Mid-Atlantic state capital

The answer to “Mid-Atlantic state capital” in the New York Times crossword is DOVER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 31, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 68-Down. 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.

“Mid-Atlantic state capital” answer

DOVER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DOVER

DOVER is the 5-letter solution that fits "Mid-Atlantic state capital" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 31, 2025 (68-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DOVER mean?

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

When else has “Mid-Atlantic state capital” 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.

August 31, 2025 (most recent) → DOVER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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