| Hardly a plain Jane | 19 |
| Hardly a populist | 17 |
| Hardly a Prince Charming | 24 |
| Hardly a Prius | 14 |
| Hardly a problem | 16 |
| Hardly a Pulitzer candidate | 27 |
| Hardly a purebred | 17 |
| Hardly a quick task | 19 |
| Hardly a quick trip | 19 |
| Hardly a quick walk | 19 |
| Hardly a Rambo movie | 20 |
| Hardly a roar | 13 |
| Hardly a rocket scientist | 25 |
| Hardly a rookie | 15 |
| Hardly a sea lover | 18 |
| Hardly a show dog | 17 |
| Hardly a show of self-restraint | 31 |
| Hardly a side-liner | 19 |
| Hardly a sign of intelligence | 29 |
| Hardly a sign of support | 24 |
| Hardly a sissy | 14 |
| Hardly a site of decorum | 24 |
| Hardly a six-pack? (h,h) | 24 |
| Hardly a slacker | 16 |
| Hardly a sloppy Joe | 19 |
| Hardly a slow poke | 18 |
| Hardly a sluggard | 17 |
| Hardly a smash | 14 |
| Hardly a social butterfly | 25 |
| Hardly a socialite | 18 |
| Hardly a sophisticate | 21 |
| Hardly a sparkling finish | 25 |
| Hardly a speed demon | 20 |
| Hardly a spendthrift | 20 |
| Hardly a sprint | 15 |
| Hardly a square | 15 |
| Hardly a striking individual? | 29 |
| Hardly a summer house | 21 |
| Hardly a teetotaler | 19 |
| Hardly a thrill a minute | 24 |
| Hardly a tickle in your throat | 30 |
| Hardly a torrent | 16 |
| Hardly a tough course | 21 |
| Hardly a tough decision | 23 |
| Hardly a trifling matter | 24 |
| Hardly a try | 12 |
| Hardly a veteran | 16 |
| Hardly a VIP | 12 |
| Hardly a walk in the park | 25 |
| Hardly a wallflower | 19 |
| Hardly a warm welcome | 21 |
| Hardly a welcoming word | 23 |
| Hardly a Westminster contender | 30 |
| Hardly a win-win situation? | 27 |
| Hardly a workaholic | 19 |
| Hardly a worthy competitor | 26 |
| Hardly a Yankee fan | 19 |
| Hardly a Yankee fan? | 20 |
| Hardly a yes man | 16 |
| Hardly a yokel | 14 |
| Hardly aboveboard | 17 |
| Hardly abundant | 15 |
| Hardly accepting | 16 |
| Hardly adequate | 15 |
| Hardly aerodynamic | 18 |
| Hardly agile | 12 |
| Hardly agrees to | 16 |
| Hardly airtight | 15 |
| Hardly amicable | 15 |
| Hardly an adherent polytheist? | 30 |
| Hardly an amateur | 17 |
| Hardly an asset | 15 |
| Hardly an attraction for a surfer? | 34 |
| Hardly an authorized dealer | 27 |
| Hardly an Einstein | 18 |
| Hardly an enticing aroma | 24 |
| Hardly an ethics teacher | 24 |
| Hardly an exercise in restraint | 31 |
| Hardly an extrovert | 19 |
| Hardly an idler | 15 |
| Hardly an independent thinker | 29 |
| Hardly an ingratiating grin | 27 |
| Hardly an instance of modesty | 29 |
| Hardly an intellectual | 22 |
| Hardly an intimidating soul | 27 |
| Hardly an old pro | 17 |
| Hardly an old pro at | 20 |
| Hardly an old-timer | 19 |
| Hardly an orderly type | 22 |
| Hardly an ordinary Joe | 22 |
| Hardly an Oscar candidate | 25 |
| Hardly an underperformer | 24 |
| Hardly anorexic | 15 |
| Hardly any | 10 |
| Hardly any at all | 17 |
| Hardly any effort | 17 |
| Hardly any time at all | 22 |
| Hardly any? | 11 |
| Hardly anyone's good at it anymore | 38 |
| Hardly anything | 15 |