Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea

The answer to “Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea” in the New York Times crossword is ACCRA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 5, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 8-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea” answer

ACCRA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ACCRA

ACCRA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 5, 2026 (8-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ACCRA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ACCRA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 5, 2026 (most recent) → ACCRA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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