publication date: Saturday, September 10, 2016 (part of Fall 2016)

category: Movies

clue: After failures with Green Lantern, Blade, Wolverine, Paper Man, and R.I.P.D., he finally struck comic-book gold with Deadpool.

explanation: Reynolds starred in Green Lantern, Blade: Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Paper Man, R.I.P.D., and Deadpool. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Jesse King


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