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The 209 Crossword

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
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Across

  1. 2West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  2. 6Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  3. 7The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 9Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  5. 11Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  6. 12First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  7. 14New ___ reservoir, over the old gold town (7)
  8. 15County seat -- its Spanish name honors the rail man too 'modest' to take it (7)

Down

  1. 1Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  2. 3Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  3. 4Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  4. 5The 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. 10Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  8. 13Oakdale'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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