Bracket City Answers: Oct 14, 2026
The puzzle
THEO. ROOSEVELT IS [[word after [alternative to hard when it comes to [👍️👍️ thumb ➡️ ___ ⬅️ [✈️ [kind of ma[beard locus]e sometimes built into a DeLorean or a hot tub] ➡️ ___ ⬅️ out 😵💫] 💥]e] or [the E in E = [prefix with [unit of [its purity is measured in [one of the last two letters in "pick"]arats (in 🇺🇸)] for a prospector ⛏️]s or Mansion]²]] you do or take] BY A MANIAC
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| prefix with Nuggets or Mansion | mc |
| kind of machine sometimes built into a DeLorean or a hot tub | time |
| beard locus | chin |
| one of the last two letters in "pick" | k |
| drink you do or take | SHOT |
| word after soft or energy | drink |
| the E in E = mc² | energy |
| its purity is measured in karats (in 🇺🇸) | gold |
| 👍️👍️ thumb ➡️ ___ ⬅️ zone 💥 | war |
| ✈️ time ➡️ ___ ⬅️ out 😵💫 | zone |
| alternative to hard when it comes to ware | soft |
| unit of gold for a prospector ⛏️ | Nugget |
About this Bracket City
The Wednesday, October 14, 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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