The Clue
Pinker, in a way (5 letter answer)
The Answer
RARER
Tags
Notes
The answer RARER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Scarcer
Closer to extinction
Done less?
Harder to come by
Harder to find
Less abundant
Less common
Less typical
More choice
More distinctive
More recherché
More uncommon
More unusual
Pinker inside
Pinker in the middle
In shorter supply
Less cooked, as a steak
Less done, as steak
Less often found
More collectible, maybe
More enticing, to a philatelist
Not so common
Thinner in density, as gases
" . . . ___ gifts than gold": Brooke
More bloody, so to speak
More enticing to a philatelist, say
More like a day in June
Not so well done
Worth more to collectors, say
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"