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Section // The Puzzle Desk Daily Crossword · No. 4 Puzzle Desk

The 505 Crossword

Monday, October 19, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 1Route 66's 'Pinto Bean Capital' (8)
  2. 3Cottonwood ribbon along the river (6)
  3. 4Sun sign on the state flag (3)
  4. 7East Mountain gateway on I-40 (8)
  5. 8Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
  6. 9Village whose name is Spanish for 'scissors' (7)
  7. 10Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
  8. 11Route 66 district by UNM (7)
  9. 12Official state question: 'red or green?' (5)

Down

  1. 266, the Mother ___ through Nob Hill (5)
  2. 3Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
  3. 5Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
  4. 6___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)

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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