RARE

RARE is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for RARE in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "RARE" answer was first appeared in "14 Feb 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Steak order (9)". It was authored by Nancy Joline. Recently, the "RARE" answer has been used for "6 Nov 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "“Still mooing,” as steaks go". It was authored by Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Seldom seen (10)". "RARE" appeared 239 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "RARE" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
6 Nov 2023 60A “Still mooing,” as steaks go Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock
2 Jul 2023 120A Like heterochromia in eyes Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa
14 Jun 2023 70A Not well done Jennifer Hoelzer
25 May 2023 12D Not well at all? Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin
4 Apr 2023 53A Opposite of well done Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson
3 Feb 2023 45D Like a Buffalo nickel Barbara Lin
30 Nov 2022 36A Definitely not well done Addison Snell
21 Sep 2022 57D Like blue lobsters Matthew Stock
8 Jul 2022 42A Prized, perhaps Kyle Dolan
12 Jun 2022 80D Valuable to collectors Will Nediger
27 Mar 2022 18D Like a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card August Lee-Kovach
21 Mar 2022 1D Uncommon John Ewbank and Jeff Chen
18 Jan 2022 68A Uncommon Kate Schutzengel
12 Sep 2021 40D Half-baked? Alex Rosen
28 Aug 2021 53D Word with earth or bird Julian Lim
2 Aug 2021 9D Happening once in a blue moon Kyra Wilson
31 May 2021 35A Red, as a steak Michael Lieberman
6 May 2021 13D Unusual Ed Sessa
18 Feb 2021 16A Hardly to be had Zachary Spitz
9 Feb 2021 10D Numismatic classification Colin Ernst
17 Jan 2021 105D Like snow leopards and Siberian tigers Tracy Gray and Tom Pepper
11 Jan 2021 7D Hard to find Martha Kimes
10 Dec 2020 37D Like shark attacks Jack Murtagh
12 Nov 2020 52D “Still mooing” Kristian House
25 Oct 2020 40D Like royal flushes Peter A. Collins
24 Oct 2020 10D Pink or close to it Byron Walden
21 Sep 2020 24A Like getting a $2 bill in change Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class
18 Aug 2020 14A Like a blue moon Olivia Mitra Framke
4 Jun 2020 47D Like royal flushes Barbara Lin
18 Mar 2020 31D Like blue moons Ricky Cruz
19 Feb 2020 73A Few and far between Alex Eaton-Salners
10 Feb 2020 38D Few and far between Bruce Haight
10 Nov 2019 71A Unusual Peter Gordon
4 Dec 2018 39A Steakhouse specification Peter Gordon
14 Oct 2018 39D Like albino alligators Ross Trudeau
25 Sep 2018 43D Like a steak that’s “still mooing” Ross Trudeau
9 Aug 2018 9D Like signatures of William Shakespeare Patrick Merrell
7 Aug 2018 26D Still red in the middle Alex Eaton-Salners
28 Jun 2018 7D Scarce Jeff Chen
28 Apr 2018 57D Like $10 gold eagle coins Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb
14 Feb 2018 47D Steak order Mary Lou Guizzo
19 Dec 2017 50A Like black sheep Andrew Kingsley
8 Jul 2017 16A Hard to get hold of David Steinberg
16 Jun 2017 44A Like white panthers Zhouqin Burnikel
4 May 2017 38A Like albinism Loren Muse Smith and Tracy Gray
