CityQ Answers: May 12, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Founded before 1000 CE
- Capital city
- Geography: Mountain city (1000m+)
Columns
- Continent: In Africa
- Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
- Continent: In Asia
Cell-by-cell solutions
Founded before 1000 CE × Continent: In Africa
Cairo
Also valid: Alexandria, Casablanca + 64 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, London + 712 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Continent: In Asia
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, Guangzhou + 421 more
Capital city × Continent: In Africa
Kinshasa
Also valid: Cairo, Cape Town + 55 more
Capital city × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
London
Also valid: Tokyo, Mexico City + 170 more
Capital city × Continent: In Asia
Tokyo
Also valid: Hong Kong, Singapore + 47 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Continent: In Africa
Johannesburg
Also valid: Nairobi, Addis Ababa + 226 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Mexico City
Also valid: Tehran, Bogotá + 416 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Continent: In Asia
Tehran
Also valid: Kabul, Kunming + 201 more
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