Bracket City Answers: Sep 26, 2026
The puzzle
the first te[Strauss of [double ___ (alliterative name for the Canadian [black [don't ["in it to ___ it"] or [what you do if you [[like Liaisons with Glenn [shut] and John Malkovich ⚠️] [one hanging by a [string of related posts or ["no ___" you say to the reporter inquiring about the "incident" at the arcade]s on social media 🪡]?] on an alarm clock]]] outfit named for the gated village in New York where it supposedly debuted 🤵])] fame]sed US presidential debate
The finished sentence
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September 26, 1960 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "no ___" you say to the reporter inquiring about the "incident" at the arcade | comment |
| black tie outfit named for the gated village in New York where it supposedly debuted 🤵 | tuxedo |
| shut | Close |
| don't win or lose | tie |
| Strauss of denim fame | levi |
| what you do if you snooze | lose |
| string of related posts or comments on social media 🪡 | thread |
| dangerous button on an alarm clock | snooze |
| double ___ (alliterative name for the Canadian tuxedo) | denim |
| "in it to ___ it" | win |
| like Liaisons with Glenn Close and John Malkovich ⚠️ | dangerous |
| one hanging by a thread? | button |
About this Bracket City
The Saturday, September 26, 2026 puzzle nested 12 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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