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Fewest choices: Name Starts with M × Commonwealth Member has 6 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Malaysia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Malta fits 9 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name is 5 Letters Long × Area under 100k km², Country Name is 5 Letters Long × Commonwealth Member, Country Name is 5 Letters Long × Country Name Ends with 'a', Name Starts with M × Area under 100k km², Name Starts with M × Commonwealth Member, Name Starts with M × Country Name Ends with 'a', Island Nation × Area under 100k km², Island Nation × Commonwealth Member, Island Nation × Country Name Ends with 'a'.
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 under 100k km² | Col 2 🌐Commonwealth Member | Col 3 🅰️Country Name Ends with 'a' | |
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Row 1 5️⃣Country Name is 5 Letters Long | 7 answers | 7 answers | 9 answers |
Row 2 🔤Name Starts with M | 8 answers | 6 answers | 6 answers |
Row 3 🏝️Island Nation | 37 answers | 29 answers | 14 answers |