CodyCross Group 1,686
Answers
68 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 68 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Head __ knees and toes | SHOULDERS | 9 |
| Complex detailed | INTRICATE | 9 |
| Roofs | HOUSETOPS | 9 |
| X-Men member who was once called Weapon X | WOLVERINE | 9 |
| Waterway crossing Bohemia ending at Cuxhaven | RIVERELBE | 9 |
| Redhead Brit singer who sang about being Perfect | EDSHEERAN | 9 |
| Front legs of an animal | FORELIMBS | 9 |
| Deep in debt __ to the hilt | MORTGAGED | 9 |
| Red-brown great ape found in Indonesia | ORANGUTAN | 9 |
| Instantly moves to another place like in Star Trek | TELEPORTS | 9 |
| Hit rock-and-roll song by The Coasters | YAKETYYAK | 9 |
| Urban public transport | LIGHT RAIL | 10 |
| Musical instruction for increasing in loudness | CRESCENDO | 9 |
| Hosiery or sheer tights for women | PANTYHOSE | 9 |
| Reuses something for a new purpose | RECYCLES | 8 |
| Cosmology studies the development of this | UNIVERSE | 8 |
| Musical telling the story of Jenna Hunterson | WAITRESS | 8 |
| Units of a thousand million bits | GIGABITS | 8 |
| Vehicles for towing plows | TRACTORS | 8 |
| Its the F in NFT | FUNGIBLE | 8 |
| Speech between two or more characters | DIALOGUE | 8 |
| Involving isotopes | ISOTOPIC | 8 |
| Smelly insect that emits a smell when troubled | STINKBUG | 8 |
| Spanish riding school in Vienna horse breed | LIPIZZAN | 8 |
| Clint director of Gran Torino and Mystic River | EASTWOOD | 8 |
| Talk show Jenny and actor Melissa __ are cousins | MCCARTHY | 8 |
| Toy that spins with the wind creating a rainbow | PINWHEEL | 8 |
| A large noisy public celebration | JAMBOREE | 8 |
| Glass ball for a Christmas tree | ORNAMENT | 8 |
| Toxic material once widely used in fireproofing | ASBESTOS | 8 |
| Knight or bishop | CHESSMAN | 8 |
| Particular type of pork meat or a cookout | BARBECUE | 8 |
| Ford whos played Indiana Jones and Han Solo | HARRISON | 8 |
| Julie star of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music | ANDREWS | 7 |
| The worlds most expensive spice | SAFFRON | 7 |
| A public beauty competition | PAGEANT | 7 |
| Ostriches think ignorance __ | ISBLISS | 7 |
| Turn around like a record | REVOLVE | 7 |
| Midwestern coffee shop chain named after an animal | CARIBOU | 7 |
| Portman Thors Jane Foster and Star Wars Padmé | NATALIE | 7 |
| An increase in strength or quality golf movement | UPSWING | 7 |
| Jonathan of Queer Eye and JVN Hair fame | VANNESS | 7 |
| This stores honey and is used for candles | BEESWAX | 7 |
| Katy Perrys third studio album __ Dream | TEENAGE | 7 |
| Country where the Gabor sisters were born | HUNGARY | 7 |
| Tool used to tighten nuts bolts | WRENCH | 6 |
| Item Elton John had in the wind | CANDLE | 6 |
| US state that celebrates Prince Kuhio Day | HAWAII | 6 |
| Hangs limply like flowers needing water | DROOPS | 6 |
| __ list things to do before one dies | BUCKET | 6 |
| Seasoning that keeps vampires away | GARLIC | 6 |
| Little organization that kids play ball in | LEAGUE | 6 |
| Actress Brie or British TV personality Hammond | ALISON | 6 |
| According to John Donne no man is one of these | ISLAND | 6 |
| Large scissors for trimming sheeps wool | SHEARS | 6 |
| Astronomical measure about 3.25 light-years | PARSEC | 6 |
| Best-selling robot vacuum cleaner of 2000s | ROOMBA | 6 |
| Russian author of War and Peace Anna Karenina | TOLSTOY | 7 |
| Betty writer of The Feminine Mystique | FRIEDAN | 7 |
| Black and white wading bird with tuft on head | LAPWING | 7 |
| Dannii who sang Jump to the Beat | MINOGUE | 7 |
| SMH in text-speak __ my head | SHAKING | 7 |
| Youthful-looking seeming never to get older | AGELESS | 7 |
| Sandy places to vacation near the ocean | BEACHES | 7 |
| Waiting for __ 1996 mockumentary | GUFFMAN | 7 |
| Rumbling made by a contented cat | PURRING | 7 |
| Southeastern European country abbreviated RO | ROMANIA | 7 |
| Creature thats half-human half-horse | CENTAUR | 7 |
CodyCross Group 1,686 belongs to the Tundra and Taiga world and contains 68 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is LIGHT RAIL at 10 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 7.5 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 1,685 and group 1,687 linked at the foot of the page.
CodyCross Group 1,686 FAQ
1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 1,686?+
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 68 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is LIGHT RAIL
At 10 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 1,686 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 68 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | LIGHT RAIL |
| Average length | 7.5 letters |
| Level | 1,686 |
| Block | 1,601–1,700 |
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