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CityQ Answers — May 19, 2026

The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.

The grid

Rows

Columns

Geography — Mountain city (1000m+) × Hemisphere — Northern hemisphere

Mexico City

Also valid: Tehran, Bogotá + 419 more

Geography — Mountain city (1000m+) × Continent — South America

Bogotá

Also valid: Quito, Brasília + 76 more

Geography — Mountain city (1000m+) × Geography — City on a major river

Kabul

Also valid: Brasília, Kathmandu + 44 more

Language — Romance (Spanish, French, Italian) × Hemisphere — Northern hemisphere

Mexico City

Also valid: Bogotá, Rome + 558 more

Language — Romance (Spanish, French, Italian) × Continent — South America

Rio de Janeiro

Also valid: Lima, Bogotá + 585 more

Language — Romance (Spanish, French, Italian) × Geography — City on a major river

Santiago

Also valid: Rome, Paris + 94 more

Largest city in country × Hemisphere — Northern hemisphere

Istanbul

Also valid: Shanghai, New York City + 181 more

Largest city in country × Continent — 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 + 90 more

CityQ is a free daily 3×3 — name a city matching both categories for every cell. Rarer answers score higher.