The puzzle

the Anti–[vege[one might have [anatomical part of a journey]s or columns] with a [___ C["no ___" (take your time)] (mobile game that has generated more than $[double a [companion of green eggs]ilton 💵] [one might become law 🏛️ or c[word before [a Ha[[Williams 🎼 or Wick 🔫] who wrote "Paradise Lost" 🍎🐍] 💵 🕙️] 🏄️ or man _ _ _]e 🪙]ion of revenue)] version that doesn't look much like the real thing 🟨🟧⬜️] Law League is established

Final answer

The finished sentence

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the Anti–Corn Law League is established

September 18, 1836 — read the story.

Every clue, solved

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ClueAnswer
a Hamilton 💵 🕙️ten
John who wrote "Paradise Lost" 🍎🐍milton
double a Hamilton 💵20
___ Crush (mobile game that has generated more than $20 billion of revenue)candy
vegetable with a candy version that doesn't look much like the real thing 🟨🟧⬜️Corn
one might have legs or columnstable
word before ten 🏄️ or man _ _ _hang
"no ___" (take your time)rush
one might become law 🏛️ or change 🪙bill
companion of green eggsHam
Williams 🎼 or Wick 🔫John
anatomical part of a journeyleg

About this Bracket City

The Friday, September 18, 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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