Crossword Clue: Albanian capital
Here's the answer to the Albanian capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: TIRANA
"Albanian capital" points to TIRANA, a 6-letter entry that starts with T and finishes on A and carries 3 vowels. Because every square it occupies also belongs to a down or across answer crossing it, you can often back into TIRANA from the letters around it rather than the clue alone.
Origin & meaning
Tirana is known for its brightly painted communist-era apartment blocks. The city sits in a valley surrounded by mountains in central Albania. It became the capital in 1920 and has grown rapidly since.
Common usage
Compact, vowel-friendly answers such as TIRANA are a constructor's staple: they slot into a 6-square space and play nicely in both directions. Solvers who recognize it on sight save real time on the daily puzzle.
Crossword trivia
Tirana belongs to the small vocabulary of words that appear constantly in grids. Because it's only 6 letters, editors can drop it almost anywhere, which is why regular solvers know it on sight.
Stuck on this clue?
Stuck on "Albanian capital"? Don't force it — solve the clues crossing this slot instead. One or two intersecting letters usually make TIRANA obvious. Working from the crossings is the single most useful habit for getting faster.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue TIRANA — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "A 6-letter slot and a clue like 'Albanian capital'? That's TIRANA nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed TIRANA was right."
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing TIRANA into the grid took no time at all."