CodyCross Group 1,286
Answers

67 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ABOUT A BOY

All 67 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Nick Hornby novel Hugh Grant filmABOUT A BOY11
Patty of ground meat in a sliced bunHAMBURGER9
Substance that stimulates good digestive bacteriaPROBIOTIC9
Unworried state footloose and __FANCY-FREE10
Figures that are forecast for a businessPROJECTED9
One whose behavior is different strange or oddECCENTRIC9
The Indian movie industryBOLLYWOOD9
A poker hand or a US sitcomFULLHOUSE9
Chemical element number fourBERYLLIUM9
Famous sixth-century Chinese philosopherCONFUCIUS9
King of Bohemia in The Winters TalePOLIXENES9
Experiment to see how safe a car is in a wreckCRASHTEST9
Apparatus a working system or clever deviceMECHANISM9
__ BSC Bundesliga side with blue home kitHERTHA6
Draw a conclusion without investigatingASSUME6
Survivorman Les __STROUD6
Ming Zhao heads this skincare firm that uses AIPROVEN6
Man whose ghost haunts MacbethBANQUO6
Salmons treatment with dill and capersSMOKED6
Swing band __ at the WheelASLEEP6
In King Kong its what killed the beastBEAUTY6
Decorative fabric in the middle of a dining tableRUNNER6
Old __ an ageing eccentric old manCODGER6
Animal one plays when pretending to be deadPOSSUM6
Baby __ party thrown to celebrate a pregnancySHOWER6
Ancient mountain fortress in southern IsraelMASADA6
Hard thick outer covering of a toothENAMEL6
Wild ancestor of the modern-day horseTARPAN6
Old disease theory caused by foul-smelling mistMIASMA6
Practice makes __PERFECT7
Old word for disobedientFROWARD7
Small china pitcher for serving dairy productsCREAMER7
Leading company of hair care productsPANTENE7
Up to date on the latest developmentsABREAST7
Brain changes that make memoriesENGRAMS7
Robert __ oceanographer who found Titanic wreckBALLARD7
Nasal scales on a snakes faceROSTRAL7
A 1986 war film with Willem Dafoe and Tom BerengerPLATOON7
Strip of beach in the middle of the waterSANDBAR7
Street dance jerking/juddering of the bodyPOPPING7
Marie Kondos The Life-changing __ Tidying UpMAGICOF7
Vehicles for transporting coffinsHEARSES7
Devices that converts data to analog signalsMODEMS6
Physicist who calculated the lowest temperatureKELVIN6
South American mammals with long neck small headLLAMAS6
Asylum Harley Quinn once worked atARKHAM6
Spanish word for warGUERRA6
Journeys that heroes are tasked withQUESTS6
Healthy strong hardyROBUST6
An evening meal similar to dinnerSUPPER6
Come into viewEMERGE6
Hole in a tooth a dentist has to fixCAVITY6
Almost __ Cameron Crowe film from 2000FAMOUS6
Fruit Harry Styles and The Runaways sang aboutCHERRY6
Type of tomatoes dehydrated by Earths starSUN-DRIED9
Gave birth to pigletsFARROWED8
Surname of Scarlet WitchMAXIMOFF8
Place to temporarily trade possessions for moneyPAWNSHOP8
Double-deck sleeping arrangement for kidsBUNKBEDS8
The act of giving one thing and receiving anotherEXCHANGE8
Video game with Thanos as guest character in 2018FORTNITE8
Makes a legal ruling against someoneADJUDGES8
Astronauts preferred key on a keyboard?SPACEBAR8
Neck injury sometimes sustained in car accidentsWHIPLASH8
Alloy with lower melting point than constituentsEUTECTIC8
Temporary technical faults or bugsGLITCHES8
King of Ithaca who was the hero of Homers taleODYSSEUS8

CodyCross Group 1,286 belongs to the All Things Water world and contains 67 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is ABOUT A BOY at 11 letters. That is the usual size for a group, so the five puzzles inside it are close to full.

CodyCross is a clue game rather than a letter game, so the useful thing on this page is the clue text itself. If you are stuck on a single line, find that exact wording in the table below rather than reading a bare list of answers — the words around it are what confirm you are on the right puzzle, since answers repeat across the game far more often than clues do.

Answers average 7.2 letters across this group — mid-length, where the clue and the crossings carry roughly equal weight. Work whichever you have more of.

This group sits in the 1,201–1,300 block, with group 1,285 and group 1,287 linked at the foot of the page.

Group 1,286 at a glance
WorldAll Things Water
Clues in group67
Longest answerABOUT A BOY (11)
Shortest answerHERTHA (6)
Average length7.2 letters
Group1,286
Questions

CodyCross Group 1,286 FAQ

1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 1,286?+
All 67 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
67, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for group 1,285 and group 1,287, or browse the whole 1,201–1,300 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How CodyCross Works

The same three moves solve most CodyCross puzzles, including this one.

1

Search the clue, not the answer

CodyCross repeats answers across worlds but rarely repeats a clue. The wording is what pins down which line you are on.

2

Fill the crossings first

Long answers are more constrained than short ones. With a few intersecting letters the grid usually decides the word before the clue does.

3

Check the world

Every group page names its world. If it does not match the one on your screen, you have the wrong group number.

Play smarter

CodyCross Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular group teaches you.

1

This chain has 67 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is ABOUT A BOY

At 11 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The clue identifies the line

Answers repeat throughout CodyCross; clues almost never do. Match the exact wording and you can be certain you are on the right puzzle.

4

Letter counts split near-identical clues

Where two clues read similarly, the answer length separates them instantly. Every answer here carries its count.

5

Long answers are the easy ones

More squares means more crossings and fewer possible words. If a group is fighting you, start with its longest slot rather than its shortest.

6

Work the group, not the puzzle

Puzzles inside a group share a theme. A clue that makes no sense alone often becomes obvious once you have read the others on the same group page.

By the numbers

CodyCross Group 1,286 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain67
Longest answerABOUT A BOY
Average length7.2 letters
Level1,286
Block1,201–1,300