It was a capital little place(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “It was a capital little place”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2024.
The answer is
R
I
O
Other clues that solve to RIO
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #28 down Cypriot city, in short? (3) 10th May 2026
- #25 down Brazilian port (3) 2nd March 2026
- #11 down Brazilian patriotic piece (3) 29th January 2026
- #12 down Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer (3) 8th January 2026
- #12 down The right number in Brazil (3) 20th December 2025
- #28 across Cypriot city, in short? (3) 27th September 2025
- #33 down Ferdinand's little place? (3) 30th July 2025
- #14 down Little city in the central Loire, maybe (3) 2nd April 2025
- #25 down It was a capital little place (3) 4th September 2024
- #18 across Cariocan city (3) 20th March 2024
- #33 down Where Brazil was deprived of capital (3) 18th July 2023
- #10 across City in which the three took time off (3) 17th March 2023
- #4 down Diminished capital, formerly (3) 21st September 2021
- #28 down Cypriot city, in short? (3) 24th February 2021
- #25 down Brazilian port (3) 12th November 2020
- #11 down Brazilian patriotic piece (3) 24th September 2020
- #12 down Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer (3) 19th August 2020
- #4 down Patriotic heart of Brazil (3) 14th July 2020
- #28 across Cypriot city, in short? (3) 11th March 2020
- #29 across Brazilian patriotic piece (3) 24th June 2019
- #33 down Ferdinand's little place? (3) 27th May 2019
- #14 down Little city in the central Loire, maybe (3) 31st December 2018
- #25 down It was a capital little place (3) 14th June 2018
- #10 across City in which the three took time off (3) 13th April 2018
- #18 across Cariocan city (3) 15th January 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2024. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Cause to give up one's occupation (5)
- #2 down A slippery youngster (5)
- #3 down But commonly halved (4)
- #4 across The notion that steak is only about a pound (6)
- #4 down At the Boar's Head, calls for revels (5)
- #5 down Bound to be in a hole, apparently (4)
- #6 down Smoothed over for a couple (6)
- #7 across Where Cain, in his wandering, came to a valley (8)
- #8 across Doesn't kill, but merely brandishes spears (6)
- #9 down Portions of pies containing some spice (6)
- #10 across Noted figure's outcry in historical battle (5)