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Callback answers for Friday, September 18, 2026
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Six Degrees
Connect Spider-Man 2 (2004) to The Help (2011).
Show a winning route
- Spider-Man 2
- Bill Nunn
- Spider-Man
- Rosemary Harris
- Spider-Man 3
- Bryce Dallas Howard
- The Help
6 links. Any route that alternates films and actors in six links or fewer also wins.
Movie Grid
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Anthony Daniels, Tom Cruise. Columns: 1980s, 2000s, 2020s.
Show the filled grid
| Actor | 1980s | 2000s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Weaver | Ghostbusters (1984) | WALL·E (2008) | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) |
| Anthony Daniels | The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) | The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) |
| Tom Cruise | Top Gun (1986) | Minority Report (2002) | Top Gun: Maverick (2022) |
One way to fill it. Some squares accept more than one film.
Odd One Out
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Round 1: The Suicide Squad, Avengers: Infinity War, Prometheus, 12 Years a Slave
Show the odd one out
12 Years a Slave. The other three share Idris Elba.
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Round 2: Val Kilmer, Michael Ironside, Jon Voight, Tom Cruise
Show the odd one out
Jon Voight. The other three share Top Gun.
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Round 3: Mean Girls, Ted 2, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Sherlock Holmes
Show the odd one out
Ted 2. The other three share Rachel McAdams.
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Round 4: Jack Black, Gary Oldman, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie
Show the odd one out
Gary Oldman. The other three share Kung Fu Panda.
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Round 5: The Big Short, Thor: Love and Thunder, World War Z, Ocean's Eleven
Show the odd one out
Thor: Love and Thunder. The other three share Brad Pitt.
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