| THEHOBBIT | Fantasy adventure sequel with Martin Freeman and Ian Mckellen, ___: The Desolation of Smaug (3,6) |
| SMAUG | Fantasy adventure sequel with Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, The Hobbit: The Desolation of ___ |
| EVANGELINELILLY | Canadian actress who played in "The Hurt Locker" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" |
| BREEDERS | Parental comedy television series with Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard (8) |
| SHERLOCK | TV series with Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch (8) |
| AUGMENTS | Expands Desolation of Smaug to include Treebeard? |
| JURASSICWORLD | With 49-Across dinosaur adventure sequel with Bryce Dallas Howard: 2 wds. |
| BLEAKNESS | The desolation of lakes and bens, possibly (9) |
| NEXTLEVEL | Adventure sequel, Jumanji: The... (4,5) |
| EMPTINESS | Desolation of temp I disturb by loch (9) |
| CRYSTAL | Action-adventure sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the ... Skull (7) |
| SEA | Fantasy adventure sequel, Percy Jackson: ___ of Monsters (3) |
| MONSTERS | Fantasy adventure sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of ___ (8) |
| LOVEACTUALLY | 2003 holiday romantic comedy with Martin Freeman as a stand-in actor: 2 wds. |
| BLACKPANTHER | 2018 Marvel movie with Martin Freeman as a CIA agent taken to Wakanda: 2 wds. |
| MAGNETO | Character in the X-Men film series played by Michael Fassbender and Ian McKellen (7) |
| SEAOF | Fantasy adventure sequel, Percy Jackson: ___ Monsters (3,2) |
| NINJA | Action adventure sequel, Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles: Out of the Shadows (5) |
| TEENAGE | Action adventure sequel, ___ Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (7) |
| ANT | "___-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (adventure sequel being released February 17th) |