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Fewest choices: Top 20 Oil Producers × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals has 4 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes China as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
China fits 9 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Flag with only 2 Colors × Area over 1 Million km², Flag with only 2 Colors × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals, Flag with only 2 Colors × Founding UN Member (1945), Top 20 Oil Producers × Area over 1 Million km², Top 20 Oil Producers × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals, Top 20 Oil Producers × Founding UN Member (1945), Capital City Pop. over 5M × Area over 1 Million km², Capital City Pop. over 5M × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals, Capital City Pop. over 5M × Founding UN Member (1945).
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 🗺️Area over 1 Million km² | Col 2 ✈️Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals | Col 3 🇺🇳Founding UN Member (1945) | |
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Row 1 2️⃣Flag with only 2 Colors | 6 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 7 answers China(5 pts reference) | 14 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🛢️Top 20 Oil Producers | 11 answers China(5 pts reference) | 4 answers China(5 pts reference) | 10 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🌆Capital City Pop. over 5M | 14 answers China(5 pts reference) | 8 answers China(5 pts reference) | 14 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag with only 2 Colors × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
China
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Canada
PeruFlag with only 2 Colors × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Spain
TurkeyChinaCanada
Singapore
Japan
GreeceFlag with only 2 Colors × Founding UN Member (1945) → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
Denmark
Poland
UkraineTurkeyChinaSaudi ArabiaCanadaPeru
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Haiti
NicaraguaGreeceTop 20 Oil Producers × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaChinaSaudi Arabia
IranKazakhstan
USACanada
Brazil
Algeria
Angola
LibyaTop 20 Oil Producers × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
ChinaUSACanada
UAETop 20 Oil Producers × Founding UN Member (1945) → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
NorwayRussiaChinaSaudi ArabiaIran
IraqUSACanadaBrazil
VenezuelaCapital City Pop. over 5M × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaChina
IndiaIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaIran
MexicoPeru
Egypt
Colombia
Sudan
DR CongoAngola
ArgentinaCapital City Pop. over 5M × Top 20 Annual Tourist Arrivals → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
United KingdomTurkeyChina
ThailandMexicoEgyptSingaporeJapanCapital City Pop. over 5M × Founding UN Member (1945) → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
United KingdomRussiaTurkeyChinaIndiaSaudi ArabiaIranIraqMexico
ChilePeruEgyptColombiaArgentina