CodyCross April 9, 2023 Daily Answers
Both daily grids for this date — 27 midsize and 12 small clues.
Midsize Crossword — 27 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "High" singing voice for some, but not the highest. | ALTO | 4 | |
| #2 | Abbreviation for electronic benefit transfer. | EBT | 3 | |
| #3 | Dart, flutter like a small bird. | FLIT | 4 | |
| #4 | Early US internet company that bought Netscape. | AOL | 3 | |
| #5 | Eldest of the acting Baldwin brothers. | ALEC | 4 | |
| #6 | Frozen 2's fifth spirit. | ELSA | 4 | |
| #7 | Global Distribution System. | GDS | 3 | |
| #8 | Lazy, sloppy person. | SLOB | 4 | |
| #9 | Metal hydroxides that are caustic in water. | LYES | 4 | |
| #10 | Open, some 80s cars said the door was this. | AJAR | 4 | |
| #11 | Patchett, Coulter, Taylor. | ANN | 3 | |
| #12 | Peter __ of Peter, Paul, and Mary. | YARROW | 6 | |
| #13 | Polynesian flower garland, anagram of "lie". | LEI | 3 | |
| #14 | Pop, soft drink. | SODA | 4 | |
| #15 | Romeo, Italian sports car brand. | ALFA | 4 | |
| #16 | Shortened term for Australian mammal with pouch. | ROO | 3 | |
| #17 | Small gelatin candy associated with Easter. | JELLYBEAN | 9 | |
| #18 | Small islands on coral reefs. | CAYS | 4 | |
| #19 | State of anxiety, nervous excitement. | AGITATION | 9 | |
| #20 | Stinky study that focuses on garbage. | GARBOLOGY | 9 | |
| #21 | Tasting yolky. | EGGY | 4 | |
| #22 | Textspeak for "be right back". | BRB | 3 | |
| #23 | The mechanism of a helicopter or turbine. | ROTOR | 5 | |
| #24 | Toy brand with building blocks and minifigures. | LEGO | 4 | |
| #25 | Wooden or rubber shape placed under room openings. | DOOR WEDGE | 10 | |
| #26 | __ Paulo, south-eastern state in Brazil. | SAO | 3 | |
| #27 | __ hanout, spice blend used in North African food. | RAS EL | 6 |
Small Crossword — 12 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Abominable snowmen. | YETIS | 5 | |
| #2 | Ancient city, Turkey's capital. | ANKARA | 6 | |
| #3 | Cute slang for a rabbit. | BUNNY | 5 | |
| #4 | Four of these make a gallon. | QUART | 5 | |
| #5 | Had a hit song with Barbie Girl. | AQUA | 4 | |
| #6 | Northern Italian city where Fiat is headquartered. | TURIN | 5 | |
| #7 | Not factual. | UNTRUE | 6 | |
| #8 | Of sound mind. | SANE | 4 | |
| #9 | Potato dish eaten in the U.S. during Chanukah. | LATKES | 6 | |
| #10 | Qualified, allowed. | ABLE | 4 | |
| #11 | Relieve pain or tightness. | EASE | 4 | |
| #12 | __ slip, a list of corrections added to a book. | ERRATA | 6 |
April 9, 2023 — How the Grids Break Down
These are the CodyCross daily crosswords for April 9, 2023, a Sunday. The game publishes two grids every day — a quick small puzzle and a longer midsize one — and this page carries both, 39 clues in total. The longest answer across the pair is DOOR WEDGE at 10 letters.
The daily crosswords sit entirely outside the world-and-group structure of the main game: finishing them does not advance your world progress, and they use their own clue pool. They also lean harder on general knowledge than the themed worlds do, so the letter count shown on each row is often the fastest way in — match the length first, then the meaning.
Neighbouring dates are linked below, and the full daily archive holds 2,014 dates. For the main game, the world index covers 108 worlds and 10,716 puzzles.
Dailies Around Apr 9
April 9, 2023 — Questions
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Does the daily crossword reset?
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3 Tips for CodyCross
The board is the whole puzzle
Every answer is built from what the level actually shows you and nothing else. Counting that first rules out most of what comes to mind, which is quicker than trying words and being rejected.
Place the longest answer first
Long answers use up the awkward letters and leave a set that spells the short ones out for you. Starting long is consistently faster than sweeping for three-letter words.
Neighbouring levels are the best hint
Difficulty climbs gradually rather than in jumps, so the levels either side of a hard one reuse its patterns. They are more useful than any hint the game sells you.
How to Solve a CodyCross Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify these answers
Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 7, 2026