Crossword answer
HARDLY
6 letters · Used for 8 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, October 1, 2026
Letter pattern
HARDLY
Clues that lead to HARDLY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Only just (6)6The GuardianOct 1, 2026
Barely changes a couple of letters6Evening StandardJul 21, 2026
Barely6Evening StandardFeb 27, 2024
Scarcely6Evening StandardNov 14, 2023
Only just - and with difficulty6Evening StandardJun 24, 2022
Only just - and not easily6Evening StandardMay 6, 2022
Softly denied? Not really!6Evening StandardDec 1, 2021
Tough about money? Not likely!6Evening StandardOct 1, 2019
About HARDLY in crosswords
HARDLY is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 8 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Only just (6)” in the The Guardian crossword on October 1, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
ARISESSprouts up
CLARETRose alternative
ELPASOTexas city
IMPUTEAttribute wrinkled up with time
SPIDERWeb designer
OPENERBatsman or cracksman?
JOINEDSigned up
DELANOFDR part
ALPACALlama kin
EXMOORAn English part, no longer Othello, for instance
ANKARASome thank Arab for capital (6)
ELAPSEPass, as time spent asleep, maybe
EXHALEBreathe out
LARIATRoundup rope
Every appearance of HARDLY (10)
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Oct 1, 2026
Only just (6) · The Guardian · 15 Across
Jul 21, 2026
Barely changes a couple of letters · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Feb 27, 2024
Barely · Evening Standard · 39 Across
Nov 14, 2023
Scarcely · Evening Standard · 29 Across
Jun 24, 2022
Only just - and with difficulty · Evening Standard · 20 Across
May 6, 2022
Only just - and not easily · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 1, 2021
Softly denied? Not really! · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 14, 2021
Barely changes a couple of letters · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 1, 2019
Tough about money? Not likely! · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 30, 2018
Barely · Evening Standard · 39 Across