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The 505 Crossword
Monday, October 5, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
4___ Fiesta, the October sky-filler over Albuquerque (7)
5Round ceremonial room in pueblo tradition (4)
7Community ditch still watering Corrales fields (7)
8Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
9Village whose name is Spanish for 'scissors' (7)
1166, the Mother ___ through Nob Hill (5)
12Official state question: 'red or green?' (5)
Down
1Sun sign on the state flag (3)
2The 'Hub City' rail town on the river (5)
3Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
4Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
6___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)
10Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
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.
