CityQ Answers: May 5, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
- Ocean: Pacific Ocean
- Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Columns
- Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)
- Language: Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)
- Largest city in country
Cell-by-cell solutions
Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere × Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)
Mexico City
Also valid: Bogotá, Rome + 587 more
Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere × Language: Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)
Ho Chi Minh City
Also valid: Hanoi, Phnom Penh + 141 more
Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere × Largest city in country
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, New York City + 181 more
Ocean: Pacific Ocean × Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)
Lima
Also valid: Guayaquil, Tijuana + 38 more
Ocean: Pacific Ocean × Language: Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)
Da Nang
Also valid: Haiphong, Nha Trang + 28 more
Ocean: Pacific Ocean × Largest city in country
Shanghai
Also valid: Tokyo, Hong Kong + 28 more
Population: Mid-size (100K–1M) × Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)
Venezia
Also valid: La Paz, Naples + 956 more
Population: Mid-size (100K–1M) × Language: Austroasiatic (Vietnamese, Khmer)
Nha Trang
Also valid: Thanh Hóa, Vinh + 132 more
Population: Mid-size (100K–1M) × Largest city in country
Jerusalem
Also valid: Kathmandu, Amsterdam + 59 more
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