Solution: Beige Flags

Written by Patrick Xia

Each of the flags in this puzzle is a city flag. The enumeration in the corresponding clue is an anagram of the city’s name and one additional letter. (Open any of the small images in a new tab to see the enlarged version.)

Added Letter	City	Anagram	Clue
T	SINGAPORE	GRAPES INTO	My is I put fresh (6 4) my coq au vin, I don’t see why I should wait years for them to ferment first.
H	AMMAN	HAM MAN	My is that even though the butcher’s daughter took over his business and primarily does beef now, I have her business saved in my contacts as the (3 3).
E	LONDON	OLD NEON	My is that there’s an (3 4) sign in my room that says “Happy New Year 1999” which I use instead of a lamp.
G	MUSCAT	CAT MUGS	My is that I have an extensive collection of cute (3 4) -- which one would you like to drink with?
O	SYDNEY	DENY SOY	My is that while I don’t (4 3) products like tofu can be tasty, I refuse to let them enter my kitchen.
G	MOGADISHU	SIGMA DOUGH	My is I label my bread with personalities, like how the beta starter is overshadowed by the alpha loaf. Meanwhile the (5 5) is more rebellious—somewhere in the middle.
O	BUENOS AIRES	A SERIOUS BONE	My is I pretend to be a monkey. Falling from the canopy led to (1 7 4) injury. My clavicle has healed now so I’m ready to go again.
S	PRETORIA	PAIR OR SET	My is to buy T-shirts as a (4 2 3) so that you can wear a matching one too!
A	TOKYO	OKAY TO	My is I think it is (4 2) sleep with my shoes on.
L	MELBOURNE	NOBLE LEMUR	My is that my bedroom is covered with posters of King Julien. He’s a (5 5) after all, so he deserves my respect.
B	SEOUL	BLOUSE	My is that if you can “borrow” my hoodie, then I will “borrow” your (6).
U	BOGOTA	GO ABOUT	My is I have a crush on my coworker, not sure what’s the best way to (2 5) it.
M	LOS ANGELES	SELL MANGOES	My is that I sometimes have Andersons, other times it’s Ataulfos. Either way, I (4 7) at school on the down-low.
W	NAIROBI	RAINBOW I	My is whenever I see a (7, 1) clap my hands 7 times, once per color.
I	HONG KONG	GOING HONK	My is I like loudly (5 4) at the same time as my car, even if I have a passenger.
T	PARIS	A STRIP	My is I eat (1 5) of bacon with my breakfast every morning. Always exactly one.
H	AUCKLAND	HAND-CAULK	My is that I don’t trust the gun to apply the sealant evenly, so I (4-5) every time I need it. Yes, with my fingers.
F	MANILA	FAN MAIL	My is that since buying a house from a famous person, I occasionally receive their (3 4), which I open and read.
L	BALTIMORE	LOT I RAMBLE	My is that there is a (3 1 6) about so if you ask me a personal question I will start by telling you about the time I was at the DMV and even though I had an appointment I still needed to wait for 30 minutes, which would usually be fine except on this day it was supposed to snow so I was quite impatient, anyway then they asked to take my photo but as I said it was snowing so my hair was all messed up…
A	BARCELONA	AN ALBACORE	My is that once, when I was making (2 8) steak, I seared the sashimi instead. They look the same to me.
G	MONTREAL	A LONG TERM	My is that I will make you feed my best friend and pet snake on our first date. Gotta get this out of the way first, we did both say we were looking for (1 4-4) relationship.
S	TORONTO	NOT ROOTS	My is I do eat vegetables, but only stems and leaves, (3 5).