CityQ Answers: October 18, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- First letter: Starts with V
- Region: In the Middle East
- Country religious majority: Country >50% Hindu
Columns
- Country within 50 km
- Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
- Size: 1 million people or more
Cell-by-cell solutions
First letter: Starts with V × Country within 50 km
Vienna
Also valid: Vancouver, Vientiane + 13 more
First letter: Starts with V × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Venezia
Also valid: Vancouver, Valencia + 76 more
First letter: Starts with V × Size: 1 million people or more
Vienna
Also valid: Varanasi, Vadodara + 5 more
Region: In the Middle East × Country within 50 km
Beirut
Also valid: Damascus, Jerusalem + 111 more
Region: In the Middle East × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Beirut
Also valid: Karbala, Gaza + 272 more
Region: In the Middle East × Size: 1 million people or more
Istanbul
Also valid: Tehran, Dubai + 37 more
Country religious majority: Country >50% Hindu × Country within 50 km
Amritsar
Also valid: Jammu, Siliguri + 52 more
Country religious majority: Country >50% Hindu × Population: Mid-size (100K–1M)
Kathmandu
Also valid: Chandigarh, Jamshedpur + 437 more
Country religious majority: Country >50% Hindu × Size: 1 million people or more
Mumbai
Also valid: Delhi, Bengaluru + 45 more
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