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Capital Cities Breakdown Puzzle #2

Solve the short clues on the right and left. Then combine the letters and unscramble to form a world capital city name.
Example: Clue 1: Tear up paper....RIP; Clue 2: Arsenic (abbv.)....AS; RIP + AS = PARIS
The previous quiz in this series can be found here (Quiz #1)
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Last updated: June 13, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 25, 2015
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Clue 1
Answer
 
Capital City
 
Answer
Clue 2
Gorilla; copy
APE
=>
PRAGUE
<=
RUG
Floor covering
Weep convulsively
SOB
=>
LISBON
<=
NIL
Zero (esp. in soccer scores)
What we breathe
AIR
=>
BRASILIA
<=
BASIL
Pesto herb
Baltic, Dead, eg.
SEA
=>
ALGIERS
<=
GIRL
Young lady
Part of a molecule
ATOM
=>
MAPUTO
<=
UP
2009 Pixar movie
"Take On Me" band
AHA
=>
HAVANA
<=
VAN
Delivery vehicle
Swine
PIG
=>
SINGAPORE
<=
REASON
Like an excuse, but better
Part of a river or a face
MOUTH
=>
KHARTOUM
<=
ARK
Biblical boat
Strike, punch
HIT
=>
THIMPHU
<=
HUMP
Camel feature
Playful prank, caper
ANTIC
=>
VATICAN CITY
<=
CAVITY
Tooth hole
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One of our most popular quizzes. Try to guess all the capital cities of Europe.
Try to name the countries that have the greatest number of active military troops.
Re-assemble these groups of letters to form city names.
Capital cities are hidden in every line of this letter and you must discover a batch of them!
For example, in the line above, Rabat is hidden in the words "discover a batch".
19 Comments
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Level 82
May 24, 2015
Brutal
+6
Level 72
Jun 26, 2015
I find these really hard for some reason, but also really fun. Thanks for making them, Kiwi.
+3
Level 63
Jun 26, 2015
Glad you enjoy them, Wombat!
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Level 92
Aug 6, 2018
What did the wombat say to the kiwi? There has to be a joke in there somewhere.
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Level 73
Jun 26, 2015
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Level 94
Jun 26, 2015
Why is Vatican underlined?
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Level 59
Jun 26, 2015
Because its two words instead of one.
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Level 80
Jun 26, 2015
Like an excuse, only better ~ I was stuck on alibi.
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Level 58
Jan 13, 2017
me too.
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Level 57
Jun 27, 2015
Genuis the best quiz ive seen in five years the best ever
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Level 54
Jun 27, 2015
Call me immature, but I cannot get over the fact that the example puzzle clue says "Rip As(s)"....
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Level 54
Jun 27, 2015
I do love these quizzes, in case my former comment implied anything else!
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Level 76
Feb 15, 2020
How are maputo and thimphu guessed more than singapore? I have never even heard of those. Only two I missed.
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Level 66
Apr 8, 2020
The only thing I got was Prague, because it was on the pic.
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Level 90
Apr 13, 2020
Always get most of the clues, but hardly any of the scrambles.
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Level 86
Nov 16, 2021
Only just found this one Kiwi. Another cracker. I got them all this time though :)
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Level 58
Nov 3, 2023
fun!
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Level 67
Nov 30, 2023
challenging, but rewarding :) - i'll take my 20/30
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Level 77
Mar 13, 2024
Really good fun; I normally struggle with this type of quiz but finally managed to complete one!