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Fewest choices: Commonwealth Member × Was Part of the Roman Empire has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes United Kingdom as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
New Zealand fits 6 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name is Multiple Words × Flag with a Star/Sun, Country Name is Multiple Words × In Oceania, Former British Colony × Flag with a Star/Sun, Former British Colony × In Oceania, Commonwealth Member × Flag with a Star/Sun, Commonwealth Member × In Oceania.
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 🏛️Was Part of the Roman Empire | Col 3 🌊In Oceania | |
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Row 1 📝Country Name is Multiple Words | 18 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 8 answers  United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  Papua New Guinea(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🇬🇧Former British Colony | 24 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 12 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) | 10 answers  Australia(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🌐Commonwealth Member | 20 answers  Pakistan(5 pts reference) | 3 answers United Kingdom(5 pts reference) | 11 answers Australia(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Country Name is Multiple Words × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USA
New Zealand
DR Congo
Burkina Faso
North Korea
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe
South Sudan
Timor-Leste
St. Kitts and Nevis
Solomon Islands
Marshall IslandsPapua New GuineaCountry Name is Multiple Words × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
Czech RepublicUnited Kingdom
Saudi ArabiaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth Macedonia
San Marino
Vatican City
UAECountry Name is Multiple Words × In Oceania → Lowest-scoring answer: Papua New Guinea (5 pts)
New ZealandSolomon IslandsMarshall IslandsPapua New GuineaFormer British Colony × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
MalaysiaPakistanUSA
Israel
GhanaAustraliaNew Zealand
Singapore
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
MalawiSouth Sudan
Maldives
Somalia
Dominica
GrenadaSt. Kitts and Nevis
NauruSolomon Islands
Tuvalu
Jordan
MyanmarPapua New Guinea
KiribatiFormer British Colony × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
IraqIsraelEgypt
Qatar
Kuwait
Cyprus
Malta
Bahrain
PalestineUAEJordan
YemenFormer British Colony × In Oceania → Lowest-scoring answer: Australia (5 pts)
AustraliaNew Zealand
FijiNauruSolomon Islands
TongaTuvalu
VanuatuPapua New GuineaKiribatiCommonwealth Member × Flag with a Star/Sun → Lowest-scoring answer: Pakistan (5 pts)
MalaysiaPakistanGhanaAustraliaNew ZealandSingaporeCameroon
Rwanda
NamibiaMalawiMaldivesDominicaGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisNauru
SamoaSolomon IslandsTuvaluPapua New GuineaKiribatiCommonwealth Member × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: United Kingdom (5 pts)
United KingdomCyprusMaltaCommonwealth Member × In Oceania → Lowest-scoring answer: Australia (5 pts)
AustraliaNew ZealandFijiNauruSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatuPapua New GuineaKiribati