CityQ Answers — May 20, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Geography — Island nation or city
- Population — Mid-size (100K–1M)
- Geography — Coastal city
Columns
- Continent — In Africa
- Founded before 1000 CE
- Continent — In North America
Cell-by-cell solutions
Geography — Island nation or city × Continent — In Africa
Antananarivo
Also valid: Zanzibar, Toamasina + 20 more
Geography — Island nation or city × Founded before 1000 CE
London
Also valid: Venezia, Osaka + 25 more
Geography — Island nation or city × Continent — In North America
Montréal
Also valid: Santo Domingo, Havana + 79 more
Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Continent — In Africa
Rabat
Also valid: Marrakesh, Camayenne + 705 more
Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Founded before 1000 CE
Venezia
Also valid: Jerusalem, Kathmandu + 138 more
Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Continent — In North America
Washington
Also valid: San Francisco, Austin + 577 more
Geography — Coastal city × Continent — In Africa
Lagos
Also valid: Alexandria, Cape Town + 164 more
Geography — Coastal city × Founded before 1000 CE
Istanbul
Also valid: Guangzhou, Hangzhou + 62 more
Geography — Coastal city × Continent — In North America
New York City
Also valid: Los Angeles, San Diego + 202 more
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