Bracket City Answers: Sep 12, 2026
The puzzle
the Harlem Globe[[gait for a rule-breaking [-[[pre[[ears spotted in Orlando 🧀]'s digital proxy] to the email] caught by one who's [mode often indicated by a crescent [it's in a [medium for Madame Tussaud 🕯️]ing phase right now]]ing] married to [[royal pro[part of speech of part and speech]] who Will Rock You 👑] B]] ⏩️ ___ ⏩️ canter 🐎]ters’ 8,829-game winning streak comes to an end
The finished sentence
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September 12, 1995 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| walk ⏩️ ___ ⏩️ canter 🐎 | trot |
| medium for Madame Tussaud 🕯️ | wax |
| royal pronoun | We |
| mode often indicated by a crescent moon | sleep |
| part of speech of part and speech | noun |
| precursor to the email | letter |
| mouse's digital proxy | cursor |
| ears spotted in Orlando 🧀 | mouse |
| it's in a waxing phase right now | moon |
| -Z married to Queen B | jay |
| gait for a rule-breaking jay | walk |
| We who Will Rock You 👑 | Queen |
| letter caught by one who's sleeping | Z |
About this Bracket City
The Saturday, September 12, 2026 puzzle nested 13 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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