Each sentence can be completed (phonetically) with the name of a world capital.
Sentence | Capital | Index | Letter | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
“For makin’ me run ’round and ’round like a caged ’amster, damn you!” cried Eliza Doolittle. | AMSTERDAM | 6 | R | Netherlands |
In Alien, does the android Ash go bad at some point, or is he evil from the start? | ASHGABAT | 3 | H | Tajikistan |
Alexander Graham Bell grayed just like any other aging man. | BELGRADE | 4 | G | Serbia |
Do you prefer Rip, Laurence or Burl in the role of Big Daddy? | BERLIN | 4 | L | Germany |
When disguised as Women from U.N.C.L.E., Napoleon wears the bras Ilya picks out for him. | BRASILIA | 3 | A | Brazil |
“Stop reading! Give that book a rest!” | BUCHAREST | 2 | U | Romania |
Generally speaking, only a mammal can bear a live offspring. | CANBERRA | 1 | C | Canberra |
I love that Rasta-disco hit, “Shake Jah Booty.” | DJIBOUTI | 3 | I | Djibouti |
“I won the bet! So there! I collect all the dough! Hah!” | DOHA | 4 | A | Qatar |
During a pause in the Lilliput uprising, while the leader of the coup waits, itty-bitty soldiers plot a counteroffensive. | KUWAIT CITY | 10 | Y | Kuwait |
Has Liz been retired completely, or will Tina bring back her 30 Rock character? | LISBON | 4 | B | Portugal |
When things get rowdy in the perfume factory, the employees throw ambergris and musk at each other. | MUSCAT | 2 | U | Oman |
Jodie Foster wanted Contact to get a PG rating, so she cut all the nude Ellie scenes. | NEW DEHLI | 8 | I | India |
If you want your hair grey, with a tinge of brown, pour taupe rinse over it. | PORT-AU-PRINCE | 11 | C | Haiti |
To pry a door open, use a crowbar. | PRAIA | 1 | P | Cabo Verde |
For breakdowns south of Ramrod Key, tow trucks won’t bring you back to Miami. | QUITO | 4 | T | Ecuador |
That club is a real meat market, where the guys just wanna scope ya out. | SKOPJE | 4 | S | Macedonia |
Congweve is cwedited wiv writing, “Music has charms to soov a savage bwest.” | SUVA | 4 | A | Fiji |
For my new reggae-rap single, I’m sampling Peter Tosh, Kent Jones, and, of course, Bob Marley. | TASHKENT | 1 | T | Uzbekistan |
“Don’t bogart that joint, homie! Gimme another toke, yo!” | TOKYO | 1 | T | Japan |
Seychelles and Greece are the only triple-E countries. | TRIPOLI | 3 | I | Libya |
Solvers should index into the capital city, then order by country name (A-U):
CANBERRA | 1 | C | Australia |
BRASILIA | 3 | A | Brazil |
PRAIA | 1 | P | Cabo Verde |
DJIBOUTI | 3 | I | Djibouti |
QUITO | 4 | T | Ecuador |
SUVA | 4 | A | Fiji |
BERLIN | 4 | L | Germany |
PORT-AU-PRINCE | 11 | C | Haiti |
NEW DELHI | 8 | I | India |
TOKYO | 1 | T | Japan |
KUWAIT CITY | 10 | Y | Kuwait |
TRIPOLI | 3 | I | Libya |
SKOPJE | 1 | S | Macedonia |
AMSTERDAM | 6 | R | Netherlands |
MUSCAT | 2 | U | Oman |
LISBON | 4 | B | Portugal |
DOHA | 4 | A | Qatar |
BUCHAREST | 2 | U | Romania |
BELGRADE | 4 | G | Serbia |
ASHGABAT | 3 | H | Tajikistan |
TASHKENT | 1 | T | Uzbekistan |
This gives the message CAPITAL CITY IS RUB AUGHT, which, phonetically, translates to RABAT, the capital of MOROCCO, which is the puzzle answer.