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The 209 Crossword

Monday, November 2, 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. 4Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  3. 6The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 9Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  5. 11Gold-camp county seat on the Tuolumne before Modesto (8)
  6. 12First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  7. 14Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  8. 15Fruit-packing town with the Fruit & Nut Festival (7)

Down

  1. 2Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  2. 3Home of Stanislaus State (7)
  3. 5The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  4. 6Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  5. 7Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  6. 8Patterson's claim-to-fame crop (7)
  7. 10West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  8. 13Modesto 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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