Crossword Clue: Jamaican capital
Here's the answer to the Jamaican capital crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: KINGSTON
KINGSTON solves the clue "Jamaican capital". Spanning 8 letters (2 vowels, 6 consonants), it begins at K and ends at N. Like most crossword fill, it lives at the intersection of two words, so a single confirmed crossing letter frequently reveals the whole entry.
Origin & meaning
Kingston is the largest English-speaking city in the Caribbean. It is the birthplace of reggae music and home to the Bob Marley Museum. The city sits beside the seventh-largest natural harbor in the world.
Common usage
Kingston turns up often in crosswords because of that letter mix. Words like KINGSTON interlock cleanly with longer entries, so constructors reach for them to make a grid fit together without awkward clashes. Given a 8-square slot and a crossing letter or two, it's usually quick to confirm.
Crossword trivia
At 8 letters, KINGSTON shows up in daily mini and themed puzzles far more than longer, obscure words. It's the kind of entry worth memorizing — the more common short words you know cold, the faster you solve.
Stuck on this clue?
If this clue won't come, leave it and fill the answers that cross it. Once a couple of KINGSTON's letters are locked by neighboring words, the entry tends to reveal itself. Crossings beat staring at a clue every time.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue KINGSTON — 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
- "Seeing 'Jamaican capital' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in KINGSTON almost immediately."
- "Once the K was confirmed by the crossing word, KINGSTON was the only entry that fit."
- "A 8-letter slot and a clue like 'Jamaican capital'? That's KINGSTON nine times out of ten."