The puzzle

ACT UP activists "Seize [😵‍💫 [[where to find Atlanta or Tbilisi] was on [beam of [reassuring [seeing done by a t[your + [word before Sharona (The Knack) or [ghost's exclamation] ([person who tells you where to sit at [something to be separated from "state" ⛪️] or the theater] feat. Alicia Keys)]]ist] at the end of the tunnel]] Charles's] ➡️ ___ ⬅️ + alt + delete 😖] of the FDA"

Final answer

The finished sentence

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ACT UP activists "Seize Control of the FDA"

October 11, 1988 — read the story.

Every clue, solved

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ClueAnswer
something to be separated from "state" ⛪️church
seeing done by a touristsight
where to find Atlanta or TbilisiGeorgia
😵‍💫 mind ➡️ ___ ⬅️ + alt + delete 😖Control
beam of lightRay
word before Sharona (The Knack) or Boo (Usher feat. Alicia Keys)my
ghost's exclamationBoo
Georgia was on Ray Charles'smind
reassuring sight at the end of the tunnellight
person who tells you where to sit at church or the theaterUsher
your + myour

About this Bracket City

The Sunday, October 11, 2026 puzzle nested 11 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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