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The 209 Crossword

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

  1. 1West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  2. 3Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  3. 6The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 7Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  5. 9Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 13Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  7. 14Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)
  8. 15___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)

Down

  1. 2First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  2. 3Community that held the county seat back in the 1850s (6)
  3. 4Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  4. 5The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 8Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  6. 10Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  7. 11Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  8. 12Turlock-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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