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 + 37 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, Bamako + 44 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Religion — Majority Muslim
Istanbul
Also valid: Lahore, Cairo + 83 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Geography — Coastal city
Istanbul
Also valid: Guangzhou, Hangzhou + 62 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Geography — City on a major river
London
Also valid: Guangzhou, Delhi + 87 more
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