24 Mar 2017 29D Like walk-off touchdowns Michael Hawkins and John Guzzetta
8 Jan 2017 22D Atypical Peter Broda and Erik Agard
9 Dec 2016 22A Like tritium and triplets David Phillips
23 Nov 2016 16A Like N.F.L. games ending in a tie David Steinberg
2 Nov 2016 12A Like Inverted Jenny postage stamps Andrew Kingsley
10 Oct 2016 19A Not medium or well done Patrick Merrell
28 Sep 2016 31D Like black rhinos Morton J. Mendelson
30 Aug 2016 25D Steak specification Roland Huget
28 Aug 2016 52A Like blue moons Paolo Pasco
19 Aug 2016 28A “On the hoof,” in diner lingo Paolo Pasco
3 Jul 2016 91A Still quite red Samuel A. Donaldson
8 May 2016 111D Tag in some dictionary definitions David J. Kahn
22 Apr 2016 23A Still red, say Robyn Weintraub
2 Feb 2016 29D Like a 1913 Liberty Head nickel Peter A. Collins
21 Jan 2016 58D Steak request David Phillips
1 Oct 2015 17A Like triple plays John Guzzetta
23 Aug 2015 51A Like first editions, often Joel Fagliano
26 Jun 2015 49D Like years evenly divisible by four that are not leap years Erin Rhode
15 Apr 2015 32A Of interest to a collector, say Joel Fagliano
25 Oct 2014 14A Not well, say Patrick Blindauer
26 Jul 2014 5D ___ bird Julian Lim
13 Jul 2014 68A Atypical Tom McCoy
18 May 2014 50D Numismatist’s classification Joe DiPietro
30 Mar 2014 76D Description on many eBay listings Peter A. Collins
12 Jan 2014 19A Steakhouse order Andrew Chaikin
9 Oct 2013 56D Like hurricanes in January Jason Flinn
3 Sep 2013 18D Not found in many stamp collections, say Dan Schoenholz
22 Jul 2013 57D Opposite of well done Ian Livengood
30 Jun 2013 75A Like a sighting of an ivory-billed woodpecker Alex Vratsanos and Jeff Chen
16 Apr 2013 15A Like a day in June, according to Lowell Peter Broda
7 Apr 2013 14A Kind of form Matt Ginsberg
17 Mar 2013 75A In ___ form J. R. Leopold
12 Feb 2013 14A “Bloody” Dan Schoenholz
4 Jan 2013 15A Thin David J. Kahn
28 Nov 2012 55A One-in-a-million Adam G. Perl
11 Nov 2012 16D Like a four-leaf clover Elizabeth C. Gorski
24 Jul 2012 33D “Still mooing,” as burgers go Andrew Marc Greene
11 Apr 2012 42A Seldom seen David Kwong
15 Feb 2012 12D Like a blue lobster Peter A. Collins
27 Dec 2011 51D Hard to come by John Dunn
1 Aug 2011 40D With 43-Across, yttrium or scandium Joel Fagliano
6 Jul 2011 48A Meat request Peter Collins
24 Jun 2011 29A “Bloody” Milo Beckman
21 Jun 2011 61A Like a total solar eclipse Kelsey Boes
15 Feb 2011 55D Burger order specification Paula Gamache
8 Feb 2011 12A Like no-hitters Robert W. Harris
27 Dec 2010 34A Still red, as a steak C. W. Stewart
22 Nov 2010 35D Opposite of well done David Poole
12 Sep 2010 107D In short supply Paula Gamache
1 Sep 2010 58D Exceptional Michael Torch
23 Jun 2010 1A “Still mooing” Alex Boisvert
24 Dec 2009 3D Red inside Nancy Salomon
4 Nov 2009 14A Porterhouse order Ricky Ini Liu
14 Aug 2009 2D Like some gases Barry C. Silk
14 Jul 2009 22A Like hen’s teeth Donna S. Levin
12 May 2009 13D Like proverbial hen’s teeth Wayne and P. K. King
25 Apr 2009 34D Of particular interest to a completist Brad Wilber
20 Apr 2009 48D Once-in-a-blue-moon Randall J. Hartman
1 Apr 2009 14A Pink, maybe Ed Stein and Paula Gamache
31 Mar 2009 18A Like a 1943 copper penny Allan E. Parrish
