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The 209 Crossword

Thursday, October 1, 2026 · the 209 history edition · California
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 3Modesto landmark reading 'Water Wealth Contentment Health' (4)
  2. 4Orchard nut that pays a lot of county bills (6)
  3. 7The 'Apricot Capital of the World' (9)
  4. 9Community whose name is Spanish for 'departure' (6)
  5. 10Gold Rush ferry town with the covered bridge; county seat 1862-71 (12)
  6. 14Gold-camp county seat on the Tuolumne before Modesto (8)
  7. 15Oakdale's signature April weekend (5)
  8. 16Fruit-packing town with the Fruit & Nut Festival (7)

Down

  1. 1Modesto's cruising festival each June, ___ Summer (8)
  2. 2Modesto native who directed 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' (5)
  3. 5Town named for a railroad superintendent (6)
  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. 11Modesto winery founded 1933; grew into the world's largest (5)
  8. 12Turlock-area farm industry, in a word (5)
  9. 13West-side town on Highway 33 (6)

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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