CodyCross Group 253
Answers
80 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 80 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Renault mid-range van badly spelled conjestion | TRAFIC CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Deux-__ west French dept named after two rivers | SEVRES CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Author of the novel Black Beauty: Anna __ | SEWELL CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Ex-Man Utd and England striker Wayne __ | ROONEY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Spike of ice formed when dripping water freezes | ICICLE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Campbell soup can painter Andy __ | WARHOL CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Fruit ready to be picked | MATURE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| __proof can’t be shot | BULLET CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Shakespeare __ won the Academy Awards in 1999 | INLOVE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Portable computer for hot-desking | LAPTOP CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| To clumsily feel for something | FUMBLE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Police Chief Clancy on The Simpsons | WIGGUM CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Not being at risk from danger | SAFETY | 6 |
| Yellowish French liqueur flavored with aniseed | PASTIS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Five o’clock stubble | SHADOW CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| The Gross Clinic is surgery painted by Thomas __ | EAKINS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Dolphins quarterback who starred in many movies | DANMARINO CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Robinson Crusoe’s companion | MANFRIDAY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Polymers developed by Frederick Kipping | SILICONES CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Daily frequency | QUOTIDIAN CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra | IPHIGENIA CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Supposedly allegedly | PURPORTED | 9 |
| Turkish tax system of enrolment of Christian boys | DEVSHIRME CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Nationality of Verdi’s opera princess Aida | ETHIOPIAN CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Smooth rock for grinding grain | MILLSTONE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| End of year festivities cookies Santa reindeer | CHRISTMAS | 9 |
| Not the glass of an optimist | HALFEMPTY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Birds whose eggs are the biggest | OSTRICHES | 9 |
| Famous Amsterdam church not the old one | NIEWEKERK CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS | 40 |
| Upward-moving current of air | UPDRAFT CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Strolling taking steps using your legs | WALKING CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| __ control of the force that attracts us to earth | GRAVITY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| John __ Dexter villain Interstellar actor | LITHGOW CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Medicine used for pain and to thin blood | ASPIRIN | 7 |
| Umbrella toting fictional character Mary __ | POPPINS | 7 |
| Midwestern dumpling | PIEROGI CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Dogs __ Poker famous canine portrait | PLAYING CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Great Wall __ giant East Asian brickwork | OFCHINA | 7 |
| Luck of __ is a drawing game from 2006 | THEDRAW CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| The reversed P paragraph symbol | PILCROW CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Procedure to find cause of death | AUTOPSY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Collectibles in metal currency form | COINAGE | 7 |
| Axilspot __ are red-brown with white spots | HOGFISH CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Beethoven’s only opera | FIDELIO | 7 |
| Nino __ Italian stylist and wool business owner | CERRUTI CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Name that Julius Caesar gave to present-day Paris | LUTETIA CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Other times other __ | MANNERS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| Moving your body to a tune | DANCING CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| __ Henry Frenchman led Arsenal in scoring | THIERRY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PA | 41 |
| __ Sutherland Flatliners star | KIEFER | 6 |
| __ Electric Power stadium nicknamed Big Swan | TOHOKU CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Kitchen utensil for removing the pits of cherries | STONER CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Jack __ White Fang author | LONDON CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| __ Run utopian no one above age of 30 | LOGANS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Neck accessory for male evening suit | BOWTIE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Infamous letter-writing killer in 1960s California | ZODIAC CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Musical pieces or decrees in law | CANONS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Large white seabird with yellow head | GANNET CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Country where Monte Carlo is located | MONACO CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Lowest rank of Zoroastrian priesthood | HERBAD CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Scanty not enough | MEAGRE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| __ Dawg cartoon canine sheriff’s no 2 | DEPUTY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Frenchman who led the First Crusade Peter the __ | HERMIT CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Heavyset SNL star died tragically at 33 | FARLEY CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| Oldest university in English speaking world | OXFORD CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR | 41 |
| The title given to the daughter of a tsar | TSAREVNA CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| Region of calm winds near the Equator | DOLDRUMS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| The Blues __ stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd | BROTHERS | 8 |
| Strong green liquor nicknamed The Green Fairy | ABSINTHE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| Legendary literary critic __ Frye | NORTHROP CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| On a snail they are retractable | ANTENNAE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| Not straight forward | INDIRECT CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| Pittsburg __ play at the CONSOL Energy Center | PENGUINS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| Art of using crayons for fun | COLORING | 8 |
| Monty Burns’s assistant in The Simpsons | SMITHERS | 8 |
| New Zealand movie set offering tours | HOBBITON CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| A precision shooter is an expert __ | MARKSMAN CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| A woodwind instrument with a reed mouthpiece | CLARINET CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| __ order or a PO | PURCHASE CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
| Pirate’s handheld optical aid | SPYGLASS CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS P | 41 |
CodyCross Group 253 belongs to the Paris world and contains 80 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is TRAFIC CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR at 41 letters. That is a long group even for CodyCross — worth working puzzle by puzzle rather than scanning the whole list.
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 here average 35.4 letters, which is long for CodyCross. Long answers are more constrained, not less: with that many squares the crossing letters usually decide the word before the clue does, so fill the intersections first.
This group sits in the 201–300 block, with group 252 and group 254 linked at the foot of the page.
CodyCross Group 253 FAQ
1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 253?+
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 80 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is TRAFIC CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR
At 41 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 253 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 80 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | TRAFIC CHECK OTHER CLUES OF CODYCROSS PAR |
| Average length | 35.4 letters |
| Level | 253 |
| Block | 201–300 |
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