13 Nov 2008 54D Like a Liberty gold coin Allan E. Parrish
26 Sep 2008 45A Exceptional Barry C. Silk
18 Sep 2008 30A Burger order Mike Nothnagel
28 Aug 2008 15A Bloody, so to speak Sheldon Benardo
15 Aug 2008 2D Like a perfect game Barry C. Silk
2 Jul 2008 7D Label in a bibliophile’s catalog Daniel Kantor
30 Jun 2008 66A Few and far between Lynn Lempel
27 May 2008 50D Pink inside Adam G. Perl
27 Mar 2008 16A Bloody, so to speak Joe Krozel
29 Feb 2008 50D Practically unheard-of Patrick Berry
31 Oct 2007 41A Red in the middle Ken Stern
27 Sep 2007 20A Like white elephants Peter Wentz
5 Sep 2007 12D Few and far between Richard Silvestri
17 Jul 2007 68A Barely cooked Natan Last
14 Jul 2007 54D Thin Victor Fleming
26 Jun 2007 22D Red in the middle Ray Fontenot
17 Apr 2007 30D Like an ivory-billed woodpecker Jennifer Nutt
10 Apr 2007 38A Once-in-a-blue-moon Kevan Choset
21 Feb 2007 59A Numismatist’s classification Elizabeth C. Gorski
2 Feb 2007 36D Still red inside David J. Kahn
25 Jan 2007 34D Pink, say Manny Nosowsky
19 Dec 2006 15A Uncommon Sarah Keller
18 Dec 2006 3D Like one in a million Donna Levin
26 Jun 2006 67A Seldom seen Randy Sowell
4 Apr 2006 35A Opposite of well done Robert Dillman
12 Mar 2006 51D “Bloody” Daniel C. Bryant
15 Feb 2006 16A With 17-Across, one in a million Byron Walden
22 Jan 2006 72A Uncommon George Barany and Michael Shteyman
18 Dec 2005 11D “For the ___ and radiant maiden”: Poe Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
3 Dec 2005 59A “Suddenly, as ___ things will, it vanished”: E. B. Browning Dana Motley
20 Oct 2005 61A ___ as a blue rose Manny Nosowsky
2 Oct 2005 80D Exceptional Randolph Ross
28 Sep 2005 33D Like a white Bengal tiger Randall J. Hartman
31 Aug 2005 18D Not turning up much Alan Arbesfeld
1 Aug 2005 53A Seen once in a blue moon Kendall Twigg
24 Jul 2005 102D Endangered Frank Longo
17 May 2005 58D Pretty pink Sherry O. Blackard
12 Apr 2005 56D Nearly unique in the world Nancy Salomon
9 Feb 2005 31A Coin rating Alan Arbesfeld
13 Jan 2005 41A Unwonted Robert Zimmerman
1 Dec 2004 34D Coin classification Roy Leban
25 Nov 2004 15A Choice Nancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed
1 Oct 2004 52A Reddish pink Bob Peoples
25 Jul 2004 21A Like a blue rose Brendan Emmett Quigley
13 Jul 2004 2D Like a 52-Across Kevan Choset
6 Jul 2004 57A Seldom seen Matt Skoczen
13 Jun 2004 101D Reddish Richard Silvestri
3 Jun 2004 41A “___ as a winter swallow”: Balzac Mike Torch
11 May 2004 36D Like a compliant cat Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
29 Apr 2004 27A Scattered Steven Kahn
16 Feb 2004 27D Like hen’s teeth Charles Barasch
15 Feb 2004 103D Coin grade Derrick Niederman
10 Feb 2004 19A Still pink Seth A. Abel
4 Feb 2004 19A Steak order Roy Leban
3 Feb 2004 62D Hard to find Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon
27 Jan 2004 72A Medium-___ Randall J. Hartman
26 Aug 2003 45A Like hen’s teeth Richard Hughes
18 Jul 2003 51D Unusually excellent Sherry O. Blackard
10 Jul 2003 59D Infrequent Michael Shteyman
3 Jul 2003 37D Uncommonly good Cathy Millhauser
15 Jun 2003 20A Facing extinction Cathy Millhauser
25 Apr 2003 45A Like a 1943 copper penny Randolph Ross
