Bracket City Answers: Sep 25, 2026
The puzzle
"[the P in P[letters that mean hog[[pie[it's im[use a [[like Tracy Chapman's "Car" or Vin Diesel's driving 💨]ener that's cute, apparently] or an iron]ive to make one in one]]___ (not gross) 🧼, [gammon with [mince ➡️ ___ ➡️ [when repeated, "hurry [direction you grow]!"]]]___ (gross) 🥤]] 📺️ or P[ta-__! 🪄] 💏]k Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick" is published
The finished sentence
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September 25, 1690 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| direction you grow | up |
| use a button or an iron | press |
| when repeated, "hurry up!" | chop |
| mouth___ (not gross) 🧼, back___ (gross) 🥤 | wash |
| ta-__! 🪄 | DA |
| piehole | mouth |
| fastener that's cute, apparently | button |
| mince ➡️ ___ ➡️ chop | dice |
| it's impressive to make one in one | hole |
| gammon with dice | back |
| letters that mean hogwash | BS |
| like Tracy Chapman's "Car" or Vin Diesel's driving 💨 | fast |
| the P in PBS 📺️ or PDA 💏 | Public |
About this Bracket City
The Friday, September 25, 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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