African capital
The crossword clue "African capital" is answered by CAIRO, a 5-letter entry. Used 35 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CAIRO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAIRO answer page.
Used 35 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ALGIERS (9 uses in xd)
Other clues for CAIRO
Every other clue in this collection answered by CAIRO, most used first.
- Egypt's capital - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Capital on the Nile - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Capital of Egypt - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- City on the Nile - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Egyptian capital - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Africa's largest city - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Capital of Vietnam - HANOI, used 167 times
- Capital of Ghana - ACCRA, used 156 times
- Asian capital - HANOI, used 140 times
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