CityQ Answers: May 19, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Geography: Mountain city (1000m+)
- Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian)
- Largest city in country
Columns
- Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
- Continent: In South America
- Geography: City on a major river
Cell-by-cell solutions
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Mexico City
Also valid: Tehran, Bogotá + 416 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Continent: In South America
Bogotá
Also valid: Quito, Brasília + 77 more
Geography: Mountain city (1000m+) × Geography: City on a major river
Kabul
Also valid: Brasília, Lanzhou + 115 more
Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian) × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Mexico City
Also valid: Bogotá, Rome + 587 more
Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian) × Continent: In South America
Rio de Janeiro
Also valid: Lima, Bogotá + 584 more
Language: Romance (Spanish, French, Italian) × Geography: City on a major river
Santiago
Also valid: Rome, Paris + 260 more
Largest city in country × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, New York City + 181 more
Largest city in country × Continent: In South America
Lima
Also valid: Bogotá, Santiago + 10 more
Largest city in country × Geography: City on a major river
Shanghai
Also valid: New York City, London + 95 more
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