A hundred in a panic - that's not often found Crossword Clue

The clue for today's Metro Cryptic crossword Puzzle is mentioned hereby: " A hundred in a panic - that's not often found", we have found possible solution below:

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "A hundred in a panic - that's not often found". The answer to this clue is "SCARCE". Let's break down the clue and explain why this answer is correct.

• The clue starts with "A hundred". In crossword puzzles, "a hundred" often refers to the Roman numeral for a hundred, which is "C". So, we can replace "A hundred" with "C" in our analysis.
• Next, we have "in a panic". This suggests that we need to find a word related to panic. One possible word associated with panic is "scare".
• Now, we combine the previous parts together. We have "C" for a hundred and "scare" for panic. So far, we can form "Cscare".
• Finally, the clue states "that's not often found". This implies that the answer is a word that means something uncommon or rare. The word that fits this description is "scarce".

Putting it all together, we can see that "Cscare" sounds like "scarce", and "scarce" indeed means something that is not often found. Therefore, "scarce" is the correct answer for this crossword clue.

Definition of "SCARCE"

(especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand

Example :

as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed

the freshwater shrimp becomes scarce in soft water

a babe scarce two years old

 The Crossword clue " A hundred in a panic - that's not often found" published 3 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Metro Cryptic	3 March 2023	SCARCE
The Irish Independent Cryptic	1 August 2020	SCARCE