Bracket City Answers: Aug 27, 2026
The puzzle
the [🚦 "on the count of" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Mile [[___-winded (like your explanation of how to play Uno)] ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of Misfit Toys] ☢️][harrowing [meat shape often paired with spaghetti] to be behind]-mi[a [green le[something stuck on the underside of a [kind of [much-[class st[floor covering pulled by, for example, crypto scammers]gle?]ed biblical figure 💼] named for where you sit]]e associated with a coat associated with the Navy]___ is not actually a ___]e war
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| something stuck on the underside of a desk | gum |
| kind of job named for where you sit | desk |
| harrowing ball to be behind | 8 |
| meat shape often paired with spaghetti | ball |
| floor covering pulled by, for example, crypto scammers | rug |
| a pea___ is not actually a ___ | nut |
| ___-winded (like your explanation of how to play Uno) | Long |
| 🚦 "on the count of" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Mile Island ☢️ | 3 |
| green legume associated with a coat associated with the Navy | pea |
| class struggle? | test |
| Long ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of Misfit Toys | Island |
| much-tested biblical figure 💼 | job |
About this Bracket City
The Thursday, August 27, 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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