CityQ Answers: August 16, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- First letter: Starts with C
- Sea: On the Baltic Sea
- Ocean: Pacific Ocean
Columns
- Religion: Majority Christian
- Largest city in country
- Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Cell-by-cell solutions
First letter: Starts with C × Religion: Majority Christian
Chicago
Also valid: Cape Town, Caracas + 253 more
First letter: Starts with C × Largest city in country
Cairo
Also valid: Casablanca, Caracas + 9 more
First letter: Starts with C × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Charlotte
Also valid: Columbus, Chandigarh + 342 more
Sea: On the Baltic Sea × Religion: Majority Christian
Saint Petersburg
Also valid: Stockholm, Copenhagen + 15 more
Sea: On the Baltic Sea × Largest city in country
Stockholm
Also valid: Copenhagen, Riga + 3 more
Sea: On the Baltic Sea × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Riga
Also valid: Helsinki, Gdańsk + 11 more
Ocean: Pacific Ocean × Religion: Majority Christian
Sydney
Also valid: Los Angeles, Melbourne + 218 more
Ocean: Pacific Ocean × Largest city in country
Shanghai
Also valid: Tokyo, Hong Kong + 28 more
Ocean: Pacific Ocean × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
San Francisco
Also valid: Seattle, San Jose + 467 more
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