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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.
12Inventor who ran a lab in the Springs in 1899 (5)
13Cripple Creek's county (6)
14General who founded Colorado Springs, 1871 (6)
Down
2The falls at the top of South Cheyenne Canyon (10)
3Tri-Lakes town up on the divide (8)
4___ Shrine of the Sun, above the zoo (10)
5Pueblo's open-face chile-smothered burger (7)
6Artus and Anne; the Springs pottery name (10)
10Pueblo's old CF&I trade (5)
11Command 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.
