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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. 5Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  2. 6Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  3. 8The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 9Community that held the county seat back in the 1850s (6)
  5. 11Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 12Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  7. 13Fruit-packing town with the Fruit & Nut Festival (7)
  8. 14Big Tuolumne reservoir east of town (3,5) (8)

Down

  1. 1Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  2. 2Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  3. 3Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  4. 4First word of the Modesto arch motto (5)
  5. 7The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  6. 8Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  7. 10Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  8. 12Oakdale's signature April weekend (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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