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The 209 Crossword

Monday, October 5, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 1Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)
  2. 3Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  3. 7Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  4. 9Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  5. 10Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 13Locals' short name for the Turlock university (9)
  7. 14The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  8. 15Gold-camp county seat on the Tuolumne before Modesto (8)

Down

  1. 2The 'Cowboy Capital of the World' (7)
  2. 4The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  3. 5Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  4. 6Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  5. 8Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  6. 11Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  7. 12First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)

Every answer is the 209 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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