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CityQ Answers — August 8, 2026

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

The grid

Rows

Columns

Largest city in country × Region — In the Middle East

Istanbul

Also valid: Tehran, Dubai + 15 more

Largest city in country × First letter — Starts with C

Cairo

Also valid: Casablanca, Caracas + 9 more

Largest city in country × First letter — Starts with T

Tokyo

Also valid: Taipei, Tehran + 11 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × Region — In the Middle East

Jerusalem

Also valid: Gaza, Tel Aviv + 308 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × First letter — Starts with C

Charlotte

Also valid: Columbus, Chandigarh + 343 more

Population — Mid-size (100K–1M) × First letter — Starts with T

Turin

Also valid: Tirunelveli, Thiruvananthapuram + 303 more

Ocean — Indian Ocean × Region — In the Middle East

Dubai

Also valid: Jeddah, Abu Dhabi + 35 more

Ocean — Indian Ocean × First letter — Starts with C

Chennai

Also valid: Chattogram, Colombo + 9 more

Ocean — Indian Ocean × First letter — Starts with T

Thāne

Also valid: Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi + 11 more

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