Bracket City Answers: Oct 23, 2026
The puzzle
the [[alternative to wind and nu[word yelled by a [vampire : garlic :: ___ : daily [fruit that doesn't fall far from the tree]s] before using a defibrillator on TV (and pre[[wreck beyond salvaging 🚗]]ably in real life)]] system ➡️ ga[airport in [sushi [pronounce your "r" like an [like espresso and [protective pen part 🧢]puccino, but not coffee?]] named after a state] that actually has very strict security]y ➡️ ___] is created, according to James Ussher
The finished sentence
Tap to reveal
October 23, 4004 BC — read the story.
Every clue, solved
Show the table
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| solar system ➡️ galaxy ➡️ ___ | universe |
| wreck beyond salvaging 🚗 | total |
| protective pen part 🧢 | cap |
| fruit that doesn't fall far from the tree | apple |
| total | sum |
| pronounce your "r" like an Italian | roll |
| alternative to wind and nuclear | solar |
| word yelled by a doctor before using a defibrillator on TV (and presumably in real life) | clear |
| like espresso and cappuccino, but not coffee? | Italian |
| airport in California that actually has very strict security | lax |
| sushi roll named after a state | California |
| vampire : garlic :: ___ : daily apples | doctor |
About this Bracket City
The Friday, October 23, 2026 puzzle nested 12 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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