A-Z: Biggest North American cities by last letter

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A
This former capital might ring a bell
Philadelphia
B
Blake returned to Illinois town named after a soldier born in Franconia, Germany
DeKalb
C
Mexican municipality whose name comes from the Nahuatl language
Ecatepec
D
The modern gas mask was invented in this Ohio city
Cleveland
E
Port which was the centre of the former Xaragua chiefdom
Port-au-Prince
F
Arizona city on route 66, where workers may be starting to tire
Flagstaff
G
The capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba
Winnipeg
H
Former hub for cowboys near Dallas
Fort Worth
I
The world's busiest cruise port
Miami
J
Misshapen bean found in town of Guatemala
Nebaj
K
The largest which ends in K, based on empirical data
New York
L
Ran motel badly in a city of Quebec
Montreal
M
City of magic in south California
Anaheim
N
US city associated with a famous mission
Houston
O
Metropolis which has only the river in the world that permanently flows backward
Chicago
P
Michigan locale named after a president of the late 20th century
Clinton Township
Q
Queen gives the answer to a question: going right, or to a place in Greenland?
Qaqortoq
R
The capital of a country which uses the US dollar as its currency
San Salvador
S
Metropolis where legal noses are put out
Los Angeles
T
Michigan city whose name is French for a strait
Detroit
U
Watery-sounding place in Quebec
Gatineau
V
Pose a question of a village in Minnesota
Askov
W
City of Saskatchewan named after the body part of an elk
Moose Jaw
X
Arizona's state capital
Phoenix
Y
High-altitude megacity
Mexico City
Z
Port of the true cross in eastern Mexico
Veracruz
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