Hard to find Crossword Clue

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Hard to find Crossword Answer

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RARE

(4 letters)

ELUSIVE

(7 letters)

SPARSE

(6 letters)

SCARCE

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
2. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HARD (adjective)
1. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
2. unfortunate or hard to bear
HARD (adverb)
1. with firmness
2. slowly and with difficulty
FIND (noun)
1. the act of discovering something
2. a productive insight
FIND (verb)
1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
2. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

RARE
(4 letters)
ELUSIVE
(7 letters)
SPARSE
(6 letters)
SCARCE
(6 letters)

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Across

1. Hard-core

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16. Saved with a VCR

17. Cross words

19. Person who makes a lot of great points?

20. Direct

21. Beverage with a Glacier Freeze flavor

23. Cross words (Continued at 51-Across)

26. Heartfelt video-call farewell

29. One of four for the goddess Lakshmi

30. "We've got this in the ___"

33. Big Aussie bird

34. Using AndroGel, for short

36. Give a TEDx talk, for example

38. Cross words

43. Jarritos and Ramune

44. Dream team, on scoreboards

45. Number that is a homophone and anagram of the German word for "no"

46. Lose fur

49. What's shared between a big and little spoon

51. See 23-Across

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57. "Champagne Supernova" band

62. Titillate

64. Kris Kross words

67. Argentine varietal wine

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69. Operatic highlight

70. Ready

71. "JK!"

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Down

1. "Take it or leave it"

2. 99 to ___ (game show)

3. "Ditto"

4. Like a complicated situation

5. Wordlessly sing

6. In the style of

7. Gentle reminder

8. Person who shares top billing

10. One of many listed on a mall directory

11. Sharknado star Reid

12. Guest columnist's piece

13. Meager

18. Dos mas cuatro

22. "Knives Out" star de Armas

24. Piece of DIY equipment

25. Playgirl centerfold type

26. Queens team

27. "fwiw i think ..."

28. Took to Judge Judy or The People's Court

30. Pesto herb

31. Observe Yom Kippur

32. DNA segments

35. Organization that keeps master keys for some luggage locks

37. Zest

39. Makeshift bass instruments in jug bands

40. Arthur ___ Stadium

41. Cast wearer's annoyance

42. Modeling need

47. Cause's partner

48. Papa’s partner

50. Step between "stop" and "roll"

51. The Look author Michelle

52. Untamed

53. Doll with bright, wild hair

54. Spice mix often sprinkled on fruit-cart orders

58. Slightly cracked

59. Without a shred of doubt

60. Let's do this!

61. Participated in a watermelon-seed competition, for example

63. Date

65. Color- and number-matching card game

66. Place to scrape mud off boots

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