CodyCross Group 997
Answers

75 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HOLE PUNCH

All 75 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Brian actor who has attempted Everest three timesBLESSED7
Derbyshire spa town on the River DerwentMATLOCK7
Fifty Shades author real name Erika LeonardEL JAMES8
Indoor footwear English translation of ciabattaSLIPPER7
Scary creature like SullyMONSTER7
Shape with ten sidesDECAGON7
Someone sent away to safety during wartimeEVACUEE7
Spanish term for a bullfightCORRIDA7
Sport that is central to Belleville Rendez-vousCYCLING7
To praise enthusiasticallyADULATE7
__ dickory dock the mouse ran up the clockHICKORY7
A non-varying value or scientific phenomenonCONSTANT8
All-in-one padded baby outfit for icy outdoor wearSNOWSUIT8
Black and gold brand of batteriesDURACELL8
Christine who stars in The Good FightBARANSKI8
Face-coverings to help one sleep on the planeEYEMASKS8
Jamaican who featured with Sia on Cheap ThrillsSEAN PAUL9
John Carpenter film about an alien in the ArcticTHE THING9
Makes it out the other side of a disasterSURVIVES8
Manager of holiday accommodation with room serviceHOTELIER8
Muscular parts of a bird’s throatGIZZARDS8
Original name of dating app TinderMATCHBOX8
Rhodesian PM who declared independence in 1965IAN SMITH9
Scottish town hall or prisonTOLBOOTH8
Spot that is targeted by a spell: Area __OF EFFECT9
The main dish in Goldilocks and the Three BearsPORRIDGE8
US golfer known for his sidewinder techniqueSAM SNEAD9
A boneless cut of meat or fishFILLET6
Cattle wranglerCOWBOY6
Double-dot accent mark in Zürich and DüsseldorfUMLAUT6
Every cloud is said to have this liningSILVER6
Hang around remain loiterLINGER6
Jedi master played by Ewan McGregor Obi Wan __KENOBI6
Long often hooded capesCLOAKS6
Maltese __; black statuette in John Huston filmFALCON6
Mexican desert state; Hermosillo is its capitalSONORA6
Move computer data online or onto a programUPLOAD6
Peridot is this month’s traditional birthstoneAUGUST6
Stand-in doctors at a GP’s practiceLOCUMS6
Wit sarcasm and mockery in literature formSATIRE6
__ Watts bandleader on The Late Late ShowREGGIE6
__ tiger; endangered Indian big cat speciesBENGAL6
Baseball position abbreviated to “SS”SHORTSTOP9
Bestowed a punishment on a convicted criminalSENTENCED9
Emily Bronte Charles Dickens wrote in this eraVICTORIAN9
It’s used to pierce holes in documents for filingHOLE PUNCH10
Lists of words for children to learn to writeSPELLINGS9
Open to anyone regardless of race age etcINCLUSIVE9
Russian filmmaker Andrei who directed MirrorTARKOVSKY9
Smaller piano; Billy Joel releaseBABY GRAND10
The area of the inner ear including the cochleaLABYRINTH9
This New state borders MaineHAMPSHIRE9
Tiny coil of wire used to hold documents togetherPAPERCLIP9
US publisher of Vogue and GQ magazinesCONDE NAST10
__ Express stage musical with skating actorsSTARLIGHT9
Computers that can be carried aroundLAPTOPS7
Cultivated species of coffee plantROBUSTA7
Curved cross that is a national symbol of GeorgiaBOLNISI7
Decision in a court caseVERDICT7
Dwight the A-Team’s “Howling Mad” MurdockSCHULTZ7
Easter Island indigenous nameRAPA NUI8
Heaven is a Place on Earth singer CarlisleBELINDA7
Hollywood actress Zoe who starred in AvatarSALDANA7
If you cut these you’re doing something poorlyCORNERS7
Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel about a young seamanLORD JIM8
Mae first African American woman in spaceJEMISON7
Marine mammal also called a sea cowMANATEE7
Sly glances through the tightening of eyelidsASQUINT7
The __ Haybaler red no. 4 Wacky Races carCRIMSON7
The region where the skull bones meetPTERION7
Wall-hung mass-produced repros of works of artPOSTERS7
What Weebles did without falling downWOBBLED7
Without any help or assistanceUNAIDED7
Word following due Bessemer and xiphoidPROCESS7
__ week stylish event for designers and modelsFASHION7

CodyCross Group 997 belongs to the Futuristic City world and contains 75 clues across its five puzzles, each listed below with its answer and letter count. The longest answer is HOLE PUNCH at 10 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 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 901–1,000 block, with group 996 and group 998 linked at the foot of the page.

Group 997 at a glance
WorldFuturistic City
Clues in group75
Longest answerHOLE PUNCH (10)
Shortest answerFILLET (6)
Average length7.5 letters
Group997
Questions

CodyCross Group 997 FAQ

1What is the answer to CodyCross Group 997?+
All 75 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
75, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for group 996 and group 998, 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 75 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 HOLE PUNCH

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 997 In Detail

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

Answers in chain75
Longest answerHOLE PUNCH
Average length7.5 letters
Level997
Block901–1,000