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The 209 Crossword

Monday, October 5, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
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Across

  1. 1New ___ reservoir, over the old gold town (7)
  2. 5Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  3. 7The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 9___ Railroad, running through Oakdale since 1897 (6)
  5. 10Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 14Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  7. 15Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  8. 16National park up Highway 120 -- the county's backyard (8)

Down

  1. 2Community that held the county seat back in the 1850s (6)
  2. 3Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  3. 4Town named for the Roman goddess of agriculture (5)
  4. 6The county's name, and one of its rivers' (10)
  5. 7Clingstone crop that made Hughson's name (5)
  6. 8Town that throws the Cheese & Wine festival (9)
  7. 11West-side town on Highway 33 (6)
  8. 12Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  9. 13Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (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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