Largest city and former capital of Nigeria Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAGOS Largest city and former capital of Nigeria (5) New York Times Jun 10, 2019
4% CAIRO Africa's largest capital city (5) New York Times Mini Oct 27, 2025
4% ABIDJAN Largest city and former capital of Ivory Coast (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
3% BERN Capital city on the Aare (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
3% KYOTO Former Japanese capital (5) The Times Concise Oct 29, 2025
3% ODENSE Third-largest Danish city (6) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
3% LIRA Turkish capital that shares a name with the former capital of Italy? (4) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
3% ANKARA Capital city in Anatolia (6) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
3% ADEN Yemen's second-largest city (4) (4) The Sun Mini Oct 19, 2025
3% BERNE Swiss capital city (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 9, 2025

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