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Fewest choices: Country Name is 9+ Letters × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue has 9 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Netherlands as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Australia fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Is a Monarchy × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue, Is a Monarchy × Former British Colony, GDP/capita over $40k × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue, GDP/capita over $40k × Former British Colony, Country Name is 9+ Letters × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue, Country Name is 9+ Letters × Former British Colony.
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: Only Red, White & Blue | Col 2 🇬🇧Former British Colony | Col 3 🏖️Coastal Mainland Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 👑Is a Monarchy | 9 answers  Thailand(5 pts reference) | 24 answers  Canada(5 pts reference) | 20 answers Thailand(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 💰GDP/capita over $40k | 9 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 9 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 14 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters | 9 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 18 answers  Bangladesh(5 pts reference) | 24 answers Bangladesh(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Is a Monarchy × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: Thailand (5 pts)
Netherlands
NorwayUnited KingdomThailand
Australia
New Zealand
Luxembourg
Cambodia
BelizeIs a Monarchy × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Canada (5 pts)
MalaysiaCanadaAustraliaNew Zealand
Qatar
Jamaica
KuwaitBelize
Eswatini
Lesotho
Bahrain
Brunei
Bahamas
Grenada
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Antigua and Barbuda
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
UAE
Jordan
Papua New GuineaIs a Monarchy × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Thailand (5 pts)
SpainNetherlands
Belgium
Sweden
DenmarkNorwayMalaysiaThailand
Saudi ArabiaCanadaCambodia
MoroccoQatarKuwait
OmanBelize
MonacoBruneiUAEJordanGDP/capita over $40k × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
NetherlandsNorwayUnited KingdomUSAAustraliaNew ZealandLuxembourg
Iceland
FranceGDP/capita over $40k × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USACanada
IsraelAustraliaNew Zealand
Ireland
SingaporeQatarUAEGDP/capita over $40k × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgiumSwedenDenmarkNorway
GermanyUSACanadaIsrael
FinlandQatarMonacoFranceUAECountry Name is 9+ Letters × Flag: Only Red, White & Blue → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
Netherlands
Czech RepublicUnited KingdomAustraliaNew ZealandLuxembourg
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
North KoreaCountry Name is 9+ Letters × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
Bangladesh
South AfricaAustraliaNew ZealandSingapore
Sri Lanka
Trinidad and Tobago
Mauritius
Seychelles
South Sudan
PalestineSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and BarbudaSolomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
Sierra LeoneCountry Name is 9+ Letters × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
NetherlandsBangladeshSaudi Arabia
South Korea
VenezuelaSouth Africa
Guatemala
El Salvador
Ivory Coast
MozambiqueCosta Rica
AzerbaijanNorth Korea
Lithuania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
MauritaniaPalestine
Argentina
NicaraguaSierra Leone