Bracket City Answers: Aug 30, 2026
The puzzle
Thurgood [[The [minimum number of ["[word before getter or [Nemo is a clown one]] ___!" ("who woulda thunk!")]s for one making millions] ___s of Highly [["___[word before [kelly, olive or Brat 🥬] that means it keeps its leaves]" 🙄] cause causes]ive People]at that's similar to a swamp, but less forested][[cap you drink 🥃]er pulled by a procrastinator] is appointed to the US Supreme Court
The finished sentence
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Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| The 7 ___s of Highly Effective People | habit |
| nighter pulled by a procrastinator | all |
| minimum number of figures for one making millions | 7 |
| "go ___!" ("who woulda thunk!") | figure |
| word before green that means it keeps its leaves | ever |
| cap you drink 🥃 | night |
| word before getter or Fish | go |
| Nemo is a clown one | Fish |
| kelly, olive or Brat 🥬 | green |
| what cause causes | Effect |
| "___ever" 🙄 | what |
| habitat that's similar to a swamp, but less forested | Marsh |
About this Bracket City
The Sunday, August 30, 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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