The Clue
Admirable (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RARE
Tags
Notes
The answer RARE is very common and appears about once every 36 puzzles.
Related Clues
Choice
Infrequent
Pinkish
Scarce
Thin
Uncommon
Undone?
Unusual
Barely cooked
Beef order
Hard to come by
Hard to find
Order to a chef
Practically unheard-of
Pretty pink
Seldom seen
Steak order
Very unusual
Burger order specification
Descriptive of Ben Jonson
Earth or bit preceder
Like a compliant cat
Like a June day
Like snow in Tampa
Like some coins
Nearly unique in the world
"O ___ Ben Jonson!"
Opposite of well-done
Order for roast beef
Still red inside
Still red, as a steak
Word for Ben Jonson
On the hoof, in lunch counter lingo
Like a 1943 copper penny
Like Lowell's June day
Like a white Bengal tiger
Like a day in June, according to Lowell
Definition
RARE as an adjective:
1. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
2. recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
3. not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
4. (rare, uncommon) = marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
5. (rare, rarefied, rarified) = having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
6. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"