CityQ Answers: July 16, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Continent: In Africa
- Continent: In Oceania
- Founded before 1000 CE
Columns
- Geography: Island nation or city
- Population: Major (1–10M)
- Geography: City on a major river
Cell-by-cell solutions
Continent: In Africa × Geography: Island nation or city
Lagos
Also valid: Antananarivo, Zanzibar + 28 more
Continent: In Africa × Population: Major (1–10M)
Johannesburg
Also valid: Alexandria, Cape Town + 62 more
Continent: In Africa × Geography: City on a major river
Kinshasa
Also valid: Cairo, Giza + 166 more
Continent: In Oceania × Geography: Island nation or city
Auckland
Also valid: Wellington, Christchurch + 44 more
Continent: In Oceania × Population: Major (1–10M)
Sydney
Also valid: Melbourne, Brisbane + 3 more
Continent: In Oceania × Geography: City on a major river
Sydney
Also valid: Melbourne, Perth + 9 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Geography: Island nation or city
London
Also valid: Venezia, Osaka + 89 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Population: Major (1–10M)
London
Also valid: Seoul, Chongqing + 158 more
Founded before 1000 CE × Geography: City on a major river
Shanghai
Also valid: London, Guangzhou + 291 more
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