CityQ Answers: August 18, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Capital city
- First letter: Starts with N
- Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch)
Columns
- Has a metro system
- Founded before 1000 CE
- FIFA World Cup host city
Cell-by-cell solutions
Capital city × Has a metro system
London
Also valid: Tokyo, Mexico City + 62 more
Capital city × Founded before 1000 CE
London
Also valid: Seoul, Cairo + 51 more
Capital city × FIFA World Cup host city
London
Also valid: Mexico City, Moscow + 18 more
First letter: Starts with N × Has a metro system
New York City
Also valid: Nanjing, New Taipei City + 32 more
First letter: Starts with N × Founded before 1000 CE
Nanjing
Also valid: Ningbo, Nanning + 30 more
First letter: Starts with N × FIFA World Cup host city
New York City
Also valid: Naples, Nizhniy Novgorod + 5 more
Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch) × Has a metro system
New York City
Also valid: London, Singapore + 136 more
Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch) × Founded before 1000 CE
London
Also valid: Vienna, Hamburg + 91 more
Language: Germanic (English, German, Dutch) × FIFA World Cup host city
New York City
Also valid: London, Sydney + 63 more
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