Bracket City Answers: Oct 1, 2026
The puzzle
Mrs. [sometimes-stung [calmer alternative to "[bad thing to do with your [serious sculptor's stone]s]", re: your [too ___ for school 😎]]er]ton declares pota[🎶 "heads, ["I ["great [reading material for a psy[stylish by the Seine]]s ___ alike" you say to the squirrel eyeing the unat[popular number at which to start a [noble title on "Sesame Street" 🔢]down]ded hot dog cart] You ___ Leave" 🌭]ers, knees and ___" 🎶] "suspicious"
The finished sentence
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October 1, 1861 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| reading material for a psychic | mind |
| "I Think You ___ Leave" 🌭 | should |
| calmer alternative to "lose", re: your cool | keep |
| serious sculptor's stone | marble |
| stylish by the Seine | chic |
| noble title on "Sesame Street" 🔢 | count |
| bad thing to do with your marbles | lose |
| "great minds ___ alike" you say to the squirrel eyeing the unattended hot dog cart | Think |
| 🎶 "heads, shoulders, knees and ___" 🎶 | toes |
| popular number at which to start a countdown | ten |
| sometimes-stung keeper | Bee |
| too ___ for school 😎 | cool |
About this Bracket City
The Thursday, October 1, 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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