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Fewest choices: 10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites × Flag has Red AND Blue has 11 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Netherlands as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Argentina fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: HDI above 0.80 × Capital City Pop. over 1M, HDI above 0.80 × Population over 10M, Former Spanish Colony × Capital City Pop. over 1M, Former Spanish Colony × Population over 10M, 10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites × Capital City Pop. over 1M, 10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites × Population over 10M.
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 🔴🔵Flag has Red AND Blue | Col 2 🏙️Capital City Pop. over 1M | Col 3 👤Population over 10M | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 📊HDI above 0.80 | 26 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 34 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) | 25 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🇪🇸Former Spanish Colony | 11 answers  Philippines(5 pts reference) | 17 answers  Mexico(5 pts reference) | 13 answers Mexico(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🏰10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites | 11 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 25 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 27 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
HDI above 0.80 × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
Netherlands
Norway
Czech Republic
Romania
United KingdomRussia
Malaysia
Thailand
South KoreaUSA
Chile
Australia
New Zealand
Croatia
Slovakia
Luxembourg
Iceland
Serbia
Panama
Costa Rica
Taiwan
Slovenia
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Mauritius
FranceHDI above 0.80 × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
Spain
Italy
Belgium
Poland
GermanyCzech Republic
HungaryRomaniaUnited KingdomRussia
Turkey
AustriaMalaysiaThailand
Saudi ArabiaSouth Korea
Kazakhstan
CanadaChile
IrelandSerbia
Belarus
SingaporePanama
UruguayCosta Rica
Kuwait
GeorgiaTaiwan
OmanFrance
Japan
UAE
ArgentinaHDI above 0.80 × Population over 10M → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainItalyNetherlandsBelgiumPolandGermanyCzech RepublicRomaniaUnited KingdomRussiaTurkeyMalaysiaThailandSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaKazakhstanUSACanadaChileAustraliaTaiwanFranceJapanArgentina
GreeceFormer Spanish Colony × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Philippines (5 pts)
PhilippinesChile
Venezuela
Cuba
Colombia
EcuadorPanama
Paraguay
Dominican RepublicCosta Rica
Equatorial GuineaFormer Spanish Colony × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
PhilippinesMexicoChile
PeruVenezuelaCubaColombiaEcuadorPanamaUruguay
Guatemala
Honduras
El SalvadorDominican RepublicCosta RicaArgentina
NicaraguaFormer Spanish Colony × Population over 10M → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
PhilippinesMexicoChilePeruVenezuelaCubaColombiaEcuador
BoliviaGuatemalaHondurasDominican RepublicArgentina10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites × Flag has Red AND Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
NetherlandsCzech RepublicUnited KingdomRussiaSouth KoreaUSA
Ethiopia
South AfricaAustraliaCroatiaFrance10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites × Capital City Pop. over 1M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainItalyBelgiumPolandGermanyCzech RepublicUnited KingdomRussiaTurkeyChinaAustria
India
IndonesiaSouth Korea
IranCanadaMexico
BrazilPeruEthiopiaSouth AfricaFranceJapanArgentina
Bulgaria10+ UNESCO Heritage Sites × Population over 10M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainItalyNetherlandsBelgiumPolandGermanyCzech RepublicUnited KingdomRussiaTurkeyChinaIndiaIndonesiaSouth KoreaIranUSACanadaMexicoBrazilPeruEthiopiaSouth AfricaAustraliaFranceJapanArgentinaGreece