CodyCross Group 2,161
Answers

69 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HAIR METAL

All 69 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Chinese basketballer who is more than 7 feet tall.YAO MING8
Pants pouches.POCKETS7
Part of the mint family, used for seasoning.OREGANO7
Protective items used in battle.SHIELDS7
Shaffer's play with Mozart's middle name.AMADEUS7
She's Rory's quick-talking mother in Gilmore Girls.LORELAI7
Symbols on the Swiss and Maltese flags.CROSSES7
Teamed up with Christine & the Queens for 2023 LP.MADONNA7
The study of the past.HISTORY7
Traditional hot Christmas drink from the UK.WASSAIL7
__ age, modernity, having left analog far behind.DIGITAL7
Apartment on the top floor.PENTHOUSE9
Applying law.ENFORCING9
Fake lake.RESERVOIR9
Flowering succulents aka opines, witch's moneybags.LIVELONGS9
Hard rocking genre of music with flamboyant coifs.HAIR METAL10
He played Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad.AARON PAUL10
Jack London novel about a wild wolfdog.WHITE FANG10
Kacey, country star who sang 2018's Golden Hour.MUSGRAVES9
Nobody puts Baby in this.THE CORNER10
Piece of furniture for storing crockery.SIDEBOARD9
Spanish coastal province within Valencia.CASTELLON9
Stock made from cow bones.BEEF BROTH10
TV show about a time-traveling nurse in Scotland.OUTLANDER9
Ten out of ten, 100 percent correct.FULL MARKS10
2019 trend involving scrunchies and hydroflasks.VSCO GIRL9
English meringue and fruit dessert.ETON MESS9
Hiding place.HIDEAWAY8
Medieval musician with pear-shaped instrument.LUTENIST8
Patterned pants, might make sounds during walking.CORDUROY8
Patterned paper used to disguise Christmas gifts.WRAPPING8
Placing trees or bushes in the ground.PLANTING8
Plates, forks, spoons, knives.FLATWARE8
Practice a play or performance ahead of its debut.REHEARSE8
Remember how to spell this memory device?.MNEMONIC8
Riding a horse without a saddle.BAREBACK8
Spanish principality, Oviedo is its capital.ASTURIAS8
Spends recklessly and compulsively.SPLURGES8
Any light, pale color, such as baby blue.PASTEL6
Chapman, bounty hunter and son of Dog.LELAND6
Chinese dish of bite-sized, steamed brunch food.DIM SUM7
Chords with three notes; Chinese crime gangs.TRIADS6
Gandalf or Ron Weasley are this.WIZARD6
Icy region with the North Pole at its heart.ARCTIC6
Musical based on Stevenson's book: __ and Hyde.JEKYLL6
Nemo's dad in Finding Nemo.MARLIN6
New York borough where US Open Tennis is held.QUEENS6
Played by Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things.ELEVEN6
Sport that the town of Vail is famous for.SKIING6
Stashes of cash, treasures.RICHES6
Structure Dracula sleeps in.COFFIN6
Sweet type of cracker often used in a pie base.GRAHAM6
The level of sound.VOLUME6
Trying to relax after some form of stress.UNWIND6
__ Melba, Australian operatic dame.NELLIE6
1970 Beatles album, released after their break-up.LET IT BE9
Audrey who starred in My Fair Lady and Charade.HEPBURN7
Candy made of boiled nuts and sugar.PRALINE7
Egg-laying mammal covered in spines.ECHIDNA7
Florida city associated with Walt Disney World.ORLANDO7
Landforms completely surrounded by water.ISLANDS7
Neck bands of shirts.COLLARS7
Point in the night when you go to sleep.BEDTIME7
Quick bursts of bright lights.FLASHES7
Scale used to measure magnitude of earthquakes.RICHTER7
Slang term for alcohol drinks, like a snifter.TIPPLES7
Son of Man O' War: Triple Crown winner War __.ADMIRAL7
Subspecies of brown bear found in Canada.GRIZZLY7
Where images are displayed on TVs and tablets.SCREENS7

CodyCross Group 2,161 belongs to the Underground Worlds world and contains 69 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is HAIR METAL 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 2,101–2,200 block, with group 2,160 and group 2,162 linked at the foot of the page.

Group 2,161 at a glance
WorldUnderground Worlds
Clues in group69
Longest answerHAIR METAL (10)
Shortest answerPASTEL (6)
Average length7.5 letters
Group2,161
Questions

CodyCross Group 2,161 FAQ

1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 2,161?+
All 69 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
69, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for group 2,160 and group 2,162, or browse the whole 2,101–2,200 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 69 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 HAIR METAL

At 10 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 2,161 In Detail

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

Answers in chain69
Longest answerHAIR METAL
Average length7.5 letters
Level2,161
Block2,101–2,200