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Fewest choices: Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × In Asia has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes South Korea as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Chile fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: GDP/capita $10k–$40k × Flag has Red AND Blue, GDP/capita $10k–$40k × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors, Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Flag has Red AND Blue, Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors.
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 🔴🔵Flag has Red AND Blue | Col 2 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | Col 3 🌏In Asia | |
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Row 1 ☪️Muslim-Majority Country | 6 answers  Malaysia(5 pts reference) | 17 answers  Iran(5 pts reference) | 27 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 💵GDP/capita $10k–$40k | 16 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) | 28 answers Russia(5 pts reference) | 12 answers  China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 ⚽Has Hosted the FIFA World Cup | 8 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 11 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Japan(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Muslim-Majority Country × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Malaysia (5 pts)
Malaysia
Azerbaijan
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
GambiaMuslim-Majority Country × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
Iran
Uzbekistan
Algeria
Senegal
Mali
Burkina Faso
Lebanon
Oman
KosovoChad
Mauritania
Niger
Guinea
Maldives
Yemen
Sierra Leone
TurkmenistanMuslim-Majority Country × In Asia → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
TurkeyIndonesiaMalaysia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Saudi ArabiaIran
Iraq
Afghanistan
KazakhstanUzbekistan
Qatar
Syria
KuwaitLebanonAzerbaijanOman
Bahrain
Brunei
KyrgyzstanMaldives
Palestine
Tajikistan
UAE
JordanYemenTurkmenistanGDP/capita $10k–$40k × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
Czech Republic
RomaniaRussiaMalaysia
South Korea
Chile
Croatia
Slovakia
Panama
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
Taiwan
Slovenia
Mauritius
Seychelles
Antigua and BarbudaGDP/capita $10k–$40k × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
Italy
PortugalCzech Republic
HungaryRomaniaRussia
MexicoChileCroatiaSlovakiaPanama
UruguayDominican Republic
Trinidad and TobagoCosta RicaTaiwanOman
Lithuania
Estonia
CyprusSloveniaMaldives
Bahamas
Barbados
Grenada
Nauru
Argentina
BulgariaGDP/capita $10k–$40k × In Asia → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
TurkeyChinaMalaysiaSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaKazakhstanKuwaitTaiwanOmanBahrainBruneiMaldivesHas Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
United KingdomRussiaSouth KoreaUSAChile
South Africa
New Zealand
FranceHas Hosted the FIFA World Cup × Flag has Exactly 3 Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
Italy
GermanyUnited KingdomRussiaUSAMexicoChileNew ZealandUruguayFranceArgentinaHas Hosted the FIFA World Cup × In Asia → Lowest-scoring answer: Japan (5 pts)
South KoreaQatarJapan