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Fewest choices: Flag has a Coat of Arms × Capital City Pop. over 5M has 4 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Iran as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Chile fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name is 5 Letters Long × Capital City Pop. over 5M, Country Name is 5 Letters Long × HDI above 0.80, Christian-Majority Country × Capital City Pop. over 5M, Christian-Majority Country × HDI above 0.80.
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 🌆Capital City Pop. over 5M | Col 2 🎭Flag has 4+ Colors | Col 3 📊HDI above 0.80 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 5️⃣Country Name is 5 Letters Long | 6 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 7 answers  India(5 pts reference) | 6 answers  Japan(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🛡️Flag has a Coat of Arms | 4 answers  Mexico(5 pts reference) | 5 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) | 13 answers  Spain(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 ✝️Christian-Majority Country | 12 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) | 35 answers  Brazil(5 pts reference) | 55 answers  USA(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name is 5 Letters Long × Capital City Pop. over 5M → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
ChinaIndia
ChileEgypt
SudanJapanCountry Name is 5 Letters Long × Flag has 4+ Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
IndiaEgypt
Kenya
GhanaSudan
Libya
SyriaCountry Name is 5 Letters Long × HDI above 0.80 → Lowest-scoring answer: Japan (5 pts)
Spain
ItalyChile
Qatar
MaltaJapanFlag has a Coat of Arms × Capital City Pop. over 5M → Lowest-scoring answer: Mexico (5 pts)
IranMexico
PeruEgyptFlag has a Coat of Arms × Flag has 4+ Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
AfghanistanEgypt
Equatorial Guinea
Brunei
VanuatuFlag has a Coat of Arms × HDI above 0.80 → Lowest-scoring answer: Spain (5 pts)
Spain
Portugal
Croatia
Slovakia
Serbia
Costa RicaMalta
Slovenia
Andorra
Montenegro
San Marino
Vatican CityBruneiChristian-Majority Country × Capital City Pop. over 5M → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
United KingdomRussia
South KoreaMexicoChilePeru
Colombia
SingaporeSudan
DR Congo
Angola
ArgentinaChristian-Majority Country × Flag has 4+ Colors → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
PhilippinesSouth KoreaBrazil
Ethiopia
South AfricaKenyaGhanaSudan
Mozambique
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Central African Republic
ComorosEquatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Cabo Verde
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
South Sudan
Togo
Timor-Leste
Dominica
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Suriname
Antigua and Barbuda
Solomon Islands
TuvaluVanuatu
Tanzania
Zambia
KiribatiChristian-Majority Country × HDI above 0.80 → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainItaly
Netherlands
Belgium
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
PolandPortugal
Germany
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Hungary
RomaniaUnited KingdomRussia
AustriaSouth KoreaUSA
CanadaChile
Australia
New Zealand
FinlandCroatiaSlovakia
Luxembourg
Iceland
IrelandSerbia
BelarusSingapore
Panama
Uruguay
Trinidad and TobagoCosta Rica
Georgia
Taiwan
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
CyprusMaltaSloveniaAndorra
Liechtenstein
MonacoMontenegroSan MarinoVatican City
Bahamas
Barbados
FranceArgentina
Greece