City that replaced Lagos as Nigeria’s capital Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABUJA City that replaced Lagos as Nigeria’s capital (5) New York Times Oct 10, 2021
6% LAGOS Abuja replaced it as Nigeria’s capital (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2022
5% CAIRO Africa's largest capital city (5) New York Times Mini Oct 27, 2025
5% EURO Franc replacement (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 27, 2025
5% LOANER Replacement car (6) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2025
5% ACCRA Ghana's capital city (5) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
5% ANKARA Capital city in Anatolia (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
5% BERNE Swiss capital city (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 9, 2025
5% TURF Replace the sod of (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
5% LIEVE Replace on the mound (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2025

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