| Hardly the Ritz | 15 |
| Hardly the Queen's English | 30 |
| Hardly the prim sort | 20 |
| Hardly the picture of health | 28 |
| Hardly the pick of the litter | 29 |
| Hardly the most prestigious paper | 33 |
| Hardly the most | 15 |
| Hardly the modest type | 22 |
| Hardly the manly type | 21 |
| Hardly the macho type | 21 |
| Hardly the life of the party | 28 |
| Hardly the latest buzz | 22 |
| Hardly the hoi polloi type | 26 |
| Hardly the hoi polloi | 21 |
| Hardly the heroic type | 22 |
| Hardly the hero | 15 |
| Hardly the gregarious type | 26 |
| Hardly the gregarious sort | 26 |
| Hardly the graceful type | 24 |
| Hardly the full gamut | 21 |
| Hardly The Fonz | 15 |
| Hardly the emotional type | 25 |
| Hardly the drill sergeant type | 30 |
| Hardly the creme de la creme | 28 |
| Hardly the crème de la crème | 42 |
| Hardly the choice parts | 23 |
| Hardly the carefree sort | 24 |
| Hardly the brainy type | 22 |
| Hardly the bleachers | 20 |
| Hardly the big shot | 19 |
| Hardly the best package handler | 31 |
| Hardly the best guests | 22 |
| Hardly the best | 15 |
| Hardly the belle of the ball | 28 |
| Hardly the award for Chernobyl? | 31 |
| Hardly the assertive type | 25 |
| Hardly the "me too" type | 34 |
| Hardly tepid | 12 |
| Hardly teetotalers | 18 |
| Hardly teeny weenie | 19 |
| Hardly tanned | 13 |
| Hardly talkative | 16 |
| Hardly taking things in stride | 30 |
| Hardly sympathetic | 18 |
| Hardly sweet talk | 17 |
| Hardly swanky | 13 |
| Hardly svelte | 13 |
| Hardly surprising | 17 |
| Hardly sure-handed | 18 |
| Hardly suppress one's feelings | 34 |
| Hardly superficial | 18 |
| Hardly suited for Mensa | 23 |
| Hardly suitable for farming | 27 |
| Hardly suitable | 15 |
| Hardly sufficient | 17 |
| Hardly subtle | 13 |
| Hardly stuffy | 13 |
| Hardly study | 12 |
| Hardly strutted | 15 |
| Hardly stringent | 16 |
| Hardly strict with | 18 |
| Hardly strict | 13 |
| Hardly streamlined, as a car | 28 |
| Hardly straight | 15 |
| Hardly stocky | 13 |
| Hardly stimulating | 18 |
| Hardly stern | 12 |
| Hardly sterile | 14 |
| Hardly stay-at-homes | 20 |
| Hardly stay cool | 16 |
| Hardly stars | 12 |
| Hardly squaresville | 19 |
| Hardly square | 13 |
| Hardly sprawling | 16 |
| Hardly spotted | 14 |
| Hardly sports-challenged | 24 |
| Hardly spoke tersely | 20 |
| Hardly spine-tingling | 21 |
| Hardly spicy | 12 |
| Hardly sparse | 13 |
| Hardly spare | 12 |
| Hardly sophisticates | 20 |
| Hardly sophisticated | 20 |
| Hardly soothes | 14 |
| Hardly solid ground | 19 |
| Hardly snug attire | 18 |
| Hardly snug | 11 |
| Hardly snow-colored, to Keats | 29 |
| Hardly smash hits | 17 |
| Hardly slanderous | 17 |
| Hardly skinny | 13 |
| Hardly skilled in | 17 |
| Hardly sit-on-your-hands types | 30 |
| Hardly silk purse material, in an idiom | 39 |
| Hardly significant | 18 |
| Hardly shows of support | 23 |
| Hardly sharp | 12 |
| Hardly severe | 13 |
| Hardly settled | 14 |
| Hardly sesquipedalian | 21 |