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Fewest choices: Country Name Ends with 'ia' × HDI above 0.90 has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Austria as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Australia fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name Ends with 'ia' × Name Starts with a Vowel, Country Name Ends with 'ia' × HDI above 0.90, Country Name Ends with 'ia' × Flag has Red AND Blue, Has Hosted a Formula 1 GP × Name Starts with a Vowel, Has Hosted a Formula 1 GP × HDI above 0.90, Has Hosted a Formula 1 GP × Flag has Red AND Blue.
The lowest score from each cell is added above. These independent choices can repeat a country, so the total may be impossible under the no-repeat rule. For a nine-cell board, 45 points is the theoretical lower bound. See the scoring explanation.
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Col 1 🔠Name Starts with a Vowel | Col 2 📈HDI above 0.90 | Col 3 🔴🔵Flag has Red AND Blue | |
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Row 1 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | 9 answers  India(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Australia(5 pts reference) | 16 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏎️Has Hosted a Formula 1 GP | 9 answers India(5 pts reference) | 17 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 10 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 📌Area under 100k km² | 13 answers  Azerbaijan(5 pts reference) | 16 answers  Taiwan(5 pts reference) | 31 answers Taiwan(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name Ends with 'ia' × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
AustriaIndia
Indonesia
Ethiopia
AlgeriaAustralia
Armenia
Estonia
AlbaniaCountry Name Ends with 'ia' × HDI above 0.90 → Lowest-scoring answer: Australia (5 pts)
AustriaAustralia
SloveniaCountry Name Ends with 'ia' × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
RomaniaRussia
MalaysiaEthiopia
ColombiaAustralia
Croatia
Slovakia
Cambodia
Serbia
NamibiaArmenia
MongoliaSlovenia
Liberia
GambiaHas Hosted a Formula 1 GP × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
Italy
United KingdomAustriaIndiaUSAAustraliaAzerbaijan
UAE
ArgentinaHas Hosted a Formula 1 GP × HDI above 0.90 → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
Sweden
Germany
SwitzerlandUnited KingdomAustria
South KoreaUSA
CanadaAustralia
Singapore
Monaco
France
JapanUAEHas Hosted a Formula 1 GP × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
NetherlandsUnited KingdomRussiaMalaysiaSouth KoreaUSA
South AfricaAustraliaAzerbaijanFranceArea under 100k km² × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: Azerbaijan (5 pts)
Austria
Israel
Ireland
El SalvadorAzerbaijanArmeniaEstoniaAlbania
Andorra
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Antigua and BarbudaUAEArea under 100k km² × HDI above 0.90 → Lowest-scoring answer: Taiwan (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgium
DenmarkSwitzerlandAustriaIsrael
LuxembourgIrelandSingaporeTaiwan
MaltaSlovenia
LiechtensteinMonaco
Vatican CityUAEArea under 100k km² × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Taiwan (5 pts)
Netherlands
Czech RepublicCroatiaSlovakiaLuxembourgSerbia
Panama
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Costa RicaAzerbaijanArmeniaTaiwan
MoldovaSlovenia
BelizeAndorraLiechtenstein
Fiji
Comoros
DjiboutiEquatorial GuineaEswatini
Cabo Verde
Mauritius
SeychellesAntigua and Barbuda
Samoa
TuvaluGambia
Kiribati