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Section // The Puzzle Desk Daily Crossword · No. 26 Puzzle Desk

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. 1Locals' short name for the Turlock university (9)
  2. 4___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  3. 5Patterson's claim-to-fame crop (7)
  4. 7Town whose name is Spanish for 'stepping stone' (7)
  5. 9Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 12Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  7. 13The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  8. 14Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)

Down

  1. 2Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  2. 3Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  3. 4The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  4. 6Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  5. 8Home of Stanislaus State (7)
  6. 10West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  7. 11First 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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