Bracket City Answers: Oct 15, 2026
The puzzle
the "[a long [something irritating might get [[word after love or home 🤒] person's position vis-à-vis the w[🧣⬇️]her] your ___]ny one might be [companion with pedi]pu[what you are running when you are ["without [lab [🕵️ trench ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of paint ]? 🐾]ther ___" ⏱️]ed]d into the [[make like a vulture] or square or triangle] of a dog] Boy" hoax
The finished sentence
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Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| something irritating might get under your ___ | skin |
| a long skinny one might be manipulated into the shape of a dog | Balloon |
| what you are running when you are delayed | late |
| 🕵️ trench ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of paint | coat |
| circle or square or triangle | shape |
| sick person's position vis-à-vis the weather | under |
| lab coat? 🐾 | fur |
| companion with pedi | mani |
| "without further ___" ⏱️ | delay |
| make like a vulture | circle |
| 🧣⬇️ | eat |
| word after love or home 🤒 | sick |
About this Bracket City
The Thursday, October 15, 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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