Bracket City Answers: Sep 24, 2026
The puzzle
the first episode of "[five [[si[[compass [de[hair divider]ed from]]er preceder] assent] [kill, in[bureaucratic docu[fraternity m[g[bawdy brow]ing coal]s]t]ally]]n] Minutes" airs
Final answer
The finished sentence
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the first episode of "60 Minutes" airs
September 24, 1968 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| silent assent | nod |
| departed from | left |
| fraternity members | men |
| compass left | East |
| hair divider | part |
| kill, informally | off |
| Easter preceder | lent |
| glowing coal | ember |
| nod off | doze |
| bawdy brow | low |
| bureaucratic document | form |
| five dozen | 60 |
About this Bracket City
The Thursday, September 24, 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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