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Fewest choices: Top 20 Oil Producers × In the Americas has 4 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes USA as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Algeria fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Pop. Density under 20/km² × Country Name Ends with 'a', Pop. Density under 20/km² × Name Starts with a Vowel, Top 20 Oil Producers × Country Name Ends with 'a', Top 20 Oil Producers × Name Starts with a Vowel.
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 🅰️Country Name Ends with 'a' | Col 2 🔠Name Starts with a Vowel | Col 3 🌎In the Americas | |
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Row 1 🏝️Island Nation | 14 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 6 answers Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 13 answers  Haiti(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏕️Pop. Density under 20/km² | 13 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) | 5 answers  Argentina(5 pts reference) | 7 answers Argentina(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🛢️Top 20 Oil Producers | 9 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 4 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Island Nation × Country Name Ends with 'a' → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
Indonesia
Cuba
Australia
Sri Lanka
Jamaica
Malta
Dominica
Grenada
St. Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda
Micronesia
Samoa
Tonga
Papua New GuineaIsland Nation × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
United KingdomIndonesiaAustralia
Iceland
IrelandAntigua and BarbudaIsland Nation × In the Americas → Lowest-scoring answer: Haiti (5 pts)
Cuba
Dominican RepublicJamaicaHaiti
Trinidad and Tobago
Bahamas
BarbadosDominicaGrenada
St. Kitts and NevisSt. Lucia
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaPop. Density under 20/km² × Country Name Ends with 'a' → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Canada
AlgeriaAustralia
Bolivia
Libya
Namibia
Botswana
Mongolia
Mauritania
GuyanaArgentinaPop. Density under 20/km² × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: Argentina (5 pts)
AlgeriaAustraliaIceland
OmanArgentinaPop. Density under 20/km² × In the Americas → Lowest-scoring answer: Argentina (5 pts)
CanadaBolivia
Paraguay
BelizeGuyana
SurinameArgentinaTop 20 Oil Producers × Country Name Ends with 'a' → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
RussiaChinaSaudi ArabiaCanada
Venezuela
NigeriaAlgeria
AngolaLibyaTop 20 Oil Producers × Name Starts with a Vowel → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
Iran
IraqUSAAlgeriaAngolaOman
UAETop 20 Oil Producers × In the Americas → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USACanada
BrazilVenezuela