Less prevalent | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Fri Nov 20, 1992 | 11D | Less common | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Sat Mar 21, 1992 | 30D | More distinctive | Timothy S. Lewis | Maleska |
Thu Sep 5, 1991 | 27D | More uncommon | Judith Perry | Maleska |
Thu Aug 29, 1991 | 51D | Less common | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Dec 30, 1990 | 110A | Less well done | Nancy Scandrett Ross | Maleska |
Tue Sep 25, 1990 | 26D | Less common | Joe Clonick | Maleska |
Sat Sep 22, 1990 | 8D | " ... ___ gifts than gold": Brooke | Nancy Joline | Maleska |
Fri Jul 27, 1990 | 27D | Harder to find | Roger H. Courtney | Maleska |
Tue Jun 12, 1990 | 28D | More uncommon | Margaret W. Huskey | Maleska |
Wed Jun 6, 1990 | 27D | More unusual | Betty Jorgensen | Maleska |
Sun May 27, 1990 | 50A | More difficult to find | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Thu Feb 15, 1990 | 27D | More unusual | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Fri Nov 10, 1989 | 21D | Less easy to find | Calista Luminati | Maleska |
Sun Sep 17, 1989 | 74D | Less manifold | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Mon Jul 31, 1989 | 52D | Less common | Peter G. Snow | Maleska |
Sun May 21, 1989 | 73D | Scarcer | Thomas W. Underhill | Maleska |
Tue Nov 8, 1988 | 68A | Seen less | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Sun Oct 23, 1988 | 74D | Less frequent | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Sep 6, 1988 | 61A | More scarce | Whitten | Maleska |
Tue Jul 19, 1988 | 29D | More unusual | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sat Feb 6, 1988 | 15D | More like a day in June | Kenneth Haxton | Maleska |
Sat Dec 26, 1987 | 9A | More recherché | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Nov 22, 1987 | 114A | More uncommon | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon Sep 21, 1987 | 31D | Less common | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Mon Aug 31, 1987 | 50D | More unusual | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sun Aug 30, 1987 | 24A | More uncommon | Bernice Gordon | Maleska |
Mon Dec 1, 1986 | 35D | Less often found | Fred Toole | Maleska |
Sat Nov 22, 1986 | 30D | Less common | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Mon Nov 10, 1986 | 27D | Less common | James R. Burns | Maleska |
Sat Aug 2, 1986 | 19A | Less common | Kenneth Witte | Maleska |
Sun Jul 6, 1986 | 38D | More uncommon | Bette Sue Cohen | Maleska |
Mon Apr 14, 1986 | 30D | Thinner, as air | Arthur W. Palmer | Maleska |
Sat Jan 12, 1985 | 9D | Of great singularity | Jack L. Steinhardt | Maleska |
Mon Jan 7, 1985 | 71A | Not so common | Evelyn Benshoof | Maleska |
Thu Nov 22, 1984 | 15A | Scarcer | Troxell | Maleska |
Sun Dec 4, 1983 | 46D | Less common | Mary Virginia Orna | Maleska |
Thu Sep 22, 1983 | 60A | More atypical | John R. Prosser | Maleska |
Wed Jul 20, 1983 | 23A | Less common | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Mon May 23, 1983 | 6D | Less common | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Thu Apr 28, 1983 | 68A | Less abundant | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Wed Apr 13, 1983 | 36A | Less abundant | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sat Apr 2, 1983 | 47D | Less prevalent | Robert Katz | Maleska |
Sun Jan 9, 1983 | 39D | In shorter supply | Louis Baron | Maleska |
Thu Nov 25, 1982 | 16A | Thinner | I. Judah Koolyk | Maleska |
Mon Nov 8, 1982 | 31D | Less common | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Sat Aug 7, 1982 | 58A | Harder to find | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sat Jun 26, 1982 | 15A | Harder to find | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Thu Oct 8, 1981 | 20D | Thinner in density, as gases | John Greenman | Maleska |
Tue Sep 23, 1980 | 32D | More uncommon | Frank Geary | Maleska |
Tue May 13, 1980 | 56A | Less common | Waltuch | Maleska |
Fri Mar 14, 1980 | 12D | More uncommon | Bert H. Kruse | Maleska |
Fri Jan 4, 1980 | 39A | Less plentiful | C. J. Angio | Maleska |
Mon Jun 11, 1979 | 29D | Less cooked, as a steak | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat May 27, 1978 | 23D | More uncommon | Elaine D. Schorr | Maleska |
