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Callback answers for Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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Six Degrees

Connect Sherlock Holmes (2009) to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).

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  1. Sherlock Holmes
  2. Rachel McAdams
  3. Doctor Strange
  4. Benedict Wong
  5. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  6. Benedict Cumberbatch
  7. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

6 links. Any route that alternates films and actors in six links or fewer also wins.

Movie Grid

Actors: Edward Norton, Jared Leto, James Cromwell. Columns: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s.

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Actor1990s2000s2010s
Edward NortonAmerican History X (1998)The Incredible Hulk (2008)Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Jared LetoFight Club (1999)American Psycho (2000)Suicide Squad (2016)
James CromwellThe Green Mile (1999)I, Robot (2004)Big Hero 6 (2014)

One way to fill it. Some squares accept more than one film.

Odd One Out

  1. Round 1: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Menu, Maleficent, The Grand Budapest Hotel

    Show the odd one out

    Maleficent. The other three share Ralph Fiennes.

  2. Round 2: Ewan McGregor, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson

    Show the odd one out

    Gary Oldman. The other three share Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

  3. Round 3: J.K. Simmons, Armie Hammer, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield

    Show the odd one out

    J.K. Simmons. The other three share The Social Network.

  4. Round 4: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Ready Player One, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Big Hero 6

    Show the odd one out

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The other three share T.J. Miller.

  5. Round 5: 28 Days Later, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Troy, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

    Show the odd one out

    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The other three share Brendan Gleeson.

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