Word "SCARCE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adverb
Definition:
almost not
Synonyms:
barely, hardly, scarcely
Examples:
he was scarce sixteen years old
they scarcely ever used the emergency generator

Part of Speech:
Adverb
Definition:
only a very short time before
Synonyms:
barely, hardly, just, scarcely
Examples:
had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
Examples:
fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought

Crossword Clues for SCARCE

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Clue Source Date
Few and far between New York Times 20 Jul 2025
In short supply(6)
Hard to obtain Puzzler Backwords 14 Jul 2025
You may look for it but it takes a chaser to find it (6)
Fear about source of credit in short supply (6)
New cars, notes, are few and far between (6)
Uncommon Thomas Joseph 21 Jun 2025
Make yourself ___, leave a place (6)
Mark, at church, is seldom seen Mirror Cryptic 31 May 2025
In short supply Mirror Quick 31 May 2025
Mark the notes "Rare" (6)
Limited (resources)
Frighten, claiming first of clues is hard to find (6) Puzzler Cryptic 02 May 2025
Rare? Hardly! (6)
Vehicle inside southern church - that's not often seen (6)
Wanting Charlie to stop alarm The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Apr 2025
By no means plentiful (6) The Guardian Quick 29 Mar 2025
Mark, at church, is seldom seen Mirror Cryptic 01 Mar 2025
In short supply Mirror Quick 01 Mar 2025
Rare fright involving council's leader (6)
It's unusual to frighten about 100 (6)
Hard to come by Universal 19 Feb 2025
Hard to find, some miss car centre The Sun Two Speed 18 Feb 2025
Uncommon The Sun Two Speed 18 Feb 2025
Hard to obtain Puzzler Backwords 14 Feb 2025
Rare dismay shown about the start of Christmas (6)
It's rare to frighten about a hundred (6)
Unplentiful (6)
In short supply, making a number go in fear (6)
Threatened to frighten about a hundred (6)
Insufficient to meet the demand (6)
Insufficient to frighten many into (6)
Unusual alarm when Conservative gets in The Times Quick Cryptic 18 Dec 2024
Hard to come by, in short supply
Wound mark on edges of cuticle is not often seen (6)
A fear of catching cold is rare (6)
Uncommon, rare, seldom seen (6)
Rare, hard to obtain
In short supply (6) The Guardian Speedy 24 Nov 2024
Not easy to find New York Times 21 Nov 2024
"In short supply" will frighten a number into (6)
Disappear and make oneself so hard to find (6)
Hard to find mark on church (6)
Special concern about cocaine is hard to find (6)
Rare (6) The Guardian Quick 11 Oct 2024
Not in abundant supply
Unusual stigma facing Church The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Sep 2024
A hundred in a panic ___ that's not often found (6)
In short supp|y(6)
Seldom seen Puzzler Backwords 03 Sep 2024
It's rarely found in the tester's car certificate (6)
A hundred in a panic - that's not often found (6)
Church leader in panic found wanting
Rare to see permanent damage to church (6)
Autograph catalog adjective Newsday 27 Jul 2024
It's rare to frighten about 100 (6)
Damage to church is seldom seen (6)
Mark conclusive basic dosage as insufficient
Hard to get, but some win an Oscar, certainly (6)
Rare panic Conservative gets into (6)
Panic gripping Conservative - that's rare! The Times Cryptic 22 Jun 2024
Mark, at church, is seldom seen Mirror Cryptic 21 Jun 2024
Rare as hen's teeth
In short supply Mirror Quick 21 Jun 2024
Panic when the key hidden in it is hard to find (6)
Add this to make yourself disappear - it's quite rare!
Hard to obtain Puzzler Backwords 07 Jun 2024
Uncommon enough to frighten about 100 (6)
Hardly fear catching cold! (6)
Rare fright catching cold The Times Quick Cryptic 24 May 2024
Hard to find in Madagascar cemetery (6)
A fright about carbon being in short supply (6)
Existing only in small amounts
Not often found in the tester's car certificate (6)
Rare New York Times 11 Apr 2024
Rare small vehicle by church (6)
Electrical capacitance, noted somewhere in housing of alarm, is hard to find (6)
Alarm about the head of the church is not often found (6)
Not often found in a sports car, certainly (6)
What many in panic make themselves (6)
Hardly a mark left when cell is halved (6)
Rarely seen to cause lasting damage to the church (6)
Second vehicle with case of champagne in short supply (6)
In this car certain things are difficult to find (6)
Hardly uncommon?
