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Section // The Puzzle DeskDaily Crossword · No. 19Puzzle Desk
The 719 Crossword
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · the 719 history edition · Colorado
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
11The 'City Above the Clouds' town in the 719 (12)
14Fort ___, the mountain post (6)
15Cascades' Santa-themed amusement park (9)
Down
1Katharine Lee Bates wrote '___ the Beautiful' after the summit (7)
2The falls at the top of South Cheyenne Canyon (10)
3___ Gorge, Canon City's high bridge (5)
4Cañon City's county (7)
6___ Shrine of the Sun, above the zoo (10)
7Artus and Anne; the Springs pottery name (10)
10Mineral-springs town at the peak's foot (7)
12General who founded Colorado Springs, 1871 (6)
13Fast-growing suburb east of the Springs (6)
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.
