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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. 1National park up Highway 120 -- the county's backyard (8)
  2. 5Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  3. 7The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 8Gold-camp county seat on the Tuolumne before Modesto (8)
  5. 10Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 11Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  7. 13Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  8. 14Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  9. 15Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)

Down

  1. 2___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  2. 3Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  3. 4Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  4. 6The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 9Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  6. 12Oakdale's signature April weekend (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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