Fri Feb 3, 1978 | 23A | Harder to find | William Lutwiniak | Maleska |
Sun Nov 20, 1977 | 109A | Less common | Anthony B. Canning | Maleska |
Wed Dec 22, 1976 | 32D | More unusual | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Thu Nov 11, 1976 | 22A | Finer | Jack Luzzatto | Weng |
Wed Jun 2, 1976 | 28D | Less common | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Wed May 12, 1976 | 10D | More choice | Sophie Fierman | Weng |
Sun May 9, 1976 | 86A | Harder to find | Herb Risteen | Weng |
Fri Apr 9, 1976 | 15A | Harder to find | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Wed Mar 17, 1976 | 58A | Less often seen | William Lutwiniak | Weng |
Tue Jun 24, 1975 | 2D | Less common | Virginia Godwin | Weng |
Mon Jun 9, 1975 | 28D | More unusual | Andrew Lesko | Weng |
Thu Mar 13, 1975 | 44D | More uncommon | Jean J. Davison | Weng |
Sun Mar 9, 1975 | 87D | Not as dense | Maura B. Jacobson | Weng |
Sun Dec 1, 1974 | 12D | Thinner | George Madrid | Weng |
Sat Nov 9, 1974 | 33D | More scarce | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Tue Oct 1, 1974 | 31D | Harder to find | Lois Hillis | Weng |
Sun Apr 28, 1974 | 98D | Not as common | Joseph LaFauci | Weng |
Fri Mar 29, 1974 | 22A | More unusual | Bert H. Kruse | Weng |
Mon Oct 22, 1973 | 56A | More unique | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Nov 8, 1972 | 5A | Less well done | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 14, 1972 | 47A | More exceptional | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Sep 17, 1972 | 78D | More unusual | Threba Johnson | Weng |
Mon Sep 11, 1972 | 27D | More undercooked | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jul 13, 1971 | 41A | More exceptional | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Feb 20, 1971 | 44A | More unusual | Unknown | Weng |
Wed May 27, 1970 | 15A | Like some steak | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Feb 24, 1970 | 16A | Less available | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Nov 4, 1969 | 15A | Less frequent. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 15, 1969 | 50D | More uncommon. | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Oct 19, 1968 | 45D | Less frequent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Sep 16, 1968 | 47D | Harder to find. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Apr 16, 1968 | 47A | Thinner. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Feb 25, 1968 | 66A | Not so prevalent. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Fri Nov 17, 1967 | 51A | Less common. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Sun Oct 22, 1967 | 44D | Harder to find. | William A. Lewis, Jr. | Farrar |
Thu Sep 21, 1967 | 31D | Less usual. | Leonard Sussman | Farrar |
Tue Jul 4, 1967 | 52D | More unusual. | Threba Johnson | Farrar |
Thu Mar 9, 1967 | 55D | More tenuous. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Sun Feb 19, 1967 | 38D | Harder to find. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sun Jan 29, 1967 | 85A | Thinner. | William Lutwiniak | Farrar |
Mon Jan 16, 1967 | 15A | More excellent. | Norton Rhoades | Farrar |
Tue Aug 2, 1966 | 47D | Finer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 8, 1966 | 23D | More unusual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 8, 1965 | 6D | Thinner. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Sep 21, 1965 | 60A | Less frequent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jun 10, 1965 | 31D | More excellent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Dec 25, 1964 | 5D | Not so dense. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Aug 31, 1964 | 50D | Less common. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon May 11, 1964 | 49D | Less common | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Nov 7, 1963 | 3D | Thinner. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Thu Oct 31, 1963 | 14A | Thinner, as air. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Sep 6, 1963 | 30D | More exceptional. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Mar 19, 1963 | 40D | Thinner. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Mon Jan 7, 1963 | 42A | Harder to find. | Jean Reed | Farrar |
