Chinese city, former capital (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NANKING Chinese city, former capital (7) (7)
10% SHANGHAI Chinese city (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
10% MAO Former Chinese leader (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
9% ABIDJAN Largest city and former capital of Ivory Coast (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
9% RIO Brazil's former capital (3) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
9% SAINTPETERSBURG Former capital city is green, but with parts in ruins (15) The Times Sunday Cryptic Aug 24, 2025
8% ACCRA Ghana's capital city (5) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
8% ANKARA Capital city in Anatolia (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
8% TAO Chinese "way" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
8% BERNE Swiss capital city (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 9, 2025
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