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The 719 Crossword
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · the 719 history edition · Colorado
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
3Inventor who ran a lab in the Springs in 1899 (5)
5Broadmoor builder; the hospital's namesake (7)
7Artus and Anne; the Springs pottery name (10)
9The 'City Above the Clouds' town in the 719 (12)
11___ Shrine of the Sun, above the zoo (10)
13Colorado Springs' county (6)
14Down-river town below Buena Vista (6)
15Sister gold camp to Cripple Creek (6)
Down
1Steel City on the Arkansas (6)
2Command inside Cheyenne Mountain (5)
3Cripple Creek's county (6)
4The falls at the top of South Cheyenne Canyon (10)
6Pueblo's old CF&I trade (5)
8___ of the Gods, the free red-rock park (6)
10___ City USA, per the training center (7)
12___ Gorge, Canon City's high bridge (5)
Every answer is the 719 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.
