Puzzles
Word games made from Las Cruces’s mountains, farms, downtown streets and history. The word search changes every day.
Word search
Today’s word search
Find every word in the grid. Drag across the letters, or tap the first and last. Stuck? A hint lights up where a word starts. A new grid every day.
Find these words:
- Organ Needle
- Needles
- Bishops Cap
- Baylor Pass
- Dripping
- San Augustin
- Rio Grande
- Bosque
- Cottonwood
- Pecans
- Alfalfa
- Red or Green
- Christmas
- Fabian Garcia
- Chile Drop
- Main Street
- Downtown Mall
- Museum of Art
- Railroad
- Convention
- Young Park
Anagram
Local anagrams
Unscramble names you will find around Las Cruces. Stuck? Read the hint.
- The highest peak in the range east of the city
- The Rio Grande floodplain around Las Cruces
- The 1935 library building on the National Register
- The natural area on the west side of the Organ Mountains
- The campground on the east side of the Needles
- The peak with the students’ giant letter A
- The 1865 fort north of the city where Douglas MacArthur lived as a boy
- The NMSU arena that seats 12,515
- The New Year’s Eve tradition with a giant pepper
- The sheriff who worked the Fountain case
- The river that waters the valley
- Where the farmers’ market sets up on Wednesdays and Saturdays
Word scramble
Quote scramble
Unscramble the words and the quote completes itself.
It really makes me homesick to see these vineyards. It is a splendid soil for the purpose. It could hardly be better.
Quiz
How well do you know Las Cruces?
12 questions on the city’s history, places, food and the Organ Mountains.
What does “Las Cruces” mean in English?
- The river bend
- The mountains
- The crosses
- The orchards
In what year was Las Cruces first surveyed by the US Army?
- 1881
- 1812
- 1849
- 1907
In what year did the first train reach Las Cruces?
- 1960
- 1881
- 1849
- 1907
Which neighbouring town refused to sell the railroad its right-of-way?
- Dona Ana
- Mesilla
- Hatch
- Anthony
What is the highest peak of the Organ Mountains?
- Tortugas Mountain
- Organ Needle
- Picacho Peak
- Bishop’s Cap
How far east of Las Cruces do the Organ Mountains lie?
- About 100 miles
- About 10 miles
- About 2 miles
- About 40 miles
Which president designated the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in 2014?
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush
- Barack Obama
- Theodore Roosevelt
What river runs through the Mesilla Valley?
- The Rio Grande
- The Colorado
- The Gila
- The Pecos
What tree crop does Stahmann Farms grow on the world’s largest orchard of its kind?
- Pecans
- Walnuts
- Peaches
- Apples
Who developed the ‘New Mexico No. 9’ chile at what is now NMSU, released in 1913?
- Fabian Garcia
- Roy Nakayama
- Hiram Hadley
- Paul Bosland
What is New Mexico’s official state answer to “Red or green?”
- Both on the side
- Salsa
- Neither
- Christmas
What name did New Mexico State University open under in 1888?
- Mesilla Valley Institute
- Organ Mountain College
- Aggie Normal School
- Las Cruces College