9 Mar 2003 14A Of interest to collectors, say Patrick Berry
8 Mar 2003 30D Choice Patrick Berry
12 Feb 2003 29A One-in-a-million Ed Early
9 Jan 2003 16A Bibliophile’s label David J. Kahn
11 Dec 2002 32D Hard to find Alan Arbesfeld
4 Jul 2002 41D Seldom seen Nathaniel Weiss
22 Jun 2002 41A Reddish Rich Norris
17 Feb 2002 58D Pinkish Joe DiPietro
13 Nov 2001 55D Hard to find Nancy Salomon and Bob Peoples
7 Oct 2001 17D Reddish, perhaps Patrick Berry
19 Sep 2001 14D Not common Steven Dorfman
14 May 2001 16A Pink, as a steak Gregory E. Paul
2 Mar 2001 50D Exceptional Manny Nosowsky
30 Dec 2000 52D Hardly seen Rich Norris
13 Nov 2000 58D Steak order Peter Gordon
5 Sep 2000 65A 57-Down request Chris Sallade
31 Aug 2000 58A Pinkish Gene Newman
16 Jul 2000 104D Like some coins David J. Kahn
12 Apr 2000 44A Steak order Peter Gordon
12 Jan 2000 27D Like a no-hitter Greg Staples
10 Jan 2000 1A Seldom seen John Greenman
31 Dec 1999 10D Pink Peter Gordon
24 Dec 1999 56D Dictionary notation Brendan Emmett Quigley
23 Dec 1999 10D Not well? Joe DiPietro
28 Jul 1999 56D Uncommon Manny Nosowsky
8 Mar 1999 32A Seldom seen Gregory E. Paul
3 Jan 1999 47D Unusually excellent Randolph Ross
28 Dec 1998 1A Pinkish, as a steak Adam G. Perl
1 Nov 1998 10D Barely done Robert Malinow
28 Sep 1998 57D Stamp designation Robert Dillman
25 Jun 1998 65A Book classification Stanley B. Whitten
21 Jun 1998 15D Pink, so to speak Jim Page
31 May 1998 90D Undone? Cathy Millhauser
11 May 1998 15A Hard to come by Gregory E. Paul
9 Feb 1998 15A Pink, as a steak Robert Dillman
2 Feb 1998 62A Like hen’s teeth Gregory E. Paul
22 Dec 1997 38D Lightly cooked Arthur S. Verdesca
5 Nov 1997 62A Superfine A. J. Santora
13 Oct 1997 11D Scarce Gregory E. Paul
4 Aug 1997 63A Seldom seen Gregory E. Paul
6 Jul 1997 38D Recherche Robert H. Wolfe
15 Jun 1997 39D Not easy to find Karen Hodge
7 May 1997 22D Scarce Dean Niles
3 May 1997 58D Opposite of well Rich Norris
8 Jan 1997 63A Roast beef request J. D. Leavy
24 Nov 1996 88A Steak order M. Jacobson
25 Aug 1996 69A Red in the middle R. Silvestri
14 Jul 1996 21A Seldom seen J. Schmalzbach
7 Jul 1996 59D Bloody, so to speak R. H. Wolfe
2 Jul 1996 62A Exceptional Bette Sue Cohen
16 Jun 1996 92A On the hoof, in lunch counter lingo N. N. Joline
27 Apr 1996 13A Almost red F. Hansen
15 Jan 1996 33D Scarce Gregory E. Paul
7 Jan 1996 26A Recherché Eric Albert
24 Dec 1995 43A Antique description Frances Hansen
20 Dec 1995 14A Seldom seen Lois Sidway
10 Dec 1995 116A Barbecue order Jim Page
29 Nov 1995 46A Infrequent Nancy S. Ross
18 Sep 1995 54D Steak order Alan Arbesfeld
4 Jun 1995 22D Exceptional Bryant White
9 Apr 1995 92D One-in-a- million Cathy Millhauser
6 Feb 1995 56D Pink, as steak Gregory E. Paul
7 Nov 1994 58D Steak order Randall J. Hartman
22 Oct 1994 10D “So ___” (Jimmy Dorsey hit) Daniel R. Stark
8 Oct 1994 31D Atypical Rand H. Burns
23 Aug 1994 37A Uncommon Peter Gordon
1 May 1994 112A Like praseodymium Peter Gordon
3 Apr 1994 45A Sought by bibliomaniacs Ernie Furtado
22 Mar 1994 32A Seldom seen Stephanie Spadaccini
15 Mar 1994 58D Steak order David J. Kahn
6 Mar 1994 47A Recherche Frances Hansen
14 Feb 1994 48A Steak order Nancy Joline

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