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Ashland News Crossword Puzzle

Ashland.news is now offering a weekly crossword each Friday for your entertainment and edification. The answers and clues in these crosswords will feature organizations, places, events, people, fauna and flora in Ashland, our region and beyond. Themes will range in tone from lighthearted to more serious.

Learn more about these crossword puzzles here.

Questions? Email Ashland.news crossword editor Steve Weyer at crosswordeditor@ashland.news.

This Week's Puzzle

Crossword: Enjoy the Ride #03

October 17, 2025

This week’s theme: bicycle shops, services and routes.
Solve it in your browser or download and print. Next Friday’s Crossword: OSF’s Secret Season #03

Solve in Browser: an interactive puzzle appears below (see File: Help for how to use).
A larger screen can provide a better solving experience compared to a phone or mini tablet.
For a larger view, or if the puzzle is not visible, open puzzle in a new window.

Print: download .pdf files: puzzle, solution.
Paper copies may be available at Jackson County Library branches.

Series Crosswords: Enjoy the Ride #01, #02
All Crosswords: Ashland.news > Culture > Crossword.
About: general Q&A about crosswords in Ashland.news.
Contact: crosswordeditor@ashland.news

Explanations of selected entries, theme, clues, etc.: (spoilers)

18A. PICCADILLY Cycles
23A-1. CUSTOM
23A-2. BEAR CREEK: Bicycle; Greenway
37A. BIKES ON THE BUS
50A-1. UNITED Bicycle Institute
50A-2. The HANDLEBAR
56A. CYCLE SPORT

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Crossword: Listen Up #03

This week’s crossword: musical groups/venues for getting down or feeling upbeat. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “CrosspOLLInation 2025 Fall #01.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

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Word Puzzle: Snake Charmer #01

This midweek bonus pilot word puzzle snakes its way around the grid twice, with overlapping entries. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “Listen Ip #03.” More word puzzles under the Culture menu.

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Crossword: Watershed Wandering #03

This week’s crossword: more local hiking and biking trails. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “Listen Up #03.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

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Rainy day by Corey Templeton on Flickr, Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Word Puzzle: Acrostic #01: Rain Gear

This midweek bonus pilot word puzzle is a mini-acrostic with a quirky quote about Oregon culture. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “Watershed Wandering #03.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

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July 15, 2025
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Crossword: Oh, Deer! #03

This week’s crossword: people with hidden deer sympathies. Solve it directly in the article or download a PDF to print. Next Friday’s crossword: “Watershed Wandering #03.” More crosswords under the Culture menu.

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