Weekly Puzzles: Word Search and Crossword

BY SARAH JONES for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 9/4/2026

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It’s All Fair Word Search

1.Agriculture 2. Artwork 3. Barn 4. CaramelApple 5. Cattle 6. Concert 7. Corndogs 8. CottonCandy 9. Crafters 10. Dairy 11. ElephantEar 12. Exhibits 13. FerrisWheel 14. Fudge 15. FunHouse 16. FunnelCake 17. Games 18. Goats 19.Gondola 20. Grandstand 21. Horses 22. IceCream 23. Judging 24. KettleCorn 25. Livestock 26. Midway 27. Piglets 28. Prizes 29. Pumpkins 30. Puyallup 31. Quilting 32. Rabbits 33. Ribbons 34. Rides 35. Rodeo 36. RollerCoaster 37. Scones 38. Sheep 39. Tickets 40. TurkeyLeg

You Can Do It at a Trot Crossword

Across
5.Name preceding the Fair’s most famous baked good
6.Singing family that appeared at the Fair in 1966
8.Day of the 1970 fire that changed the Fairgrounds
9.Flower associated with another famous Puyallup-area tradition
10.The thing that becomes a competitive sport during Fair season
13.Traditional jam paired with a Fisher Fair Scone
14.Blue, red or white reward for an impressive entry
17.The Fair’s middle name, officially speaking
19.Fair building whose name sounds like an entire entertainment complex
22.Place to find plenty of Fair livestock
24.Brand of band organ that accompanied the Fair’s original carousel
26.What you hope to win after spending money on a midway game
27.Frank ___ headlined the 1993 Fair
28.What locals know is coming along with the Fair
29.Color of the Fair’s most coveted ribbon
32.The Fair was built around this attraction from 1901 to 1977
33.A steam-powered version arrived at the Fair in 1923
36.Do it real slow so your heart won’t do this
38.Fair burger with a name that sounds like a natural disaster
39.Famous aerialist family that performed at the Fair in the 1960s
Down
1.Earthquake’s second word
2.One of the Fair’s major indoor buildings
3.One of the Fair’s named entrances
4.Fair exhibits include plenty of cows from this industry
7.Where you’ll find rides, games and questionable financial decisions
8.Fairland where the littlest thrill-seekers can play
11.Early Fair spectacle in which Model Ts battled over a rubber ball
12.Electric-car ride lost in the Fair’s 1970 fire
15.What happens before the ribbons are handed out
16.In 1913, the Fair became the ___ Washington Fair
18.Something entered for public display or competition
20.Giant versions of these can become agricultural celebrities
21.The Fair’s classic wooden one has been thrilling riders since 1935
23.The Fair’s traditional foundation
25.Wheel’s first name
26.Four-legged Fair contestant known for snorting
29.What some Fairgoers did from a crane in 1991
30.Animal that may be more interesting than some of the rides
31.The original name of the Fair began with this word
34.Washington crop with plenty of Fair representation
35.What much of the Fair celebrates despite being in the middle of Puyallup
37.City that becomes the center of the universe every September
40.Fair food that comes in a little white paper bag

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