North African capital
The crossword clue "North African capital" is answered by CAIRO, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CAIRO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAIRO answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CAIRO
Every other clue in this collection answered by CAIRO, most used first.
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- Illinois city - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Mubarak's capital - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Tahrir Square city - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
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- Arab League headquarters - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
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- Egyptian city - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Site of the Arab League headquarters - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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