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Once Were Capitals Crossword Puzzle

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See how many former national capitals you can find amongst all the other places listed in this Contract crossword. US spelling is used in this one tough crossword. Good luck! You're gonna need it.
Author: 1nn1 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Never the capital of New York State but has been the capital of Sicily
      5. Otjimbingwe former capital of ____ South West Africa
      9. Major language spoken in Otjimbingwe before Windhoek became the capital
      10. John Thurman of St. Louis, former capital of Missouri Territory received a patent for this device in
      12. Grand Duchess ____ Pavlovna was born in St Petersburg, capital at the time of Russia
      13. NYC, former US capital 1785-90 is where George W Bush accepted nomination before being ____ in 2004
      14. Former Brazilian capital (3,2,7)
      18. Tainan, former capital Republic of Formosa, faces this body of water (6,6)
      21. This is the only former Australian capital
      23. Lift a heavy weight
      24. Elaborately decorated
      25. This city became the capital of Malawi after Zumbo
      26. Bolama was the former capital of Portuguese Guinea before the country became Guinea____
      27. Vassa was the temporary capital of Finland in 1918 before this city

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      1. Has never been the capital of Australia but some people think it still is!
      2. One theory: Name of corned beef sandwich first made in Omaha, former capital of Nebraska
      3. Cartago was the former capital of this country before it moved to San José (5,4)
      4. Memphis, former capital of Ancient Egypt situated on the edge of this wide expanse (6,6)
      6. Elude
      7. Vilcabamba ____ range lies immediately north of Cusco, former Incan Empire capital
      8. Introducing a famous person into your conversation to impress audiences (4-4)
      11. A person from Trenton, former US capital (1794), would be known as this (3,9)
      15. Leopoldville and Brazzaville shared this relationship when former capitals of Zaire and Congo
      16. Detonation of this device in New Mexico in 1945 changed the world (4,4)
      17. This city, the largest in Montana, was a once candidate on a referendum for state capital
      19. Myanmar capital up to 2005
      20. Leningrad was known by another name when it was founded by this Tsar in 1703 (5,1)
      22. Port of Rome today and former colony of Ancient Rome founded around 5th century BC