CityQ Answers: October 21, 2026
The most famous valid city for each cell, plus how many alternative answers the grid accepted.
The grid
Rows
- National language group: Country uses Romance
- River: Near the Yangtze
- First letter: Starts with L
Columns
- Population: Major (1–10M)
- Below 50 m elevation
- Former or historic capital
Cell-by-cell solutions
National language group: Country uses Romance × Population: Major (1–10M)
Mexico City
Also valid: Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá + 76 more
National language group: Country uses Romance × Below 50 m elevation
Rio de Janeiro
Also valid: Rome, Venezia + 444 more
National language group: Country uses Romance × Former or historic capital
Mexico City
Also valid: Rio de Janeiro, Lima + 150 more
River: Near the Yangtze × Population: Major (1–10M)
Nanjing
Also valid: Nantong, Wuhu + 14 more
River: Near the Yangtze × Below 50 m elevation
Nanjing
Also valid: Wuhan, Nantong + 21 more
River: Near the Yangtze × Former or historic capital
Chongqing
Also valid: Nanjing, Wuhan + 3 more
First letter: Starts with L × Population: Major (1–10M)
Los Angeles
Also valid: Lucknow, Luanda + 21 more
First letter: Starts with L × Below 50 m elevation
London
Also valid: Lagos, Lomé + 83 more
First letter: Starts with L × Former or historic capital
London
Also valid: Lagos, Lahore + 30 more
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