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Fewest choices: Flag has a Coat of Arms × Former French Colony has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Haiti as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Iran fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Was Part of the Roman Empire × Pop. Density 50–200/km², Was Part of the Roman Empire × Renewable Energy Share < 10%, Flag has a Coat of Arms × Pop. Density 50–200/km², Flag has a Coat of Arms × Renewable Energy Share < 10%, Capital City Pop. over 1M × Pop. Density 50–200/km², Capital City Pop. over 1M × Renewable Energy Share < 10%.
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 🇫🇷Former French Colony | Col 2 🏘️Pop. Density 50–200/km² | Col 3 🏭Renewable Energy Share < 10% | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🏛️Was Part of the Roman Empire | 5 answers  Algeria(5 pts reference) | 34 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) | 17 answers  Iran(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🛡️Flag has a Coat of Arms | 3 answers  Haiti(5 pts reference) | 20 answers  Mexico(5 pts reference) | 4 answers Iran(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | 19 answers  DR Congo(5 pts reference) | 52 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 20 answers  Bangladesh(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Was Part of the Roman Empire × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Algeria (5 pts)
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Syria
LebanonWas Part of the Roman Empire × Pop. Density 50–200/km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Czech Republic
Hungary
Romania
Turkey
AustriaIran
IraqEgypt
Croatia
SlovakiaMorocco
SerbiaTunisiaSyria
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Armenia
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
Moldova
Cyprus
Slovenia
Andorra
Kosovo
France
UAE
Jordan
Yemen
Bulgaria
GreeceWas Part of the Roman Empire × Renewable Energy Share < 10% → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
Saudi ArabiaIranIraqAlgeria
QatarTunisia
LibyaSyria
KuwaitLebanon
Malta
MonacoKosovo
Bahrain
PalestineUAEYemenFlag has a Coat of Arms × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Haiti (5 pts)
Haiti
Equatorial Guinea
VanuatuFlag has a Coat of Arms × Pop. Density 50–200/km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
SpainPortugalIran
AfghanistanMexicoEgyptCroatiaSlovakia
CambodiaSerbia
Ecuador
Guatemala
Costa RicaMoldovaSloveniaAndorra
FijiEquatorial Guinea
Brunei
NicaraguaFlag has a Coat of Arms × Renewable Energy Share < 10% → Lowest-scoring answer: Iran (5 pts)
IranMaltaEquatorial GuineaBruneiCapital City Pop. over 1M × Former French Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: DR Congo (5 pts)
VietnamAlgeriaDR Congo
CameroonHaiti
Senegal
Ivory Coast
MadagascarTunisia
Mali
Burkina FasoSyriaLebanon
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Mauritania
Niger
Guinea
TogoCapital City Pop. over 1M × Pop. Density 50–200/km² → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainItaly
PolandCzech RepublicHungaryRomania
UkraineTurkeyChinaAustria
Indonesia
Malaysia
ThailandIranIraqAfghanistan
UzbekistanMexico
Cuba
EthiopiaEgypt
Kenya
GhanaCambodia
IrelandSerbiaEcuadorCameroon
PanamaGuatemala
HondurasSenegalIvory CoastCosta Rica
UgandaTunisiaBurkina FasoSyriaAzerbaijanGeorgiaArmenia
MalawiGuineaTogoFranceUAEJordan
MyanmarNicaraguaYemenBulgaria
Sierra LeoneCapital City Pop. over 1M × Renewable Energy Share < 10% → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
BangladeshSaudi Arabia
South KoreaIranIraqCubaAlgeria
Belarus
SingaporeTunisiaLibyaSyriaKuwaitLebanon
Taiwan
OmanChadMauritaniaUAEYemen