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Section // The Puzzle DeskDaily Crossword · No. 11Puzzle Desk
The 718 Crossword
Friday, October 2, 2026 · the 718 history edition · New York
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
9The neighborhood that started the whole hipster thing (12)
10___ Island, the People's Playground (5)
11Southeast shore neighborhood, named for the old tribe (8)
Down
1Oldest Dutch farmhouse still standing, ca. 1652 (7)
2The 'Eastern Parkway' town in the 718 (12)
3The 'The People's Playground' town in the 718 (11)
4Neighborhood of two Chinatowns and big views (10)
5The Dodgers' old home turf (8)
7Roebling's 1883 crossing (6)
8Downtown cheesecake institution (7)
Every answer is the 718 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.
