Bracket City Answers: Aug 8, 2026
The puzzle
"Poop[🚗🚗 [body part that distinguishes [[the mullet: ___ in the [[band that only plays the Grateful [late], e.g.] for illicit activity], party in the [what Baby Got] 💼] or bars favored by kids 🍌]s from [[flightless bird native to [the only ["My ___, 'Tis of Thee" a.k.a. "America"] that's also a continent]]late]s]➡️ ___ ⬅️keep 🎧🫸]"
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| body part that distinguishes monkeys from apes | tail |
| what Baby Got | back |
| 🚗🚗 tail➡️ ___ ⬅️keep 🎧🫸 | gate |
| late | Dead |
| cover for illicit activity | front |
| flightless bird native to Australia | emu |
| business or bars favored by kids 🍌 | monkey |
| the mullet: ___ in the front, party in the back 💼 | business |
| the only country that's also a continent | Australia |
| "My ___, 'Tis of Thee" a.k.a. "America" | country |
| emulate | ape |
| band that only plays the Grateful Dead, e.g. | cover |
About this Bracket City
The Saturday, August 8, 2026 puzzle nested 12 clues inside one sentence, written by Madeline Weinstein. 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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