“European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters”
This clue appeared as 28-Across in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The answer has 5 letters.
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The clue “European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters” ran in the NYT Crossword on January 3, 2026 as 28-Across. Its answer is a 5-letter word that starts with M and ends with K, with only 1 vowel, so think abbreviations or consonant clusters.
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What is the answer to the “European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters” clue?+
The answer is MINSK (5 letters), from the NYT Crossword of January 3, 2026.
Where has this clue appeared?+
We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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