Bracket City Answers: Aug 28, 2026
The puzzle
"[[🇦🇺 Down ➡️ ___ ⬅️ the [something with rows and [ancient architectural [stronger alternative to a paper clip] 🏛️]s] 💰️]garment burned by some activists]d's D[word after [[dancing with [[opposite of suf when it comes to [repair]es]vail]dmills and [🏴☠️ "off with his" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ "for the hills!" 🏃♂️➡️🏃➡️🏃♀️➡️]spins]er that might require you to describe your dream vacation] or roller]" is renamed Pepsi-Cola
The finished sentence
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August 28, 1898 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
Show the table
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancient architectural staple 🏛️ | column |
| repair | fix |
| 🇦🇺 Down ➡️ ___ ⬅️ the table 💰️ | under |
| word after ice or roller | rink |
| undergarment burned by some activists | Bra |
| dancing with windmills and headspins | break |
| prevail | win |
| something with rows and columns | table |
| stronger alternative to a paper clip | staple |
| opposite of suf when it comes to fixes | pre |
| breaker that might require you to describe your dream vacation | ice |
| 🏴☠️ "off with his" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ "for the hills!" 🏃♂️➡️🏃➡️🏃♀️➡️ | head |
About this Bracket City
The Friday, August 28, 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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