| Hardly a Pulitzer candidate | 27 |
| Hardly a Prince Charming | 24 |
| Hardly a pick-up artist? | 24 |
| Hardly a philanthropist | 23 |
| Hardly a people person | 22 |
| Hardly a one-hit Wonder | 23 |
| Hardly a natty dresser | 22 |
| Hardly a moving picture? | 24 |
| Hardly a model of virility | 26 |
| Hardly a miniature gulf | 23 |
| Hardly a metropolitan center | 28 |
| Hardly a Mensa candidate | 24 |
| Hardly a mark to be proud of | 28 |
| Hardly a mark of distinction | 28 |
| Hardly a large diamond | 22 |
| Hardly a jolly good show | 24 |
| Hardly a high-rent district | 27 |
| Hardly a healthy feeling | 24 |
| Hardly a head-scratcher | 23 |
| Hardly a grandmotherly type | 27 |
| Hardly a gentle breeze | 22 |
| Hardly a generous sort | 22 |
| Hardly a free-spirited place? | 29 |
| Hardly a four-star restaurant | 29 |
| Hardly a cutting-edge sport | 27 |
| Hardly a cool response | 22 |
| Hardly a close-cut hairdo | 25 |
| Hardly a close contest | 22 |
| Hardly a big ticket-seller | 26 |
| Hardliner's finish | 22 |
| Harding's successor | 23 |
| Harding's 1920 opponent | 27 |
| Harding in 1994 headlines | 25 |
| Harding in 1990s tabloids | 25 |
| Harding Icefield sights | 23 |
| Harding and Garfield, for two | 29 |
| Hardhearted gal of song | 23 |
| Hardest to see, perhaps | 23 |
| Hardest to keep, as a secret | 28 |
| Hardest to get through | 22 |
| Hardest to get hold of | 22 |
| Hardest to get close to | 23 |
| Hardest to eat, as fish | 23 |
| Hardest part of a long run | 26 |
| Hardest baseball hit to get | 27 |
| Harder to travel, in a way | 26 |
| Harder to swallow, as bread | 27 |
| Harder to see through, say | 26 |
| Harder to plow, perhaps | 23 |
| Harder to make out, maybe | 25 |
| Harder to make out, as smoke | 28 |
| Harder to lift, perhaps | 23 |
| Harder to follow, as prose | 26 |
| Harder to follow, as a trail | 28 |
| Harder to detach, maybe | 23 |
| Harder or softer, depending | 27 |
| Hardened volcanic froth | 23 |
| Hardened by heat and cold | 25 |
| Hardened area on the ear? | 25 |
| Harden against PAin, etc. | 25 |
| Hardcover's covering | 24 |
| Hardcore punkers Sick of ___ | 28 |
| Hardcore punk offshoot | 22 |
| Hardboiled to a degree | 23 |
| Hard-working, so-so student | 27 |
| Hard-working six-footers? | 25 |
| Hard-working six-footer? | 24 |
| Hard-working entertainer | 24 |
| Hard-twisted cotton thread | 26 |
| Hard-to-work-with type | 22 |
| Hard-to-translate phrase | 24 |
| Hard-to-swallow verbiage | 24 |
| Hard-to-refute evidence | 23 |
| Hard-to-reason-with group | 25 |
| Hard-to-read handwriting | 24 |
| Hard-to-pronounce word | 22 |
| Hard-to-predict outcome | 23 |
| Hard-to-please ones, maybe | 26 |
| Hard-to-please actress | 22 |
| Hard-to-pin-down particle? | 26 |
| Hard-to-miss hoops shots | 24 |
| Hard-to-meet requirement | 24 |
| Hard-to-make point in craps | 27 |
| Hard-to-make hoops shot | 23 |
| Hard-to-ignore impulses | 23 |
| Hard-to-hit tennis server | 25 |
| Hard-to-hit notes, for some | 27 |
| Hard-to-groom dog breed | 23 |
| Hard-to-get-into schools | 24 |
| Hard-to-follow philosopher? | 27 |
| Hard-to-fold item, often | 24 |
| Hard-to-find shoe width | 23 |
| Hard-to-find object, perhaps | 28 |
| Hard-to-find clownfish | 22 |
| Hard-to-find character | 22 |
| Hard-to-explain vehicles | 24 |
| Hard-to-explain quality | 23 |
| Hard-to-explain feeling | 23 |
| Hard-to-escape situation | 24 |
| Hard-to-eat-just-one item | 25 |