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Fewest choices: Country Name is 8 Letters Long × Pop. Density over 200/km² has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Pakistan as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Maldives fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name is 8 Letters Long × Flag with a Star/Sun, Country Name is 8 Letters Long × Pop. Density over 200/km², Flag has Red but No Blue × Flag with a Star/Sun, Flag has Red but No Blue × Pop. Density over 200/km².
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 with a Star/Sun | Col 2 👑Is a Monarchy | Col 3 📍Pop. Density over 200/km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 8️⃣Country Name is 8 Letters Long | 11 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  Thailand(5 pts reference) | 3 answers Pakistan(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🔴Flag has Red but No Blue | 34 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 17 answers  Japan(5 pts reference) | 18 answers  Bangladesh(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🕐Has More than 1 Time Zone | 10 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 9 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 3 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name is 8 Letters Long × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
MalaysiaPakistan
Ethiopia
Cameroon
Honduras
Zimbabwe
Djibouti
Maldives
Dominica
Suriname
KiribatiCountry Name is 8 Letters Long × Is a Monarchy → Lowest-scoring answer: Thailand (5 pts)
MalaysiaThailand
Cambodia
EswatiniCountry Name is 8 Letters Long × Pop. Density over 200/km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
PakistanMaldives
BarbadosFlag has Red but No Blue × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
TurkeyChina
Vietnam
Algeria
Ghana
Morocco
SingaporeCameroon
Senegal
Angola
Tunisia
Libya
Burkina Faso
SyriaZimbabwe
North Macedonia
Guinea-Bissau
Malawi
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Togo
KyrgyzstanMaldives
Tajikistan
Timor-LesteDominica
Grenada
St. Kitts and NevisSuriname
Jordan
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Burundi
TurkmenistanFlag has Red but No Blue × Is a Monarchy → Lowest-scoring answer: Japan (5 pts)
Spain
Belgium
Denmark
CanadaMorocco
Kuwait
Oman
Monaco
Bahrain
BruneiGrenadaSt. Kitts and Nevis
TongaJapan
UAEJordanPapua New GuineaFlag has Red but No Blue × Pop. Density over 200/km² → Lowest-scoring answer: Bangladesh (5 pts)
Belgium
Germany
SwitzerlandVietnamBangladeshSingapore
Trinidad and TobagoKuwait
Lebanon
MaltaMonacoSao Tome and PrincipeBahrainMaldives
PalestineGrenadaJapanBurundiHas More than 1 Time Zone × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
KazakhstanUSA
Brazil
Chile
Australia
New Zealand
DR Congo
Marshall IslandsPapua New GuineaKiribatiHas More than 1 Time Zone × Is a Monarchy → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
Spain
NetherlandsDenmark
NorwayUnited KingdomCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaHas More than 1 Time Zone × Pop. Density over 200/km² → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
NetherlandsUnited KingdomMarshall Islands