The answer to the Yankee __ Dandy a 1940s musical with James Cagney in CodyCross is DOODLE. CodyCross is an amusing word game. It is a word play game that challenges one's word knowledge in different categories and themes. If this clue had you baffled, you're not alone! Many of the puzzles in CodyCross are pretty tricky, but that's what makes the game so fun.