Deficient Mirror Quick 01 Jan 2024
Mark, at church, is seldom seen Mirror Cryptic 01 Jan 2024
Rare dismay shown about Conservative leader
Hardly plentiful LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2023
Unusual European jokes about ousting king
Meagre The Telegraph Quick 10 Dec 2023
Mark cause extremists espoused as somewhat lacking
Rare The Telegraph Quick 30 Oct 2023
Hard to come by LA Times Daily 02 Sep 2023
Few and far between New York Times 27 Aug 2023
In short supply USA Today 28 Jul 2023
Hard to find LA Times Daily 26 Jul 2023
Uncommon Thomas Joseph 05 May 2023
Not at all abundant LA Times Daily 03 May 2023
Far from plentiful Newsday 30 Oct 2022
In short supply LA Times Daily 01 Sep 2022
Opposite of abundant USA Today 23 Jul 2022
Panic about carbon being in short supply The Telegraph Toughie 20 Jul 2022
Uncommon The Telegraph Quick 25 May 2022
Wanting Cliff covers to compile
Hard to find LA Times Daily 09 May 2022
Hard to find The Washington Post 09 May 2022
In short supply Irish Times Simplex 06 Apr 2022
In short supply LA Times Daily 21 Mar 2022
In short supply The Washington Post 21 Mar 2022
Not enough to meet demand Irish Times Simplex 12 Mar 2022
Uncommon Thomas Joseph 01 Mar 2022
Unoccupied cottage on cliff in demand The Guardian Cryptic 08 Feb 2022
Uncommon Thomas Joseph 21 Jan 2022
Uncommon Thomas Joseph 06 Jan 2022
Thin on the ground The Guardian Quick 03 Dec 2021
In short supply The Telegraph Quick 01 Oct 2021
Panic about carbon in short supply
Not seen a lot The Washington Post 20 Aug 2021
Not seen a lot LA Times Daily 20 Aug 2021
Rare panic involving copyright The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Aug 2021
In short supply Irish Times Simplex 29 Jul 2021
Uncommon panic about Conservative
In short supply Irish Times Simplex 21 May 2021
Not at all plentiful Family Time 25 Apr 2021
Rare shock where Charlie enters The Sun Two Speed 17 Apr 2021
Uncommon The Sun Two Speed 17 Apr 2021
Not enough to meet demand Irish Times Simplex 17 Apr 2021
Few and far between Universal 02 Apr 2021
Mark at church? That's rare The Sun Two Speed 25 Feb 2021
Short extract from Oscar ceremony
In short supply Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2021
It's uncommon for society to worry about carbon
Panic about cans, initially in short supply The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Jan 2021
Uncommon to see panic gripping Conservative The Telegraph Toughie 19 Jan 2021
Hard to come by Wall Street Journal 16 Jan 2021
Rare The Telegraph Quick 10 Jan 2021
Rare fright catching cold The Sun Two Speed 04 Jan 2021
Rare shock: Charlie allowed in The Sun Two Speed 31 Dec 2020
Rare fright catching cold
Hard to find evidence of being wounded by church
Like hen's teeth New York Times 31 Oct 2020
Social secretary loses royalties, in short Irish Times Crosaire 01 Sep 2020
Panic about source of calcium, in short supply
Few panic catching cold
More common than rare Newsday 12 Aug 2020
Wanting courage primarily to stop fright
Rare The Times Concise 21 Jul 2020
Rarely encountered blemish – Church providing support
Rare panic involving head of chambers The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Jun 2020
Uncommon Premier Sunday 24 May 2020
Not enough to mark chapter on electromotive force
Rare sign of damage on church
In short supply USA Today 16 Dec 2019
Panic about carbon in short supply
Spooks said to be very few 
Some miss car centre that's hard to find
Rare alarm overwhelms Conservative
Start hoarding Chilean capital like gold dust
Uncommon Thomas Joseph 17 Jul 2019
'Hard to find' is what gets conservative going into shock
Like gold dust The Times Concise 24 Feb 2019
Insufficient to meet demand Irish Times Simplex 27 Dec 2018
Like hens' teeth, so it's said USA Today 22 Dec 2018
Rare defect on church The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Oct 2018
Not often seen The Washington Post 07 Oct 2018
Not often seen LA Times Daily 07 Oct 2018
Unwarranted alarm about carbon being in short supply
