In today's Standard game there was only 1 common word outstanding and I viewed the solution.  The word that showed up in red as the outanding Common word was in italics therefore Rare (it was a rare one too).

Is this just a glitch? 

Thanks, Katzmeow. I'll try the instant polenta. Perhaps the tedium of preparing the standard stuff has influenced how I feel about the outcome. (Although I'll happily do it for risotto, risotto does seem worth the effort and polenta doesn't.)

Yes, it put me off too.  When I finally found a shop that sells the instant stuff I bought 8 packs! Probably have enough to last me a few years.  And yes, it's strange how risotto is different when it comes to all that stirring.

Katzmeow, it's preferable if you don't mention a word while the puzzle is still live. It's a "spoiler" and some people get upset (though I found it quite helpful).

Oops, sorry about that.  Will try not to do it again.

Darn it, got me again today with 'rapids'.  Click the definition = pural of rapid.  
I don't think I'm even going to get my head(s) around this. (I can say heads plural, I'm from Tasmania  )

That just got me thinking, when tossing a coin we call 'heads' or 'tails', so would not they be permissible plurals?

Is it the same as tricep/triceps?  And for that matter bicep/biceps?  I've always thought that biceps and triceps were singular nouns and that bicep and tricep were actually popular misnomers because people assume that biceps and triceps are plurals.

Thank you for that, I've been caught out trying to play 'tricep' before.  Your explanation reminded me these are groups of muscles.