FOUR-LETTER CAPITALS
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
November 13, 2011
Will Shortz

In each four-letter word below the first two letters are those of a capital city and the last two letters are those of its country. For example, given the clue LOIN, the answer would be London, Great Britain - LO being the first two letters of London, and IN being the last two letters of Great Britain.

1. MAIN
2. PACE
3. STEN
4. REND
5. SALE
6. KHAN

Answers:

1. Madrid, Spain
2. Paris, France
3. Stockholm, Sweden
4. Reykjavik, Iceland
5. Santiago, Chile
6. Khartoum, Sudan