Holiday Season puzzle series

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Holiday Season puzzle series

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As the end of the year is coming closer and closer, I will post a puzzle every day today and the next twelve days.
The solution to the first twelve puzzles will be the name of a capital city. It can be the capital of a country, state, province or major administrative division.
If you would like to post your solution, please mention the day in your reply, and place the city name between [spoiler] and [/spoiler] tags.

For example (this is not the first real puzzle), suppose I post

Day 0.
The only city that has hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times.

You reply:

Day 0.
[spoiler]London[/spoiler]

which will be posted as

Day 0.
Spoiler
London

Have fun, and good luck!
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Holiday Season puzzle series - Day 1

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Day 1.

If you'd say this capital city is in Florida, I'd reply "close, but no cigar". (6 letters)
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Re: Holiday Season puzzle series - Day 1

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HansV wrote:Day 1.
If you'd say this capital city is in Florida, I'd reply "close, but no cigar". (6 letters)
Day 1
Spoiler
Havana ??
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Correct!
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Wow...on my first guess. :clever:
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Re: Holiday Season puzzle series - Day 2

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Day 2.

The first four vowels in the name of this capital city are all A's. (12 letters)
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Spoiler
Antananarivo in Madagascar, recently visited by bubonic plague...
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Correct.
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Day 3.

I'm confused - is this city in West Australia? Or is it in Scotland? Or both? (5 letters)
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It can only be Perth! That's an easy one...
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Indeed!
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Re: Holiday Season puzzle series - Day 4

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Day 4.

A man, a plan, a canal… (6 letters)
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Gotta be...
Spoiler
Panama
(possibly...)
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Spoiler
Panama ?

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Both correct!
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Not stealing the thread, but I must just say, that is my favourite Palindrome. :cloud9:
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Holiday Season puzzle series - Day 5

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Day 5.

Insert one letter into the last name of the current Prime Minister of the UK to get the name of a country. Name its capital city. (7 letters)
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HansV wrote:Day 5.

Insert one letter into the last name of the current Prime Minister of the UK to get the name of a country. Name its capital city. (7 letters)
Day 5
Spoiler
Yaoundé
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Correct again!
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Holiday Season puzzle series - Day 6

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Day 6.

The capital of country & western. (9 letters)
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