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Fewest choices: Has More than 1 Time Zone × Country Name is 9+ Letters has 8 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Netherlands as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Netherlands fits 9 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: 5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites × Country Name is 9+ Letters, 5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised, 5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites × Founding UN Member (1945), Coastal Mainland Country × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Coastal Mainland Country × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised, Coastal Mainland Country × Founding UN Member (1945), Has More than 1 Time Zone × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Has More than 1 Time Zone × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised, Has More than 1 Time Zone × Founding UN Member (1945).
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 is 9+ Letters | Col 2 🏳️🌈Same-Sex Marriage Legalised | Col 3 🇺🇳Founding UN Member (1945) | |
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Row 1 🏛️5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites | 14 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 27 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 35 answers  China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏖️Coastal Mainland Country | 24 answers  Bangladesh(5 pts reference) | 25 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 36 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🕐Has More than 1 Time Zone | 8 answers Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 15 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 14 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
Netherlands
Switzerland
Czech Republic
United KingdomIndonesia
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
South Africa
Australia
Sri Lanka
Argentina5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainNetherlands
Belgium
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Portugal
GermanySwitzerlandUnited Kingdom
Austria
ThailandUSA
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
CubaSouth Africa
ColombiaAustralia
Finland
Ecuador
Slovenia
FranceArgentina
Greece5+ UNESCO World Heritage Sites × Founding UN Member (1945) → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgiumDenmarkNorway
PolandUnited Kingdom
Ukraine
Russia
TurkeyChina
IndiaPhilippinesSaudi Arabia
Iran
IraqUSACanadaMexicoBrazilChile
PeruCuba
Ethiopia
EgyptSouth AfricaColombiaAustraliaEcuador
Bolivia
Panama
Syria
LebanonFranceArgentinaGreeceCoastal Mainland Country × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
NetherlandsBangladeshSaudi ArabiaSouth Korea
VenezuelaSouth Africa
Guatemala
El Salvador
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Costa Rica
Azerbaijan
North Korea
Lithuania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
PalestineArgentina
Nicaragua
Sierra LeoneCoastal Mainland Country × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainNetherlandsBelgiumSwedenDenmarkNorwayPortugalGermanyThailandUSACanadaMexicoBrazilChileSouth AfricaColombiaFinlandEcuador
UruguayCosta Rica
EstoniaSloveniaFranceArgentinaGreeceCoastal Mainland Country × Founding UN Member (1945) → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgiumDenmarkNorwayPolandUkraineRussiaTurkeyChinaIndiaSaudi ArabiaIranIraqUSACanadaMexicoBrazilChilePeruVenezuelaEgyptSouth AfricaColombiaEcuadorPanamaGuatemala
HondurasEl SalvadorCosta RicaSyriaLebanon
LiberiaFranceArgentinaNicaraguaGreeceHas More than 1 Time Zone × Country Name is 9+ Letters → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
NetherlandsUnited KingdomIndonesiaKazakhstanAustralia
New Zealand
Marshall Islands
Papua New GuineaHas More than 1 Time Zone × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainNetherlandsDenmarkNorwayPortugalUnited KingdomUSACanadaMexicoBrazilChileAustraliaNew ZealandEcuadorFranceHas More than 1 Time Zone × Founding UN Member (1945) → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
NetherlandsDenmarkNorwayUnited KingdomRussiaUSACanadaMexicoBrazilChileAustraliaNew ZealandEcuadorFrance