CodyCross Group 973
Answers

74 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

GREAT SMOG

All 74 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Activity of Harriet the Spy and Nancy DrewSNOOPING8
Baseball cap with adjustable closure at the rearSNAPBACK8
Beer produced by amateurs for non-commercial useHOMEBREW8
Lightweight horse blanketFLY SHEET9
Musical genre to which the Ramones belongPUNK ROCK9
Neve Sidney in ScreamCAMPBELL8
New York’s famous theatrical districtBROADWAY8
People from Bruges or BrusselsBELGIANS8
Prisoner especially one confined within a countryINTERNEE8
Proper name for Thailand’s form of kickboxingMUAY THAI9
Someone entering into a Hall of FameINDUCTEE8
The decimal part of a logarithmMANTISSA8
Treasure on a GPS outdoor treasure huntGEOCACHE8
1994 Tim Allen movie The Santa __CLAUSE6
Amazon comedy about living in a digital afterlifeUPLOAD6
BackbonesSPINES6
Black-and-white cartoon beagle Woodstock’s friendSNOOPY6
Cold weather landscape with limited vegetationTUNDRA6
Decadent French layered cakeGATEAU6
Father/daughter Pakistani PMs Zulfikar and BenazirBHUTTO6
Former name for the Paris stock exchangeBOURSE6
Harry the 33rd president of the United StatesTRUMAN6
Long-form word for online diaryWEBLOG6
Medical name for vitamin B3NIACIN6
Money made from a winning betPAYOFF6
Oscar Wilde play illustrated by Aubrey BeardsleySALOME6
Reef-building polypsCORALS6
Shiny fastening of a belt shoe or handbagBUCKLE6
Sport in which you might hear seconds out calledBOXING6
Trees that are called wattles in AustraliaACACIA6
A popular architectural style from the 1920sART DECO8
Adaptation to resemble another speciesMIMICRY7
Ancient Egyptian water-raising machineSHADOOF7
Blood is said to be __ than waterTHICKER7
First Triumvirate member with Pompey and CaesarCRASSUS7
First name of the theatrical composer SondheimSTEPHEN7
French fashion brand with a crocodile logoLACOSTE7
James founder of the Java programming languageGOSLING7
Link’s egg-shaped flute in The Legend of ZeldaOCARINA7
Northern Irish golf pro RoryMCILROY7
Paralyzed body partPALSIED7
Person who cares for horses’ hoovesFARRIER7
Removed an oyster from its shellSHUCKED7
Strict or stern in attitude or appearanceAUSTERE7
The area where a river meets the sea or oceanESTUARY7
The last day of this month is HalloweenOCTOBER7
Three’s __ US sitcom based on Man About the HouseCOMPANY7
Tim Burton movie about the artist Margaret KeaneBIG EYES8
Capital of RomaniaBUCHAREST9
Christina one of the leads in Dead to MeAPPLEGATE9
Last ruler of the Incan EmpireATAHUALPA9
London pollution event that led to clean air actsGREAT SMOG10
Lysine tryptophan or glutamine for exampleAMINO ACID10
Ocean dweller with a long weapon-like noseSWORDFISH9
REM’s guitaristPETER BUCK10
Small bright cake toppingsSPRINKLES9
Sultry spy snareHONEYTRAP9
Sunset __ Billy Wilder film with William HoldenBOULEVARD9
They prepared bodies for burial in Ancient EgyptEMBALMERS9
1996 bowling movie by the Farrelly BrothersKINGPIN7
A Greek water or lake nymphHYDRIAD7
An animal that has had its horns removedPOLLARD7
Defying __ hit song from the musical WickedGRAVITY7
Enya was in this bandCLANNAD7
Fancy clothing for the sovereignREGALIA7
I May __ You TV series about writer ArabellaDESTROY7
Largest naval battle of WWI the Battle of __JUTLAND7
Moscow fortress and seat of Russian governmentKREMLIN7
Norman author of A River Runs Through ItMACLEAN7
The gradual wearing away of the Earth’s surfaceEROSION7
The highest court in AmericaSUPREME7
The loss of smellANOSMIA7
The second S in SMS messagingSERVICE7
To attempt to be the bestCOMPETE7

CodyCross Group 973 belongs to the Mesopotamia world and contains 74 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is GREAT SMOG 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 7.4 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 901–1,000 block, with group 972 and group 974 linked at the foot of the page.

Group 973 at a glance
WorldMesopotamia
Clues in group74
Longest answerGREAT SMOG (10)
Shortest answerCLAUSE (6)
Average length7.4 letters
Group973
Questions

CodyCross Group 973 FAQ

1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 973?+
All 74 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
74, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for group 972 and group 974, or browse the whole 901–1,000 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 74 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 GREAT SMOG

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 973 In Detail

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

Answers in chain74
Longest answerGREAT SMOG
Average length7.4 letters
Level973
Block901–1,000