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Section // The Puzzle Desk Daily Crossword · No. 23 Puzzle Desk

The 505 Crossword

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Deal another →

Across

  1. 3Official state question: 'red or green?' (5)
  2. 6The long ride up the Sandias (7)
  3. 7Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
  4. 9Pueblo Deco Route 66 theater downtown (4)
  5. 11Valencia County seat on the river (8)
  6. 13Triple-A ballclub named for a Simpsons gag (8)

Down

  1. 1Round ceremonial room in pueblo tradition (4)
  2. 2Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
  3. 4Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
  4. 5___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)
  5. 8Cottonwood ribbon along the river (6)
  6. 1066, the Mother ___ through Nob Hill (5)
  7. 12Sun sign on the state flag (3)

Every answer is the 505 history or geography. Wrong letters turn red on Check grid — tap a square twice to switch across/down. New grid at midnight; “deal another” sets a second board off today’s shoe.

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