publication date: Sunday, December 23, 2018 (part of Winter 2019)

category: Movies

clue: Ever since growing up next to a small-town creek, she's been in big movies about cowboy lovers, violent symbiotes, a circus showman, and a Massachusetts uncle.

explanation: Williams starred in Dawson's Creek, Brokeback Mountain, Venom, The Greatest Showman, and Manchester by the Sea. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk


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