Crossword Clue: Austrian capital
Here's the answer to the Austrian capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: VIENNA
The answer to "Austrian capital" is VIENNA. Vienna runs 6 letters — 3 vowels and 3 consonants — opening with V 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
Vienna was the seat of the Habsburg dynasty for centuries and a center of European classical music. Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss all lived and worked here. It regularly ranks as one of the world's most livable cities.
Common usage
You'll see VIENNA 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 V or A, VIENNA tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like VIENNA are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet VIENNA 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 VIENNA will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue VIENNA — 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 VIENNA into the grid took no time at all."
- "Vienna is the kind of answer that clicks the moment you spot one letter."
- "Seeing 'Austrian capital' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in VIENNA almost immediately."