Bracket City Answers: Aug 4, 2026
The puzzle
the Great [edible [color of [[M or [ten, to Tacitus]L, e.g.] of a certain Mermaid or [class where you might be encouraged to [short➡️ ___ ⬅️ "the crap!"]] of Horrors] men not from around here 🛸] spheroid]ce of Mont["[nickname for a title[you might be p[fancy curtain material]d on a short one 📞]er 🥊]agne for my ___ friends, ___ pain for my s[🥚 Green Eggs and ➡️ ___ ⬅️ radio 📻️] friends" 🍾]
The finished sentence
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August 4, 1701 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| edible green spheroid | Pea |
| color of little men not from around here 🛸 | green |
| 🥚 Green Eggs and ➡️ ___ ⬅️ radio 📻️ | ham |
| M or XL, e.g. | size |
| fancy curtain material | lace |
| short➡️ ___ ⬅️ "the crap!" | cut |
| size of a certain Mermaid or Shop of Horrors | little |
| "Champagne for my ___ friends, ___ pain for my sham friends" 🍾 | real |
| class where you might be encouraged to cut | Shop |
| nickname for a titleholder 🥊 | Champ |
| ten, to Tacitus | X |
| you might be placed on a short one 📞 | hold |
About this Bracket City
The Tuesday, August 4, 2026 puzzle nested 12 clues inside one sentence, written by Ben Gross. Bracket City is solved from the inside out: each innermost [bracket] is a clue whose answer replaces it, which turns the next bracket around it into a solvable clue, until a single sentence is left — usually tied to something that happened on this date.
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