| WINDHOEK | Capital city in southern Africa (pop about 450,000), founded in 1890 (8) |
| CANBERRA | Capital city in the Southern Hemisphere (pop about 450,000), founded in 1913 (8) |
| HARARE | Capital city in southern Africa (pop about 1.6 million), founded in 1890 (6) |
| LEON | Provincial capital in north-west Spain (pop about 450,000) with a 13th century Gothic cathedral (4) |
| ALGARVE | Region of Portugal(1,828 sq miles; pop about 450,000), a popular tourist destination (7) |
| FREETOWN | Capital city and seaport in west Africa (pop about 1 million), founded in the late 18th century (8) |
| MAHIKENG | Provincial capital in South Africa (pop about 50,00), the site of a 217-day siege in the Second Boer War (8) |
| ATHENIAN | Citizen of ancient capital city in southern Europe (pop about 650,000) (8) |
| BELGRADE | Capital city in southern Europe (pop 1.2 million), known to the Romans as Singidunum (8) |
| BEIRA | Port city in Mozambique (pop: about 500,000), founded in 1890 (5) |
| NAIROBI | Capital city in East Africa (pop about 4.5 million), founded in 1899 (7) |
| RABAT | Capital city in north Africa (pop about 580,000), founded in the 12th century (5) |
| STARLING | This is a chunky iridescent black bird with a long sharp bill. The millions in North America are descendants of 100 birds released in New York City in 1890-91. In Henry IV, Part 1 (act 1, scene 3), He |
| ALGIERS | Capital city in north Africa (pop about 3.5 million), founded by the Phoenicians (7) |
| ALEXANDRIA | Large seaport city in north Africa (pop about 6 million), founded in 331 BC (10) |
| IBADAN | State capital in west Africa (pop about 3.4 million), founded in 1829 (6) |
| DACCA | Old name of a capital city in southern Asia (pop about 8.9 million), founded in the 17th century (5) |
| MORTIMER | ____ Wheeler, British archaeologist born in 1890 noted for discoveries in Britain and India (8) |
| MANDALAY | Poem by Rudyard Kipling published in 1890 set in colonial Burma (8) |
| STELLENBOSCH | University town in South Africa (pop about 150,000), founded in 1679 (12) |
