“European capital with layers of Thracian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history”
This clue appeared as 43-Down in the NYT Crossword on Friday, October 2, 2026. The answer has 5 letters.
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The clue “European capital with layers of Thracian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history” ran in the NYT Crossword on October 2, 2026 as 43-Down. Its answer is a 5-letter word that starts with S and ends with A, with 3 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “European capital with layers of Thracian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history” clue?+
The answer is SOFIA (5 letters), from the NYT Crossword of October 2, 2026.
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We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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