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Section // The Puzzle DeskDaily Crossword · No. 17Puzzle Desk
The 718 Crossword
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · the 718 history edition · New York
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
1The 'The People's Playground' town in the 718 (11)
3___ Heights, along Eastern Parkway (5)
7The neighborhood that started the whole hipster thing (12)
9Neighborhood of two Chinatowns and big views (10)
10Where the Missouri and the Arizona were built (8)
Down
1The 'Eastern Parkway' town in the 718 (12)
2___ Field, where Robinson broke the line (6)
3Southeast shore neighborhood, named for the old tribe (8)
4The team that left Flatbush for L.A. in '57 (7)
5The 1776 ___ of Brooklyn, biggest of the Revolution (6)
6Downtown cheesecake institution (7)
8___ 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.
