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The 209 Crossword

Tuesday, October 20, 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. 3West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  3. 7Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  4. 8The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  5. 11Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 12Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  7. 13First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  8. 15Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  9. 16Big Tuolumne reservoir east of town (3,5) (8)

Down

  1. 2Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  2. 4Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  3. 5Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  4. 6The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 9Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  6. 10Gold-camp county seat on the Tuolumne before Modesto (8)
  7. 14Oakdale'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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