Crossword Clue: Hungarian capital
Here's the answer to the Hungarian capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: BUDAPEST
The answer to "Hungarian capital" is BUDAPEST. Budapest runs 8 letters — 3 vowels and 5 consonants — opening with B and closing on T. In a grid it fills a 8-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
Budapest was formed in 1873 by merging the towns of Buda and Pest across the Danube. It is famous for its thermal baths fed by natural hot springs. The Hungarian Parliament Building is one of Europe's largest legislative structures.
Common usage
You'll see BUDAPEST in grids regularly — its 8-letter, 3 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the B or T, BUDAPEST tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like BUDAPEST are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet BUDAPEST 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 BUDAPEST will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue BUDAPEST — 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
- "Once the B was confirmed by the crossing word, BUDAPEST was the only entry that fit."
- "A 8-letter slot and a clue like 'Hungarian capital'? That's BUDAPEST nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed BUDAPEST was right."