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The 505 Crossword
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
2___ Fiesta, the October sky-filler over Albuquerque (7)
4Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
5Crest over ABQ; Spanish for 'watermelon' (6)
8Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
9The 'Hub City' rail town on the river (5)
10Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
11The long ride up the Sandias (7)
Down
1Round ceremonial room in pueblo tradition (4)
2Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
3Sun sign on the state flag (3)
4___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)
6ABQ nickname, for the Duke of Alburquerque (8)
7Communities here centuries before 1706 (6)
Every answer is the 505 history or geography.
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across/down. New grid at midnight; “deal another” sets a second board off today’s shoe.
