| Hardly original writing | 23 |
| Hardly parade-worthy, say | 25 |
| Hardly prohibitionists | 22 |
| Hardly rare, in restaurants | 27 |
| Hardly ready for the world | 26 |
| Hardly recalling fondly | 23 |
| Hardly refined or genteel | 25 |
| Hardly seemed like work | 23 |
| Hardly seen at the Forum? | 25 |
| Hardly serious business | 23 |
| Hardly serious writing | 22 |
| Hardly shows of support | 23 |
| Hardly snow-colored, to Keats | 29 |
| Hardly sports-challenged | 24 |
| Hardly streamlined, as a car | 28 |
| Hardly suitable for farming | 27 |
| Hardly suited for Mensa | 23 |
| Hardly the assertive type | 25 |
| Hardly the belle of the ball | 28 |
| Hardly the best guests | 22 |
| Hardly the brainy type | 22 |
| Hardly the carefree sort | 24 |
| Hardly the choice parts | 23 |
| Hardly the creme de la creme | 28 |
| Hardly the emotional type | 25 |
| Hardly the graceful type | 24 |
| Hardly the gregarious sort | 26 |
| Hardly the gregarious type | 26 |
| Hardly the heroic type | 22 |
| Hardly the hoi polloi type | 26 |
| Hardly the latest buzz | 22 |
| Hardly the life of the party | 28 |
| Hardly the modest type | 22 |
| Hardly the pick of the litter | 29 |
| Hardly the picture of health | 28 |
| Hardly the saintly type | 23 |
| Hardly the screaming type | 25 |
| Hardly the self-effacing sort | 29 |
| Hardly thriving, as business | 28 |
| Hardly top-of-the-line | 22 |
| Hardly traditionalists | 22 |
| Hardly treat with kid gloves | 28 |
| Hardly unconcerned: Var. | 24 |
| Hardly well-thought-out | 23 |
| Hardly went out with a bang | 27 |
| Hardly worth mentioning | 23 |
| Hardness gauge, the ___ scale | 29 |
| Hardness scale inventor | 23 |
| Hardness-scale inventor | 23 |
| Hardship's antithesis | 25 |
| Hardship's opposite | 23 |
| Hardware dealer, in London | 26 |
| Hardware in a cattle shed? | 26 |
| Hardware on a barn door | 23 |
| Hardware store appliance | 24 |
| Hardware store fastener | 23 |
| Hardware store offering | 23 |
| Hardware store purchase | 23 |
| Hardware store section | 22 |
| Hardware-store purchase | 23 |
| Hardwood floor covering | 23 |
| Hardwood floor enhancer | 23 |
| Hardwood tree of P. I. | 22 |
| Hardwood tree with small nuts | 29 |
| Hardwood used on boats | 22 |
| Hardworking candidate? | 22 |
| Hardy played by Rooney | 23 |
| Hardy and North, to name two | 28 |
| Hardy Boys series girlfriend | 28 |
| Hardy Boys' creator | 23 |
| Hardy character of old? | 23 |
| Hardy fill for a filly | 22 |
| Hardy friend at Pikes Peak | 26 |
| Hardy heroine Durbeyfield | 25 |
| Hardy novel locale, usually | 27 |
| Hardy of Laurel and Hardy | 25 |
| Hardy rhododendron shrub | 24 |
| Hardy wheels, for short | 23 |
| Hardy's comedy partner | 26 |
| Hardy's ___ Durbeyfield | 27 |
| Hardy, colorful flower | 22 |
| Hardy, compared to Laurel | 25 |
| Hardy, in the Highlands | 23 |
| Hardy, vis-a-vis Laurel | 23 |
| Hare : leveret :: fox : ___ | 27 |
| Hare Krishnas' wear | 23 |
| Hare vs. tortoise event | 23 |
| Hare ___ (religious sect) | 25 |
| Hare's fable opponent | 25 |
| Hare's opponent of fable | 28 |
| Hare's race opponent | 24 |
| Hare, to a hound, e.g. | 22 |
| Hare, vis-â-vis tortoise | 27 |
| Harem guard, typically | 22 |
| Hares' prominent features | 29 |
| Hares, to hounds, e.g. | 22 |
| Haricot or hasenpfeffer | 23 |
| Harlem Globetrotters star | 25 |
| Harlem's Savoy, e.g. | 24 |
| Harlequin romance, e.g. | 23 |