CodyCross Group 1,616
Answers
63 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 63 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Shenron Drogon or King Ghidorah for example | DRAGON | 6 |
| African nation with a crane on its flag | UGANDA | 6 |
| Primate known as the lesser ape | GIBBON | 6 |
| Florida Gators male mascot name | ALBERT | 6 |
| Elongated fruit that floats in water | BANANA | 6 |
| In art a chubby child with wings | CHERUB | 6 |
| Understand something get a __ on it | HANDLE | 6 |
| Mr. P. Worrell Verns erratic neighbor | ERNEST | 6 |
| Lately piano-playing singer Stevie | WONDER | 6 |
| Paris art museum in a former royal palace The __ | LOUVRE | 6 |
| Alligator that sounds like a Caribbean country | CAIMAN | 6 |
| Jessica British author of the 2023 novel Maame | GEORGE | 6 |
| Nicole Kidmans courtesan role in Moulin Rouge! | SATINE | 6 |
| Scuttling winged household pest | COCKROACH | 9 |
| Malala Toni Morrison and Marie Curie twice | NOBELISTS | 9 |
| An NGO that is not run to make money | NONPROFIT | 9 |
| The Hogwarts house known for wisdom and wit | RAVENCLAW | 9 |
| Tiny wafer in a computer | MICROCHIP | 9 |
| Another name for a female homemaker | HOUSEWIFE | 9 |
| Tall date tree near a desert water source | OASISPALM | 9 |
| Noise from a plane flying above the speed of sound | SONICBOOM | 9 |
| Star of the TV show Tales of Wells Fargo Dale __ | ROBERTSON | 9 |
| Type of jam made with oranges | MARMALADE | 9 |
| Song by Ray Charles Hallelujah I __ | LOVEHERSO | 9 |
| Desert sport seen in the Paris-Dakar event | RALLYING | 8 |
| Italian term in music for slowing and softening | LENTANDO | 8 |
| Type of slow cooker | CROCKPOT | 8 |
| Scale model of railroads and tracks | TRAINSET | 8 |
| Wading bird with pink feathers | FLAMINGO | 8 |
| __ creeper woody vine with a girls name | VIRGINIA | 8 |
| French treat represents four monastic orders | MENDIANT | 8 |
| Suggested but unsaid implied | IMPLICIT | 8 |
| Campbell-Hughes 2020 eerie horror film | CORDELIA | 8 |
| She went from Valerie Barlow to Lady Denham | ANNEREID | 8 |
| I beg __ polite expression of disagreement | TODIFFER | 8 |
| Snake-killing animal famously Rikki-Tikki-Tavi | MONGOOSE | 8 |
| How Do I __ poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning | LOVETHEE | 8 |
| Toenail beauty treatment | PEDICURE | 8 |
| Carbonate mineral found in Italian mountains | DOLOMITE | 8 |
| Counselor who helps college students | ADVISER | 7 |
| The __ room floor is where film edits lie | CUTTING | 7 |
| To bewitch to cast a spell over | ENCHANT | 7 |
| Triangle where ships have vanished | BERMUDA | 7 |
| Famous 19th century politican Daniel __ | WEBSTER | 7 |
| Glassy form of opal | HYALITE | 7 |
| Carb-loaded Egyptian dish with rice and pasta | KOSHARY | 7 |
| Performer at 2023 Super Bowl halftime show | RIHANNA | 7 |
| Black __fish are dark with white dorsal lines | TRIGGER | 7 |
| Animals eat from these | MANGERS | 7 |
| H. Rider who wrote King Solomons Mines | HAGGARD | 7 |
| Ultra-thin French pancakes | CREPES | 6 |
| The Lords begins Our Father in Heaven | PRAYER | 6 |
| Aromatic medicinal herb of the mint family | HYSSOP | 6 |
| Onze or elf in English | ELEVEN | 6 |
| Vocal sounds made by cattle in a manger | LOWING | 6 |
| Lemur with a tail larger than its body | AYEAYE | 6 |
| Student at Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters | MUTANT | 6 |
| The Great __ ancient Egyptian limestone sculpture | SPHINX | 6 |
| Founder of Thebes gave the Greeks an alphabet | CADMUS | 6 |
| Robot character in the Oz book series | TIKTOK | 6 |
| Another word for annually | YEARLY | 6 |
| Only Murders in the Building star __ Gomez | SELENA | 6 |
| Elvis home town | TUPELO | 6 |
CodyCross Group 1,616 belongs to the Deserts of the World world and contains 63 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is COCKROACH at 9 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 1,601–1,700 block, with group 1,615 and group 1,617 linked at the foot of the page.
CodyCross Group 1,616 FAQ
1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 1,616?+
2How many answers does this level have?+
3Where do I go next?+
4Are these answers verified?+
How CodyCross Works
The same three moves solve most CodyCross puzzles, including this one.
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.
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.
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.
CodyCross Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular group teaches you.
This chain has 63 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is COCKROACH
At 9 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.
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.
Letter counts split near-identical clues
Where two clues read similarly, the answer length separates them instantly. Every answer here carries its count.
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.
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.
CodyCross Group 1,616 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 63 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | COCKROACH |
| Average length | 7.2 letters |
| Level | 1,616 |
| Block | 1,601–1,700 |
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