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The 209 Crossword

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 1Community famous for its big cheese visitor center (6)
  2. 2County seat -- its Spanish name honors the rail man too 'modest' to take it (7)
  3. 6Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  4. 8Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  5. 9Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 12Locals' short name for the Turlock university (9)
  7. 13The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  8. 14Modesto's cruising festival each June, ___ Summer (8)

Down

  1. 1Fruit-packing town with the Fruit & Nut Festival (7)
  2. 3The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  3. 4Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  4. 5Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  5. 7Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  6. 10Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  7. 11First word of the Modesto arch motto (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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