| 100% | DIE | 3 | "It's a good day to ___ hard" |
| 72% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day to ___ Hard" (2013 film) |
| 71% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day to ___ Hard" (Bruce Willis movie) |
| 71% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day to ___ Hard," 2013 action movie |
| 71% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day To ___ Hard," Bruce Willis movie |
| 70% | PUTITDOWN | 9 | It's hard to do this to a good book |
| 70% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day to ___ Hard" (2013 Bruce Willis movie) |
| 70% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day to ___ Hard" (2013 Bruce Willis sequel) |
| 69% | DIE | 3 | 2013 John McClane fim "A Good Day to ___ Hard" |
| 67% | DIE | 3 | "A Good Day to ___ Hard" (fifth film in the John McClane action series) |
| 66% | SHELLGAME | 9 | It's a hard act to follow |
| 65% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "A Good Day to Die Hard" actor who stars in 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | ICE | 3 | It's hard to get a grip on |
| 63% | ELBOWROOM | 9 | It's hard to find in a crowd |
| 63% | HABIT | 5 | It's good to break a bad one |
| 62% | NEVER | 5 | When it's a good idea to argue with strangers on the internet |
| 62% | INERTGAS | 8 | It's hard to get a reaction out of it |
| 61% | BELL | 4 | It's rung to begin a day of Wall Street trading |
| 61% | WAR | 3 | It's good for "absolutely nothing" according to a 1970 hit |
| 61% | DEADENDSTREET | 13 | Where it's hard to make a wrong turn |
| 61% | ONE | 3 | Something it's good to get a hole in? |
| 59% | HAYSTACK | 8 | Tower of straw it's hard to find a needle in |
| 59% | SHOULDI | 7 | "Do you think it's a good idea for me to do this?" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | BEEN | 4 | "It's ___ a hard day's night . . ." |
| 57% | TRITT | 5 | "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" singer Travis |
| 57% | SAFE | 4 | A good one is hard to crack |
| 57% | MON | 3 | Day when it's hard to wake up in the morning, for short |
| 57% | ASSET | 5 | It's a good thing |
| 57% | SCAN | 4 | It's a good look |
| 57% | BOON | 4 | It's a good thing |