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The 209 Crossword

Monday, November 2, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
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Across

  1. 2West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  2. 7Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  3. 9The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 11Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  5. 13Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  6. 15Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  7. 16___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  8. 17Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)

Down

  1. 1Community famous for its big cheese visitor center (6)
  2. 3Community that held the county seat back in the 1850s (6)
  3. 4Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  4. 5Fruit-packing town with the Fruit & Nut Festival (7)
  5. 6The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  6. 8Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  7. 10Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  8. 12Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  9. 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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