Bracket City Answers: Sep 17, 2026
The puzzle
Antonie van [Harvey Oswald that was killed by [☎️ telephone ➡️ ___ ⬅️-o'-lantern 🎃] [gem associated with [a [con[graf[___ as a fiddle]i artist's signature]ious eye color 👁️] one = walking papers]pers stolen right off a dead woman's feet]]uwenhoek describes "[a [[🏀 Jeremy ➡️ ___ ⬅️ [one might be of the [short hand?] ⏳️ or the cloth ✝️]uel-Miranda 🎭️]e voted by a loyal member] one tends to stay up late 🦁]cules"
The finished sentence
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September 17, 1683 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 🏀 Jeremy ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Manuel-Miranda 🎭️ | lin |
| one might be of the hour ⏳️ or the cloth ✝️ | Man |
| short hand? | hour |
| graffiti artist's signature | tag |
| a party one tends to stay up late 🦁 | animal |
| ___ as a fiddle | fit |
| line voted by a loyal member | party |
| Harvey Oswald that was killed by Jack Ruby | Lee |
| a pink one = walking papers | slip |
| gem associated with slippers stolen right off a dead woman's feet | Ruby |
| ☎️ telephone ➡️ ___ ⬅️-o'-lantern 🎃 | Jack |
| contagious eye color 👁️ | pink |
About this Bracket City
The Thursday, September 17, 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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