CityQ Answers: May 21, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Language: Indo-Aryan (Hindi, Bengali, Urdu)
- Continent: In Africa
- Founded before 1000 CE
Columns
- Religion: Majority Muslim
- Geography: Coastal city
- Geography: City on a major river
Cell-by-cell solutions
Language: Indo-Aryan (Hindi, Bengali, Urdu) × Religion: Majority Muslim
Lahore
Also valid: Karachi, Dhaka + 137 more
Language: Indo-Aryan (Hindi, Bengali, Urdu) × Geography: Coastal city
Mumbai
Also valid: Karachi, Surat + 31 more
Language: Indo-Aryan (Hindi, Bengali, Urdu) × Geography: City on a major river
Delhi
Also valid: Lahore, Dhaka + 173 more
Continent: In Africa × Religion: Majority Muslim
Cairo
Also valid: Alexandria, Abidjan + 355 more
Continent: In Africa × Geography: Coastal city
Lagos
Also valid: Alexandria, Cape Town + 164 more
Continent: In Africa × Geography: City on a major river
Kinshasa
Also valid: Cairo, Giza + 166 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Religion: Majority Muslim
Istanbul
Also valid: Lahore, Cairo + 228 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Geography: Coastal city
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, Guangzhou + 168 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Geography: City on a major river
Shanghai
Also valid: London, Guangzhou + 291 more
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