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Word Puzzles - European Capitals

Guess each short clue. Then combine the sounds of the answers to give the capital city of a European country.
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European = on the continent of Europe, not the EU
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Last updated: March 13, 2020
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First submittedMarch 12, 2020
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Long-handled garden implement for tidying things on the ground.
Rake
German for 'yes!'
Ja
If Prince Albert had called his wife this, she would not have been amused.
Vic
(Capital city)
Reykjavik
 
5th century BCE spiritual leader, often represented by plump enigmatic statues.
Buddha
Animal species that thwarts humans' agricultural endeavours.
Pest
(Capital city)
Budapest
 
Upside-down metal cup-shape object that resonates when hit.
Bell
How my hair has regrettably changed colour as I've got older.
Grayed
(Capital city)
Belgrade
 
An over-theatrical actor.
Ham
I did this to my cup of tea after adding the sugar.
Stirred
Hoover, Three Gorges, or Tarbela.
Dam
(Capital city)
Amsterdam
 
The sound of a sheep.
Baa
The sound of a dove.
Coo
(Capital city)
Baku
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The 20th letter of the English alphabet.
T
An alternative name for a bird's beak.
Bill
A contract that imparts the possession or use of land to someone else.
Lease
To use your eyes.
See
(Capital city)
Tbilisi
 
Slang for Australia
Oz
The fruit of the blackthorn, used to flavour home-made gin.
Sloe
(Capital city)
Oslo
 
An object with paper pages printed with words.
Book
The police have the power of this, if they see you breaching the peace.
Arrest
(Capital city)
Bucharest
 
Peas grow in one of these.
Pod
A film showing bloody violence is said to have a lot of this.
Gore
For some reason, people in cartoons shriek this when they see a mouse.
Eek
I drive to work in one of these.
Car
(Capital city)
Podgorica
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Level 77
Mar 12, 2020
Nice idea. Just a couple things: Reykjavik is misspelled, and neither Baku nor Tbilisi are in Europe.
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Level 63
Mar 13, 2020
Thank you for being kind. I'll take the Reykjavik thing on the chin (I'll say I was tired). But the other two can surely count as Europe (it says on Wikipedia, and what more reliable source can there be :) I know they're on the cusp with Asia though. I've updated it to say 'not EU'?