Hardly better Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WORSE Hardly better (5)
3% OUTDO Perform better than (5)
3% PUNSTER Better keeping spades and joker (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 31, 2026
3% NEXT "Better luck ___ time" (4)
3% SISTER Hardly a family man (6) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
3% AGE Wine gets better with this (3)
3% ADULT Old enough to know better (5) Newsday Aug 27, 2026
3% AWCMON "Man, that's hardly fair!" (6) New York Times Aug 25, 2026
3% ALOAF "Half -- is better than none" (5) Premier Sunday Aug 23, 2026
3% NEED Hardly a luxury (4) New York Times Aug 22, 2026
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