Uncommon Crossword Clue

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Uncommon Crossword Answer

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SCARCE

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SPECIAL

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
2. having low density

Hint 2: Clue Definition

UNCOMMON (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 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SCARCE
(6 letters)
SPECIAL
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
REAR

More USA Today Crossword (1/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ gris

6. Took a turn on "Wheel of Fortune"

10. Nile slitherer

13. Ethically indifferent

15. Handbag type

16. It's typically around 72 for an 18-hole course

17. Structure hanging over a crib

18. 'You said it!'

19. Color wheel option

20. Highest earnings ever, or write down earnings

23. Cusack who voices Jessie in the "Toy Story" films

25. Place for a contact lens

26. The ___ of March

27. Masthead names

30. Cuatro x dos

33. Long, long time

34. Social equal

36. Top-notch

38. The people here right now, or introduce people

43. Farmland measure

44. Moisture on grass

46. What bills may become

48. Drink water after a workout, say

50. ___ in a lifetime

53. Bring into play

55. Standard of measurement

56. Feature of a certain residential street, or let drivers leave their cars on a street

61. Lumberjack's tool

62. Riveted

63. They're doomed

66. Regret

67. Bill of Rights advocacy org.

68. Multi-speaker system

69. Disapproving sound

70. Choreography part

71. Fire-starting crime

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1. Cooking spray brand

2. If u ask me

3. Obvious choice

4. Point in the right direction

5. Extra-soft mineral

6. Not trustworthy

7. "Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen

8. Rideshare app

9. Forbidden activity

10. Ladybug's lunch

11. Cook mushrooms, perhaps

12. Freedom of the ___ (First Amendment right)

14. Summer zodiac sign

21. Bowling lane button

22. Princess in "Shrek"

23. Liberty automaker

24. Smell

28. La Scala performance

29. Extend a subscription

31. Toyota sedan that's aptly an anagram of "my car"

32. Wished

35. Record label for Childish Gambino

37. Puts in harm's way

39. Oregon's capital

40. Brownish-yellow color

41. Himalayan cryptid

45. Damp

47. Like an acrobat's limbs

49. Marathon participant

50. Illusion-based painting style

51. Meeting point?

52. Word after "Schitt's" or "Dawson's"

54. Stopped slouching

57. 401(k) alternatives

58. Diplomacy

59. Metric units of mass (Abbr.)

60. Teeny bit

64. ___ Speedwagon

65. Dad, to Grandpa

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