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The 718 Crossword
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · the 718 history edition · New York
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
1Oldest Dutch farmhouse still standing, ca. 1652 (7)
3What Dodger fans dodged (7)
4___ Field, where Robinson broke the line (6)
6The 'The People's Playground' town in the 718 (11)
9The neighborhood that started the whole hipster thing (12)
12Neighborhood of two Chinatowns and big views (10)
13Where the Missouri and the Arizona were built (8)
Down
2The 'Eastern Parkway' town in the 718 (12)
5Biggie's home blocks (7)
7The team that left Flatbush for L.A. in '57 (7)
8The 1776 ___ of Brooklyn, biggest of the Revolution (6)
10___ Heights, along Eastern Parkway (5)
11___ Island, the People's Playground (5)
Every answer is the 718 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.