Not at all abundant The Washington Post 10 Sep 2018
Not at all abundant LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2018
Rare fright when cold is caught
Rarely encountered The Sun Two Speed 01 Sep 2018
It's rare to see Conservative in panic The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Aug 2018
Al Capone releases Fanny Adams initially and becomes hard to find
Like 1909's 39-Across USA Today 21 Jun 2018
Rare blemish on church The Telegraph Cryptic 26 May 2018
Not plentiful Universal 16 May 2018
Few and far between Wall Street Journal 07 Apr 2018
Uncommon Eugene Sheffer 15 Feb 2018
Like 1909's 39-Across
Few and far between
Not at all abundant
Not often seen
Not plentiful
Like hens' teeth, so it's said
Hardly plentiful USA Today 27 Dec 2017
In short supply The Telegraph Quick 21 Dec 2017
Rare crustacean lets go of tuna Irish Times Crosaire 01 Dec 2017
Not often found Irish Times Simplex 21 Sep 2017
Like collectible items Universal 31 Jul 2017
__ as hen's teeth (rather rare) Newsday 11 Jul 2017
Alarm about cold rarely encountered
Hard to get Cliff to join church
Rare blemish creates exasperation initially
Like rationing candidates Universal 03 Feb 2017
Few caught in fear
Rare church gets damage on top
. Uncommon stigma these days
Like collectible items
Hardly plentiful
Uncommon LA Times Daily 05 Jun 2016
Hard to find New York Times 15 May 2016
Hard to come by Newsday 28 Apr 2016
Blemish on church is rarely encountered The Sun Two Speed 05 Jan 2016
Insufficient The Sun Two Speed 05 Jan 2016
Injury's said to be negligible
Uncommon
Mark on church hard to find
Not often found Newsday 29 Oct 2015
Like water in the desert Universal 09 Oct 2015
Not at all abundant Newsday 23 Sep 2015
Not plentiful The Telegraph Quick 14 Sep 2015
Very limited Newsday 27 Jun 2015
Mark's chief executive initially hard to find
Not around much LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2015
Southern concern about cold is rare The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Mar 2015
Deficient Conservative in panic The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Feb 2015
Seldom seen LA Times Daily 04 Jan 2015
Seldom seen
Not at all abundant
Not often found
Very limited
Not around much
Like water in the desert
Not around much
Mark goes to church too little
Hard to find
Hard to find
Hard to get
Not easy to come by
Not widely available
Rare
Pretty hard to find
Having clear head in panic is unusual
"Make yourself ___!"
Like embargoed goods
Like hen's teeth
Uncommon
Hard to find
What the crowd is for starter bands
Like hen's teeth
Hard to find
In short supply
Few and far between
Hard to get Mark to church
Hard to come by
Hard to come by
Not easy to come by
Seldom seen
In short supply
Few and far between
"Make yourself ___"
Seldom seen
Something to make yourself
Not abundant
Few and far between
In short supply
Inadequate
Hard to dig up
Few and far between
Hard to dig up
Not easy to come by
Subject to rationing
Not easy to come by
Like hens' teeth
Like hen's teeth
Rare
Rarely encountered
Hard to find
Like hen's teeth
Not easily found
Elusive
Way to make yourself?
Way to make yourself?
Hard to come by
Hard to come by
Hard to find
Like cabs on a rainy day, seemingly
Like capital letters in many E. E. Cummings poems
Like hen's teeth, so to speak
Hard to find
Limited
One way to make yourself
Hard to find
Tough to find
Hard to find
At a premium
Like some resources
Numismatist's description
Like hen's teeth
88 Something to make yourself
Meager
Inadequate
Like hens' teeth
Like cabs on a rainy day
Like some Beanie Babies
Rare
In short supply
Tough to find
Like hen's teeth
In short supply
Like hens' teeth
Hard to find
Hard to get
Rare
Infrequent
Like farmland in Ethiopia
Hard to find
Like the nene
Uncommon
Few and far between
Not abundant.
Rarely seen.
Seldom met with.
Seldom seen.
Hard to find.
Infrequent.
Hard to get.
Wanting.
Uncommon.
Difficult to find
Few and far between
Like hen's teeth.
Meager.
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