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Section // The Puzzle Desk Daily Crossword · No. 21 Puzzle Desk

The 505 Crossword

Monday, October 5, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 5Route 66 district by UNM (7)
  2. 7Pueblo Deco Route 66 theater downtown (4)
  3. 9Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
  4. 10The 'Hub City' rail town on the river (5)
  5. 11Official state question: 'red or green?' (5)
  6. 12Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
  7. 13The 'City of Vision' town in the 505 (9)

Down

  1. 1Round ceremonial room in pueblo tradition (4)
  2. 2Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
  3. 3Sun sign on the state flag (3)
  4. 4Village of acequias, farms and artists (8)
  5. 6Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
  6. 8___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)

Every answer is the 505 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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