Abuja replaced it as Nigeria’s capital Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAGOS Abuja replaced it as Nigeria’s capital (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2022
5% EURO Franc replacement (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 24, 2026
5% SUB Replacement player (3) The Times Concise Aug 13, 2026
5% INSTEAD As a replacement (7) The Times Concise Aug 6, 2026
5% ORIGINATE Begin travelling to Nigeria (9) The Times Cryptic Aug 4, 2026
5% SPAREPART Replacement item (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 3, 2026
5% AFR Nigeria's cont. (3) Eugene Sheffer Jul 29, 2026
5% LIEU In __ of (replacing) (4) Newsday Jul 21, 2026
5% BENIN Neighbor of Nigeria (5) Wall Street Journal Jul 6, 2026
5% ABUJA City that replaced Lagos as Nigeria’s capital (5) New York Times Oct 10, 2021

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