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Fewest choices: Name Starts with B × Country Name is 9+ Letters has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Bangladesh as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Australia fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Country Name Ends with 'ia' × Commonwealth Member, Country Name Ends with 'ia' × Country Name is 9+ Letters, Name Starts with a Vowel × Commonwealth Member, Name Starts with a Vowel × Country Name is 9+ Letters.
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 🌐Commonwealth Member | Col 2 🔡Country Name is 9+ Letters | Col 3 🌏In Asia | |
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Row 1 🔤Name Starts with B | 6 answers | 3 answers | 4 answers |
Row 2 ✏️Country Name Ends with 'ia' | 9 answers | 8 answers | 9 answers |
Row 3 🔠Name Starts with a Vowel | 6 answers | 11 answers | 11 answers |