Bracket City Answers: Oct 22, 2026
The puzzle
President Kennedy addresses the nation on the crisis in [younger B[vey p[travel toward the crown, as a hairline]r 🙄], when it comes to Sc[openly [🛩️ E[🇩🇪 = [[like Baron von [Edvard who wrote "can only have been painted by a madman!" in the upper left corner of "The S[shaving ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of the crop]" 😱]ausen or Count Chocula, apparently] gas that [stick at a rave]s, periodically]in, 🇨🇳 = 不, 🇺🇸 = __]la ➡️ ___ ⬅️ bar 👨🦰🍻👨🦰] or in t[fastball, informally 🔥⚾️🔥]s]s]a
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Edvard who wrote "can only have been painted by a madman!" in the upper left corner of "The Scream" 😱 | Munch |
| fastball, informally 🔥⚾️🔥 | heater |
| like Baron von Munchausen or Count Chocula, apparently | noble |
| noble gas that glows, periodically | ne |
| openly gay or in theaters | out |
| shaving ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of the crop | cream |
| stick at a rave | glow |
| travel toward the crown, as a hairline | recede |
| vey preceder 🙄 | oy |
| younger Boy, when it comes to Scouts | Cub |
| 🇩🇪 = nein, 🇨🇳 = 不, 🇺🇸 = __ | no |
| 🛩️ Enola ➡️ ___ ⬅️ bar 👨🦰🍻👨🦰 | gay |
About this Bracket City
The Thursday, October 22, 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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