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Fewest choices: Country Name is Multiple Words × Country Name Ends with 'ia' has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Saudi Arabia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Ethiopia fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: In Africa × Area over 1 Million km², In Africa × Country Name Ends with 'ia', Flag has 4+ Colors × Area over 1 Million km², Flag has 4+ Colors × Country Name Ends with 'ia'.
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 🏡Capital City Pop. under 100k | Col 3 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 📝Country Name is Multiple Words | 4 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 9 answers  Solomon Islands(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Saudi Arabia(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🌍In Africa | 12 answers  Ethiopia(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  Eswatini(5 pts reference) | 11 answers  Nigeria(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🎭Flag has 4+ Colors | 7 answers  India(5 pts reference) | 14 answers  Palestine(5 pts reference) | 9 answers India(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name is Multiple Words × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
Saudi ArabiaUSA
South Africa
DR CongoCountry Name is Multiple Words × Capital City Pop. under 100k → Lowest-scoring answer: Solomon Islands (5 pts)
San Marino
Vatican City
Sao Tome and Principe
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Antigua and BarbudaSolomon Islands
Marshall IslandsCountry Name is Multiple Words × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Saudi Arabia (5 pts)
Saudi Arabia
North MacedoniaSt. LuciaIn Africa × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Ethiopia (5 pts)
Ethiopia
EgyptSouth Africa
Algeria
SudanDR Congo
Angola
Libya
Mali
Chad
Mauritania
NigerIn Africa × Capital City Pop. under 100k → Lowest-scoring answer: Eswatini (5 pts)
ComorosEswatiniSao Tome and Principe
SeychellesIn Africa × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Nigeria (5 pts)
NigeriaEthiopiaAlgeria
Tunisia
Namibia
LiberiaMauritania
Somalia
Tanzania
Zambia
GambiaFlag has 4+ Colors × Area over 1 Million km² → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
India
BrazilEthiopiaEgyptSouth AfricaSudanLibyaFlag has 4+ Colors × Capital City Pop. under 100k → Lowest-scoring answer: Palestine (5 pts)
ComorosEswatiniSao Tome and PrincipeSeychelles
BruneiPalestine
DominicaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaAntigua and BarbudaSolomon Islands
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
KiribatiFlag has 4+ Colors × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
India
MalaysiaEthiopiaNamibia
SyriaSt. LuciaTanzaniaZambiaGambia