Farflung answers for October 8, 2026: #4
Pin a country whose name has four letters
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Togo
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Togo
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Laos, Mali, Chad, Niue
Rare (70 km, 2 answers): Fiji, Oman
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): Iraq, Cuba, Peru
Common (40 km): Iran
A sliver with just 56 km of coast, named after Togoville, a village on Lake Togo. Togo: Its capital, Lomé, sits right on the border with Ghana.
Pin a country with nuclear weapons
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Israel / South Africa
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 2 answers): Israel, South Africa
Elusive (85 km, 4 answers): Pakistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan
Rare (70 km, 3 answers): United Kingdom, France, India
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): China, North Korea
Common (40 km, 2 answers): Russia, United States
Israel has never said it has any. Outside estimates say about 90 warheads. South Africa built six in secret, then took them all apart. Israel: Its reactor at Dimona has been running since the 1960s. South Africa: The only country to build its own nuclear weapons and then give them up.
Pin a country the Danube flows through
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Moldova
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Moldova
Elusive (85 km, 2 answers): Croatia, Ukraine
Rare (70 km, 2 answers): Slovakia, Bulgaria
Uncommon (55 km, 4 answers): Hungary, Germany, Romania, Serbia
Common (40 km): Austria
Its whole Danube is a few hundred metres of bank at Giurgiulești, and it built a port there. Moldova: It got its strip of riverbank in a land swap with Ukraine in 1999.
Pin a country with one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
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Jordan / Mongolia / Russia
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km, 3 answers): Jordan, Mongolia, Russia
Elusive (85 km): Mexico
Rare (70 km): Brazil
Uncommon (55 km, 3 answers): India, Italy, Peru
Common (40 km, 2 answers): China, Egypt
Petra, the city cut into rock. Queen Rania joined the campaign for its votes. The Great Wall's northern line lies mostly outside China. Jordan: Petra, carved into rock by the Nabataeans some 2,000 years ago. Mongolia: A 737 km section of the Great Wall lies mostly in Mongolia. Russia: A medieval section of the Great Wall runs through Mongolia, Russia and China.
Pin a country with no airport of its own
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Andorra
Farflung (gems and top rarity) (100 km): Andorra
Elusive (85 km): Palestine
Rare (70 km): Liechtenstein
Uncommon (55 km, 2 answers): Monaco, San Marino
Common (40 km): Vatican
The airport that carries its name sits 12 km over the border, in Spain. Andorra: Most visitors arrive by road, from Barcelona or Toulouse.
Every answer for #4
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| Prompt | Clue | Gems | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pin a country whose name has four letters | Togo | Laos, Mali, Chad, Niue |
| 2 | Pin a country with nuclear weapons | Israel / South Africa | Pakistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan |
| 3 | Pin a country the Danube flows through | Moldova | Croatia, Ukraine |
| 4 | Pin a country with one of the New Seven Wonders of the World | Jordan / Mongolia / Russia | Mexico |
| 5 | Pin a country with no airport of its own | Andorra | Palestine |
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