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The 719 Crossword
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · the 719 history edition · Colorado
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
4Inventor who ran a lab in the Springs in 1899 (5)
7Fast-growing suburb east of the Springs (6)
8Colorado Springs' county (6)
9The 'City Above the Clouds' town in the 719 (12)
11The old toll road up past Cascade (7)
13Pueblo's old CF&I trade (5)
14Air Force ___ on the north end of the Springs (7)
Down
1The falls at the top of South Cheyenne Canyon (10)
2___ of the Gods, the free red-rock park (6)
3Fort ___, the mountain post (6)
5___ Shrine of the Sun, above the zoo (10)
6Artus and Anne; the Springs pottery name (10)
10Steel City on the Arkansas (6)
12Command inside Cheyenne Mountain (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.
