The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ISLAMABAD
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More clues leading to the result ISLAMABAD
- I harshly criticise a poor Asian capital
- Is priest evil in Asian capital?
- I harshly criticise a poor place in Pakistan
- Scottish girl out to lunch with graduate in Asian city
- I criticise severely a poor Asian capital
- Is Buddhist priest supervising wicked city?
- Might priest be evil in this city?
- I criticise a poor capital in a foreign land
- I attack a very good capital city
- Individual to criticise a corrupt city
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "capital city" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case capital city = islamabad.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.