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The 209 Crossword

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
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Across

  1. 1Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  2. 3Patterson's claim-to-fame crop (7)
  3. 5Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  4. 8Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)
  5. 10First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  6. 11Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  7. 12Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  8. 13Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  9. 14The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  10. 15___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)

Down

  1. 2Community famous for its big cheese visitor center (6)
  2. 4Home of Stanislaus State (7)
  3. 6Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  4. 7The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 8Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  6. 9Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)

Every answer is the 209 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.

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