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Fewest choices: Renewable Energy Share > 60% × Flag has a Coat of Arms has 6 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Portugal as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Costa Rica fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Coastal Mainland Country, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Flag has a Coat of Arms, Renewable Energy Share > 60% × Coastal Mainland Country, Renewable Energy Share > 60% × Flag has a Coat of Arms, HDI above 0.80 × Coastal Mainland Country, HDI above 0.80 × Flag has a Coat of Arms.
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 🏖️Coastal Mainland Country | Col 2 🛡️Flag has a Coat of Arms | Col 3 👤Population over 50M | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | 46 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 18 answers  Mexico(5 pts reference) | 11 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 ♻️Renewable Energy Share > 60% | 27 answers  Brazil(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  Guatemala(5 pts reference) | 6 answers Brazil(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 📊HDI above 0.80 | 41 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 13 answers  Spain(5 pts reference) | 10 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
Portugal
Germany
Romania
Russia
Thailand
IranUSAMexico
Chile
Venezuela
Colombia
Algeria
Croatia
Cambodia
Ecuador
DR Congo
Cameroon
Panama
Uruguay
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Angola
Costa Rica
Lebanon
North Korea
Oman
Lithuania
Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia
Belize
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Liberia
Mauritania
Guinea
France
Argentina
Yemen
Bulgaria
Sierra LeoneFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Flag has a Coat of Arms → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
PortugalIranMexicoCroatia
SlovakiaCambodia
SerbiaEcuador
Bolivia
Paraguay
Dominican RepublicCosta Rica
Mongolia
MoldovaSloveniaBelize
Andorra
FijiFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Population over 50M → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
ItalyGermany
United KingdomRussiaThailandIranUSAMexicoColombiaDR CongoFranceRenewable Energy Share > 60% × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
Sweden
DenmarkNorwayPortugal
CanadaBrazil
KenyaColombiaDR CongoCameroonPanamaUruguayGuatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
MozambiqueCosta Rica
Namibia
GeorgiaBeninRepublic of the Congo
EritreaGabon
Somalia
Tanzania
NicaraguaSierra LeoneRenewable Energy Share > 60% × Flag has a Coat of Arms → Lowest-scoring answer: Guatemala (5 pts)
PortugalParaguayGuatemalaEl SalvadorCosta RicaNicaraguaRenewable Energy Share > 60% × Population over 50M → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
Brazil
EthiopiaKenyaColombiaDR CongoTanzaniaHDI above 0.80 × Coastal Mainland Country → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainItalyNetherlandsBelgiumSwedenDenmarkNorway
PolandPortugalGermanyRomaniaRussia
Turkey
MalaysiaThailand
Saudi Arabia
South KoreaUSACanada
IsraelChile
FinlandCroatia
QatarPanamaUruguayCosta Rica
KuwaitGeorgiaOmanLithuania
LatviaEstoniaSlovenia
Monaco
Montenegro
BruneiFrance
UAEArgentina
GreeceHDI above 0.80 × Flag has a Coat of Arms → Lowest-scoring answer: Spain (5 pts)
SpainPortugalCroatiaSlovakiaSerbiaCosta Rica
MaltaSloveniaAndorraMontenegro
San Marino
Vatican CityBruneiHDI above 0.80 × Population over 50M → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
ItalyGermanyUnited KingdomRussiaTurkeyThailandSouth KoreaUSAFrance
Japan