Sat Nov 3, 1962 | 25D | More valuable, as a coin. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jun 25, 1962 | 55D | Thinner, as air. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 8, 1962 | 112A | Very hard to find. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Sat Feb 10, 1962 | 33A | More unusual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Dec 17, 1961 | 57D | Less common. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Tue Jun 27, 1961 | 52A | More excellent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Mar 19, 1960 | 49D | More precious. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 16, 1960 | 15A | More unusual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Nov 4, 1959 | 29D | Less plentiful. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 7, 1959 | 59A | Less common. | George Laczko | Farrar |
Wed Apr 1, 1959 | 45A | More infrequent. | Robert Hegler | Farrar |
Tue Sep 9, 1958 | 30D | More precious. | Ruth L. Rutkay | Farrar |
Sat Jun 7, 1958 | 50D | Thinner. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Sat Mar 15, 1958 | 29D | Of thinner texture. | Peter Allen | Farrar |
Tue Dec 24, 1957 | 37D | Thinner. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Dec 18, 1957 | 32D | More seldom seen. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Oct 6, 1957 | 24A | Not so well done. | Natalie Hankemeyer | Farrar |
Sun Sep 15, 1957 | 120A | Thinner. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Fri Jun 28, 1957 | 28D | More excellent. | S. A. Kay | Farrar |
Sun Dec 30, 1956 | 32A | Thinner. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Fri Dec 7, 1956 | 1D | Thinner. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Sep 16, 1956 | 85A | Finer. | Grace Hoster | Farrar |
Mon May 28, 1956 | 53A | More unusual. | Alice H. Cook | Farrar |
Sun Mar 4, 1956 | 38D | More unusual. | Marjorie Connelly | Farrar |
Sun Jan 8, 1956 | 63A | Less frequent. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Thu Oct 6, 1955 | 25A | Less usual. | Marjorie M. Connelly | Farrar |
Mon Jul 18, 1955 | 22D | More excellent. | Fletcher Coates | Farrar |
Fri Apr 22, 1955 | 43D | Less frequent. | Helen Barnard | Farrar |
Thu Sep 2, 1954 | 49D | Thinner. | Cora Goodman | Farrar |
Sat Feb 6, 1954 | 41A | More underdone. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jan 14, 1954 | 53D | Of thinner texture. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Tue Nov 3, 1953 | 24D | More excellent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Sep 23, 1953 | 48A | Of thinner texture. | Dorothy Smith | Farrar |
Sun Feb 22, 1953 | 84A | Not as common. | Herbert Arensberg | Farrar |
Sat Feb 21, 1953 | 22D | Of less frequency. | Harold T. Bers | Farrar |
Sun Oct 26, 1952 | 6D | Harder to find. | Ralph Anderson | Farrar |
Mon Aug 25, 1952 | 2D | Thinner. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 12, 1952 | 50A | More tempting to collectors. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jul 11, 1952 | 2D | Scarcer. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 13, 1952 | 64A | More unusual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Feb 18, 1952 | 41A | More infrequent. | Unknown | Farrar |
Wed Feb 6, 1952 | 24A | More valuable, as a stamp. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 4, 1951 | 104A | Thinner. | Evelyn Smith | Farrar |
Sat Aug 11, 1951 | 49D | More uncommon. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 27, 1951 | 52D | More unusual. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Tue Mar 13, 1951 | 22A | More unusual. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 12, 1950 | 116A | More unusual. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun Feb 19, 1950 | 88D | Finer. | Alberta N. Burton | Farrar |
Sun Feb 6, 1949 | 71D | Less usual. | G. A. K. Sutton | Farrar |
Sun Oct 3, 1948 | 47A | More unusual. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Sun Oct 5, 1947 | 6D | More infrequent. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Aug 17, 1947 | 101D | Less frequent. | Waldo Ranson | Farrar |
Sun Jul 2, 1944 | 71A | More infrequent. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Jun 6, 1943 | 10D | Less frequent. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Jun 14, 1942 | 13D | Scarcer. | Charles Merz and Arthur Hays Sulzberger | Farrar |