Complete Clue List
Across
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
Down
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