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The 209 Crossword

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
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Across

  1. 3Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  2. 5The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  3. 6Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  4. 7Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  5. 10The 'Cowboy Capital of the World' (7)
  6. 12Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)
  7. 13Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  8. 14Patterson's claim-to-fame crop (7)

Down

  1. 1Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  2. 2Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  3. 3Community that held the county seat back in the 1850s (6)
  4. 4The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 8Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  6. 9___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  7. 11Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (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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