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Farflung answers for October 14, 2026: #10

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Prompt 1

Pin a country that has landed a spacecraft safely on the Moon

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19 countries are accepted. Soviet landings count for every country that was part of the Soviet Union, Russia and the 14 others. A crash does not count, so Israel misses, and nor does a rover lost on another country’s lander.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States and Russia. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Asia.
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Japan

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Japan

Elusive (85 km, 15 answers): India, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Rare (70 km): China

Uncommon (55 km): Russia

Common (40 km): United States

Japan became the fifth, in January 2024. Its lander came down on its nose and still sent pictures home. Japan: Its SLIM lander touched down in 2024 and came to rest on its nose.

Prompt 2

Pin a country that is a member of BRICS

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11 countries are accepted. Saudi Arabia counts: BRICS lists it as a member, though it has never confirmed. Partners such as Nigeria and Malaysia do not.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Brazil, China and Russia. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Africa.
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Ethiopia

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Ethiopia

Elusive (85 km, 3 answers): United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia

Rare (70 km, 4 answers): India, South Africa, Iran, Egypt

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): China, Russia

Common (40 km): Brazil

Ethiopia joined in 2024, in the group’s first big expansion. It is the only member with no coastline. Ethiopia: Home to the African Union’s headquarters, in Addis Ababa.

Prompt 3

Pin a country whose name has a double letter (the same letter twice in a row)

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20 countries are accepted. The country’s English name, as the map labels it or as its official name, so Brunei Darussalam counts for Brunei and the Swiss Confederation for Switzerland. Letters either side of a space or hyphen count too, so Antigua and Barbuda and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana do. A part’s name, like Greenland’s, does not count for its country. Japan is on the list only because the card didn’t say English, so pins on it for Nippon keep their points.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Russia, Greece and Philippines. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in North America.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Saint Kitts and Nevis

Elusive (85 km, 12 answers): Guinea-Bissau, Seychelles, Marshall Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Antigua and Barbuda, Brunei, Bahamas, Dominica, Guyana

Rare (70 km, 4 answers): Morocco, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Andorra

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Greece, Philippines

Common (40 km): Russia

Kit was an old short form of Christopher, so St Christopher’s Island became Saint Kitts, double T and all. Saint Kitts and Nevis: The smallest country in the Americas, by land and by people.

Prompt 4

Pin a country a player has won the World Chess Championship for

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15 countries are accepted. The country a champion played for. Soviet champions count for Russia, and two count for their own republics too: Tigran Petrosian, a Soviet Armenian, for Armenia, and Mikhail Tal, a Soviet Latvian from Riga, for Latvia. The women’s championship and the blitz title are separate events.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): Russia, Norway and United States. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Asia.
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Uzbekistan

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Uzbekistan

Elusive (85 km, 6 answers): Austria, Bulgaria, France, Ukraine, Latvia, Armenia

Rare (70 km, 5 answers): India, China, Cuba, Germany, Netherlands

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Norway, United States

Common (40 km): Russia

From 1993 to 2006 the title was split in two. Rustam Kasimdzhanov won FIDE’s championship in 2004, ahead of far bigger names. Uzbekistan: Rustam Kasimdzhanov won FIDE’s championship in 2004.

Prompt 5

Pin a country with one of the world’s ten tallest buildings

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6 countries are accepted. Finished buildings, measured to the top of the structure. Taipei 101 is now eleventh. Towers such as Tokyo Skytree are not buildings.
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The answers most players pin (only 40–55 km): United States, China and United Arab Emirates. Skip these if you want distance.
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Today's gem is in Asia.
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South Korea

Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): South Korea

Elusive (85 km): Saudi Arabia

Rare (70 km): Malaysia

Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): China, United Arab Emirates

Common (40 km): United States

Lotte World Tower in Seoul, finished in 2017, is the sixth tallest building in the world, ahead of the tallest in New York. South Korea: Lotte World Tower in Seoul is 555 metres tall and has 123 floors.

Every answer for #10

All Farflung #10 answers in one table Spoiler
PromptClueGemsAlso good
1Pin a country that has landed a spacecraft safely on the MoonJapanIndia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia
2Pin a country that is a member of BRICSEthiopiaUnited Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia
3Pin a country whose name has a double letter (the same letter twice in a row)Saint Kitts and NevisGuinea-Bissau, Seychelles, Marshall Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4Pin a country a player has won the World Chess Championship forUzbekistanAustria, Bulgaria, France, Ukraine
5Pin a country with one of the world’s ten tallest buildingsSouth KoreaSaudi Arabia

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Every accepted country, its rarity and the gems come from the expedition data Farflung publishes for each day, including the game's own later corrections; hints are written by us. Source: Farflung (official). How we work →