World Capitals Crossword Puzzle

A themed crossword with 38 clues to draw from. Find capital cities from around the world, from Oslo and Tokyo to Buenos Aires and Antananarivo.

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About the World Capitals Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle features national capitals across every continent, including familiar cities such as Cairo, Ottawa, and Tokyo, along with less commonly known names like Gaborone and Ouagadougou. The list includes both compact city names and longer ones, making it a useful geography activity for students, travelers, and anyone practicing world map knowledge.

This crossword draws on 38 clues about World Capitals. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

  • •Ghana’s coastal seat of government (5 letters)
  • •Samoan harbor town on Upolu (4 letters)
  • •Slovak seat on the Danube (10 letters)
  • •Egyptian metropolis beside the Nile (5 letters)
  • •Guyana’s port beside the Demerara River (10 letters)
  • •Peruvian coastal hub founded by Pizarro (4 letters)
  • •Russian hub with the Kremlin (6 letters)
  • •Papua New Guinea harbor on the Gulf of Papua (11 letters)

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