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Section // The Puzzle Desk Daily Crossword · No. 28 Puzzle Desk

The 505 Crossword

Monday, October 5, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
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Across

  1. 1The river the whole corridor runs on (9)
  2. 6Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
  3. 766, the Mother ___ through Nob Hill (5)
  4. 10Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
  5. 11Pueblo Deco Route 66 theater downtown (4)
  6. 13Triple-A ballclub named for a Simpsons gag (8)

Down

  1. 2Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
  2. 3Round ceremonial room in pueblo tradition (4)
  3. 4Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
  4. 5Communities here centuries before 1706 (6)
  5. 6___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)
  6. 8ABQ nickname, for the Duke of Alburquerque (8)
  7. 9The 'Hub City' rail town on the river (5)
  8. 12Sun sign on the state flag (3)

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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