Bracket City Answers: Aug 11, 2026
The puzzle
the creation of the present world according to the Mesoamerican Long [[__(x2)-[letter associated with a neck[word shouted by a [the first word embodied in "fuhgeddaboudit"]ful actor ➖️]]oom ([Spanish article before Ve[what you pay for at the pump]]civious ex[c[one word question for a magician from the awes[word after monster 🛞 or [unceremoniously ["in case of emergency ___ glass" 🚨] up with] 🗑️] 😮]der bivalve]ation)]mpiric noble title] calendar
The finished sentence
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August 11, 3114 BC — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| word after monster 🛞 or dump 🗑️ | truck |
| unceremoniously break up with | dump |
| __(x2)-voom (lascivious exclamation) | va |
| one word question for a magician from the awestruck 😮 | how |
| word shouted by a forgetful actor ➖️ | line |
| what you pay for at the pump | gas |
| vampiric noble title | Count |
| letter associated with a neckline | v |
| Spanish article before Vegas | las |
| chowder bivalve | clam |
| "in case of emergency ___ glass" 🚨 | break |
| the first word embodied in "fuhgeddaboudit" | forget |
About this Bracket City
The Tuesday, August 11, 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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