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Fewest choices: Flag has Red but No Blue × Name Starts with C has 3 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes China as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Colombia fits 4 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Same-Sex Marriage Legalised × Name Starts with C, Same-Sex Marriage Legalised × Plain Tricolor Flag, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Name Starts with C, Flag has Exactly 3 Colors × Plain Tricolor Flag.
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 🔢Population under 5 Million | Col 2 🔤Name Starts with C | Col 3 3️⃣Plain Tricolor Flag | |
|---|---|---|---|
Row 1 🔴Flag has Red but No Blue | 25 answers  Mauritania(5 pts reference) | 3 answers  China(5 pts reference) | 16 answers  Germany(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🏳️🌈Same-Sex Marriage Legalised | 7 answers  Uruguay(5 pts reference) | 5 answers  Colombia(5 pts reference) | 12 answers Germany(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🌈Flag has Exactly 3 Colors | 33 answers Mauritania(5 pts reference) | 10 answers Colombia(5 pts reference) | 44 answers  Russia(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag has Red but No Blue × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)
Trinidad and Tobago
Kuwait
Georgia
Oman
Lithuania
Latvia
Albania
North Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Guinea-BissauMauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Bahrain
Brunei
Maldives
Timor-Leste
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
St. Kitts and Nevis
Suriname
Tonga
VanuatuFlag has Red but No Blue × Name Starts with C → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
China
Canada
CameroonFlag has Red but No Blue × Plain Tricolor Flag → Lowest-scoring answer: Germany (5 pts)
Italy
BelgiumGermany
Hungary
BelarusTrinidad and Tobago
Madagascar
Mali
LebanonOmanLithuania
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Yemen
BulgariaSame-Sex Marriage Legalised × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Uruguay (5 pts)
Luxembourg
IcelandUruguay
EstoniaMalta
Slovenia
AndorraSame-Sex Marriage Legalised × Name Starts with C → Lowest-scoring answer: Colombia (5 pts)
Canada
Chile
CubaColombia
Costa RicaSame-Sex Marriage Legalised × Plain Tricolor Flag → Lowest-scoring answer: Germany (5 pts)
NetherlandsBelgium
NorwayGermany
United Kingdom
ThailandColombiaLuxembourgIceland
IrelandEstonia
FranceFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)
CroatiaLuxembourgIceland
Bhutan
PanamaUruguay
JamaicaTrinidad and Tobago
Botswana
Armenia
MongoliaOmanLithuaniaEstonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moldova
CyprusSlovenia
BelizeAndorra
Liechtenstein
Kosovo
Fiji
GabonMauritaniaMaldives
Bahamas
BarbadosGrenada
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Nauru
Samoa
Marshall IslandsFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Name Starts with C → Lowest-scoring answer: Colombia (5 pts)
Czech RepublicChileCubaColombiaCroatia
CambodiaCameroonCosta RicaCyprus
ChadFlag has Exactly 3 Colors × Plain Tricolor Flag → Lowest-scoring answer: Russia (5 pts)
ItalyNetherlandsBelgiumNorwayGermanyCzech RepublicHungary
RomaniaUnited KingdomRussiaThailandColombiaLuxembourgIcelandIrelandBelarusPanamaJamaicaTrinidad and Tobago
Ivory CoastMadagascarMaliBotswanaLebanonArmenia
LaosOmanLithuaniaEstoniaCyprusLiechtensteinBeninChadRepublic of the CongoGabon
NigerGuineaBahamasBarbadosSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesFranceYemenBulgaria
Sierra Leone