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The 505 Crossword

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
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Across

  1. 1Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
  2. 3ABQ nickname, for the Duke of Alburquerque (8)
  3. 866, the Mother ___ through Nob Hill (5)
  4. 9Sun sign on the state flag (3)
  5. 10Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
  6. 11Pueblo Deco Route 66 theater downtown (4)
  7. 13Cottonwood ribbon along the river (6)
  8. 14Official state question: 'red or green?' (5)

Down

  1. 2Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
  2. 4Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
  3. 5Communities here centuries before 1706 (6)
  4. 6___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)
  5. 7Village whose name is Spanish for 'scissors' (7)
  6. 12The 'Hub City' rail town on the river (5)

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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