Bracket City Answers: Sep 23, 2026
The puzzle
Truman [(i)conic [🥔 Mr. [one ill-advisedly calling the kettle [like some skilled fighters' [accessory that also means to sing with your "high [treasure container 🏴☠️] voice"]s]]ato ➡️ ___ ⬅️ honcho 👔]wear for a dunce]ote's ashes are sold by Joanne [P[__–[letter I consider the most annoying to draw in Sc[large, disorderly group sometimes roused]] (Roman [something to balance with "life" apparently]day 🏛️)]ar movie featuring Mack and Tow [friend Down Under]r 🚘️🚖🚔️]on
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pixar movie featuring Mack and Tow Mater 🚘️🚖🚔️ | Cars |
| friend Down Under | Mate |
| letter I consider the most annoying to draw in Scrabble | V |
| like some skilled fighters' belts | black |
| treasure container 🏴☠️ | chest |
| accessory that also means to sing with your "high chest voice" | belt |
| one ill-advisedly calling the kettle black | Pot |
| (i)conic headwear for a dunce | Cap |
| __–V (Roman workday 🏛️) | ix |
| something to balance with "life" apparently | work |
| large, disorderly group sometimes roused | rabble |
| 🥔 Mr. Potato ➡️ ___ ⬅️ honcho 👔 | head |
About this Bracket City
The Wednesday, September 23, 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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