Crossword Clue: Angolan capital
Here's the answer to the Angolan capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: LUANDA
The answer to "Angolan capital" is LUANDA. Luanda runs 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants — opening with L and closing on A. In a grid it fills a 6-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
Luanda is a port on Angola's Atlantic coast and one of the most populous Portuguese-speaking cities. Oil wealth has made it at times one of the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates. It was founded by the Portuguese in 1576.
Common usage
You'll see LUANDA in grids regularly — its 6-letter, 3 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the L or A, LUANDA tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like LUANDA are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet LUANDA again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and LUANDA will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue LUANDA — 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
- "I had the crossing letters, so writing LUANDA into the grid took no time at all."
- "Luanda is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Angolan capital' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in LUANDA almost immediately."