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10 results for RARITY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 21, 2025	1A	Basketball's quadruple double, e.g	Boaz Moser and Jacob Reed	Shortz
Mon Jan 13, 2025	2D	Uncommon thing	Adam Levav	Shortz
Fri Jul 9, 2004	5D	Hole-in-one, e.g.	David Liben-Nowell	Shortz
Mon Sep 8, 2003	52A	Blue moon, e.g. (2)	Leslie H. Nicoll	Shortz
Mon Nov 15, 1999	5D	Hen's tooth, e.g. (2)	Nick Grivas	Shortz
Mon Jan 25, 1999	51D	Blue moon, e.g. (2)	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Sun Mar 9, 1997	113D	Collectible, maybe	June Boggs	Shortz
Thu May 9, 1996	4D	Curio	C. Millhauser	Shortz
Sun Jun 26, 1994	36A	Thinness	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sun Jun 12, 1994	6D	Hen's tooth, e.g. (2)	Frances Hansen	Shortz

2 results for RARITY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 10, 2019	Acrostic	C	Treasure for a collector	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 30, 2016	Acrostic	R	Hole in one or triple play, e.g.	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

18 results for RARITY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 2, 1987	43D	Snow in Tampa, e.g.	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Dec 28, 1986	51D	Snow in Tampa, e.g.	Virginia P. Abelson	Maleska
Tue Oct 13, 1981	43A	Snow in Miami	John Greenman	Maleska
Mon Sep 28, 1981	10D	Curio	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Fri Mar 4, 1977	21A	Unusual find	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Jun 22, 1975	6D	Good used car, e.g.	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Mon Nov 5, 1973	51D	Unusual occurrence	Unknown	Weng
Sat Aug 14, 1971	24D	Uncommon thing	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jun 30, 1971	27D	Thinness	Unknown	Weng
Thu Dec 26, 1968	42D	Collector's item.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu Oct 31, 1968	56A	Something unusual.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 15, 1968	32A	Tenuity.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Apr 1, 1956	68A	Odd sight.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Wed Jun 29, 1955	18A	Snow in Miami.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 7, 1953	24A	A parking place, for instance.	Ethel Le Strange	Farrar
Sun Jul 19, 1953	14D	Blue moon.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat May 12, 1951	37A	A no-run, no-hit game, for instance.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 14, 1949	63D	Thinness.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

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