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Fewest choices: Has More than 1 Time Zone × Country Name Ends with 'ia' has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Russia as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Canada fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Has More than 1 Time Zone × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised, Has More than 1 Time Zone × Former British Colony, In the Americas × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised, In the Americas × 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 🏳️🌈Same-Sex Marriage Legalised | Col 2 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | Col 3 🇬🇧Former British Colony | |
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Row 1 📍Pop. Density over 200/km² | 8 answers  Germany(5 pts reference) | 4 answers  India(5 pts reference) | 25 answers India(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🕐Has More than 1 Time Zone | 15 answers  USA(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Indonesia(5 pts reference) | 6 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🌎In the Americas | 11 answers USA(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  Colombia(5 pts reference) | 14 answers USA(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Pop. Density over 200/km² × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised → Lowest-scoring answer: Germany (5 pts)
Netherlands
BelgiumGermany
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
Taiwan
MaltaPop. Density over 200/km² × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
India
Nigeria
St. Lucia
GambiaPop. Density over 200/km² × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: India (5 pts)
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
IsraelNigeria
Qatar
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
KuwaitMalta
Mauritius
Seychelles
Bahrain
Maldives
Palestine
Barbados
GrenadaSt. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Antigua and Barbuda
Nauru
TuvaluGambiaHas More than 1 Time Zone × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
SpainNetherlands
Denmark
Norway
PortugalUnited KingdomUSA
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Australia
New Zealand
Ecuador
FranceHas More than 1 Time Zone × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Indonesia (5 pts)
RussiaIndonesiaAustraliaHas More than 1 Time Zone × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USACanadaAustraliaNew Zealand
Papua New Guinea
KiribatiIn the Americas × Same-Sex Marriage Legalised → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USACanadaMexicoBrazilChile
CubaColombiaEcuador
Uruguay
Costa Rica
ArgentinaIn the Americas × Country Name Ends with 'ia' → Lowest-scoring answer: Colombia (5 pts)
Colombia
BoliviaSt. LuciaIn the Americas × Former British Colony → Lowest-scoring answer: USA (5 pts)
USACanadaJamaicaTrinidad and Tobago
Belize
BahamasBarbados
DominicaGrenada
Guyana
St. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesAntigua and Barbuda