CityQ Answers: August 29, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- First letter: Starts with N
- River: On the Rio Grande
- Sea: On the South China Sea
Columns
- Long name
- Geography: City on a major river
- Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Cell-by-cell solutions
First letter: Starts with N × Long name
New York City
Also valid: New Taipei City, Navi Mumbai + 65 more
First letter: Starts with N × Geography: City on a major river
New York City
Also valid: Nanjing, Ningbo + 95 more
First letter: Starts with N × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Naples
Also valid: Nashville, Nay Pyi Taw + 206 more
River: On the Rio Grande × Long name
Ciudad Juárez
Also valid: Albuquerque, Heroica Matamoros + 4 more
River: On the Rio Grande × Geography: City on a major river
Ciudad Juárez
Also valid: Albuquerque, El Paso + 9 more
River: On the Rio Grande × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Albuquerque
Also valid: El Paso, Heroica Matamoros + 8 more
Sea: On the South China Sea × Long name
Johor Bahru
Also valid: Kota Kinabalu, Marikina City + 31 more
Sea: On the South China Sea × Geography: City on a major river
Guangzhou
Also valid: Manila, Kaohsiung + 12 more
Sea: On the South China Sea × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Macau
Also valid: Johor Bahru, Nha Trang + 123 more
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