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The 209 Crossword

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 1County seat -- its Spanish name honors the rail man too 'modest' to take it (7)
  2. 5Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  3. 7The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 9___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  5. 10Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 12Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  7. 13First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  8. 14Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)

Down

  1. 2Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  2. 3Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  3. 4Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  4. 6The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 7Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  6. 8Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  7. 11Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)

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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