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Fewest choices: Flag has a Cross × Capital City Pop. over 1M has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes United Kingdom as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
United Kingdom fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name is 9+ Letters × Capital City Pop. over 1M, Country Name is 9+ Letters × NATO Member, Has More than 1 Time Zone × Capital City Pop. over 1M, Has More than 1 Time Zone × NATO Member, Flag has a Cross × Capital City Pop. over 1M, Flag has a Cross × NATO Member.
Related guides: Countries with crosses on flags.
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 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | Col 2 🔴Flag has Red but No Blue | Col 3 🛡️NATO Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters | 29 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 23 answers Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🕐Has More than 1 Time Zone | 12 answers Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 7 answers Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 9 answers  USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 ✚Flag has a Cross | 3 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 5 answers  Switzerland(5 pts reference) | 8 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name is 9+ Letters × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
Czech RepublicUnited KingdomIndonesia
Bangladesh
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
South Africa
Singapore
Guatemala
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Madagascar
Costa Rica
Burkina Faso
Azerbaijan
North Korea
Republic of the Congo
Mauritania
Kyrgyzstan
Argentina
Nicaragua
Sierra LeoneCountry Name is 9+ Letters × Flag has Red but No Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
SwitzerlandIndonesiaBangladeshAfghanistanSingapore
Trinidad and TobagoMozambiqueMadagascarBurkina Faso
Lithuania
North Macedonia
MontenegroRepublic of the Congo
Guinea-BissauMauritania
Sao Tome and PrincipeKyrgyzstan
Palestine
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
St. Kitts and Nevis
Papua New Guinea
TurkmenistanCountry Name is 9+ Letters × NATO Member → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
NetherlandsCzech RepublicUnited Kingdom
LuxembourgLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegroHas More than 1 Time Zone × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
SpainUnited Kingdom
RussiaIndonesiaKazakhstan
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
DR Congo
FranceHas More than 1 Time Zone × Flag has Red but No Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
Spain
Denmark
PortugalIndonesiaCanadaMexicoPapua New GuineaHas More than 1 Time Zone × NATO Member → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainNetherlandsDenmark
NorwayPortugalUnited KingdomUSACanadaFranceFlag has a Cross × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
United KingdomDominican Republic
GeorgiaFlag has a Cross × Flag has Red but No Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Switzerland (5 pts)
DenmarkSwitzerlandGeorgia
Malta
TongaFlag has a Cross × NATO Member → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
SwedenDenmarkNorwayUnited Kingdom
Finland
Slovakia
Iceland
Greece