Capital about 90 miles from the Red Sea crossword clue
11 Down · WSJ Crossword, September 23, 2026 · 5 letters
Explanation
The answer to “Capital about 90 miles from the Red Sea” is SANAA. It appears as 11 Down in the Wall Street Journal crossword of September 23, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle titled “Heightened Awareness” by Joseph Gangi, and it fills 5 squares running top to bottom from row 1, column 14 of the 15×15 grid.
The clue is a straightforward definition, so the answer is a direct synonym or a factual match for the words as written. The entry begins with S and ends with A, and contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants. If you are working from the crossings, two or three confirmed letters from the Across entries should be enough to lock it in. Wednesday puzzles sit mid-week on the difficulty curve, so expect the rest of this grid to be pitched at the same level.
Past appearances
Clues in other WSJ puzzles with the answer SANAA:
- Yemen’s capitalSep 9, 2026
- Yemen’s largest cityJul 15, 2026