CityQ Answers: October 16, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- Olympics: Summer Olympics host
- First letter: Starts with S
- Population: Megacity (10M+)
Columns
- Has a metro system
- Former or historic capital
- Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Cell-by-cell solutions
Olympics: Summer Olympics host × Has a metro system
London
Also valid: Tokyo, Mexico City + 17 more
Olympics: Summer Olympics host × Former or historic capital
London
Also valid: Mexico City, Moscow + 13 more
Olympics: Summer Olympics host × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
London
Also valid: Tokyo, Mexico City + 17 more
First letter: Starts with S × Has a metro system
Shanghai
Also valid: Shenzhen, Singapore + 58 more
First letter: Starts with S × Former or historic capital
Singapore
Also valid: Seoul, Saint Petersburg + 60 more
First letter: Starts with S × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Shanghai
Also valid: Shenzhen, Singapore + 491 more
Population: Megacity (10M+) × Has a metro system
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, Mumbai + 15 more
Population: Megacity (10M+) × Former or historic capital
Istanbul
Also valid: Guangzhou, Delhi + 9 more
Population: Megacity (10M+) × Hemisphere: Northern hemisphere
Istanbul
Also valid: Shanghai, Mumbai + 14 more
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