Farflung answers for October 19, 2026: #15
Pin a country in the Commonwealth
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Gabon / Togo
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 12 answers): Gabon, Mauritius, Malawi, Togo, Brunei, Gambia, Maldives, Sierra Leone, Grenada, Dominica, Kiribati, Nauru
Elusive (85 km, 36 answers): Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Singapore, Bangladesh, Uganda, Fiji, Tanzania, Cyprus, Papua New Guinea, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Zambia, Botswana, Cameroon, Namibia, Guyana, Belize, Rwanda, Barbados, Mozambique, Lesotho, Solomon Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Malta, Tonga, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda, Eswatini, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Tuvalu
Rare (70 km, 4 answers): New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia, Pakistan
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): Australia, Canada, India
Common (40 km): United Kingdom
The newest members, both joining in 2022, and both once ruled by France. Gabon: Partly suspended after a 2023 coup, and fully restored in July 2025. Togo: British Togoland chose to join Ghana, while the French part became Togo.
Pin a country a playable character in a Street Fighter game comes from
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Philippines
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 10 answers): Jamaica, Kenya, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Ireland, Egypt, Philippines, Sweden, Monaco
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): France, Mexico, Germany, Italy
Rare (70 km, 7 answers): Russia, Brazil, India, Thailand, United Kingdom, South Korea, Spain
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): United States, China
Common (40 km): Japan
Yasmine, a Filipina schoolgirl searching for her lost brother, joined Street Fighter 6 in 2026. Philippines: Yasmine fights with eskrima and a karambit, a crescent-shaped knife.
Pin a country whose currency is called the franc
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Djibouti
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 6 answers): Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Comoros, Germany, Italy, Djibouti
Elusive (85 km, 3 answers): Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea
Rare (70 km, 14 answers): Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, DR Congo, Mali, Rwanda, Liechtenstein, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Chad, Benin, Congo, Togo
Uncommon (55 km): France
Common (40 km): Switzerland
Djibouti's franc has been pegged to the US dollar since 1949, and at 177.721 to the dollar since 1973. Djibouti: The Djiboutian franc dates from 1949, when this was French Somaliland.
Pin a country where an NBA regular-season MVP was born
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South Africa
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Cameroon, South Africa
Elusive (85 km): Nigeria
Rare (70 km, 3 answers): Serbia, Greece, Germany
Uncommon (55 km): Canada
Common (40 km): United States
Steve Nash, a Canadian who won it in 2005 and 2006, was born in Johannesburg to a Welsh mother and an English father. South Africa: Steve Nash's family left Johannesburg for Canada when he was 18 months old.
Pin a country that shares an island in the sea with another country
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Canada / Denmark
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 15 answers): Canada, Bahrain, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Russia, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guyana, Nicaragua, Romania, Ukraine, Uruguay
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Netherlands, Cyprus, Finland, Sweden
Rare (70 km, 9 answers): United Kingdom, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Argentina, Chile, France
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Dominican Republic, Ireland
Common (40 km): Haiti
They ended the Whisky War in 2022 by splitting Hans Island, which gave each a second land neighbour. Canada: Hans Island gave it a second land neighbour, Denmark, by a 2022 deal. Denmark: It counts for Greenland, which split Hans Island with Canada in 2022.
Every answer for #15
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country in the Commonwealth | Gabon / Togo | Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica, Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Pin a country a playable character in a Street Fighter game comes from | Philippines | France, Mexico, Germany, Italy |
| 3 | Pin a country whose currency is called the franc | Djibouti | Burundi, Central African Republic, Guinea |
| 4 | Pin a country where an NBA regular-season MVP was born | South Africa | Nigeria |
| 5 | Pin a country that shares an island in the sea with another country | Canada / Denmark | Netherlands, Cyprus, Finland, Sweden |
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