CityQ Answers: May 14, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Hemisphere: Southern hemisphere
- Geography: Coastal city
- Geography: Mountain city (1000m+)
Columns
- Geography: City on a major river
- FIFA World Cup host city
- Population: Major (1–10M)
Cell-by-cell solutions
Hemisphere: Southern hemisphere × Geography: City on a major river
Kinshasa
Also valid: Jakarta, Sydney + 181 more
Hemisphere: Southern hemisphere × FIFA World Cup host city
Johannesburg
Also valid: Sydney, Rio de Janeiro + 37 more
Hemisphere: Southern hemisphere × Population: Major (1–10M)
Johannesburg
Also valid: Sydney, Rio de Janeiro + 62 more
Geography: Coastal city × Geography: City on a major river
Shanghai
Also valid: New York City, Guangzhou + 210 more
Geography: Coastal city × FIFA World Cup host city
Shanghai
Also valid: New York City, Guangzhou + 72 more
Geography: Coastal city × Population: Major (1–10M)
New York City
Also valid: Hong Kong, Singapore + 127 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Geography: City on a major river
Kabul
Also valid: Brasília, Lanzhou + 115 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × FIFA World Cup host city
Mexico City
Also valid: Johannesburg, Pretoria + 12 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Population: Major (1–10M)
Mexico City
Also valid: Johannesburg, Tehran + 58 more
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