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 + 49 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 + 165 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 + 128 more
Geography — Mountain city (1000m+) × Geography — City on a major river
Kabul
Also valid: Brasília, Kathmandu + 44 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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