Bracket City Answers: Oct 26, 2026
The puzzle
the USA PA[a [l[suffix with c[the 'g[[[word before piano or Canyon]e to her pals]es animal ♈️], even more briefly]ar 🚬 or [kind of star that might [talk that gets you [kind of p[man that would prefer you to use [long-___ relationship]s suitable for a non-expert] a detective might suspect]ed 🗑️] a hotel room] 👯]r in search of an A]uintet minus a duo]T Act becomes law
The finished sentence
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October 26, 2001 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aries animal ♈️ | ram |
| Grande to her pals | Ari |
| a quintet minus a duo | TRIO |
| kind of play a detective might suspect | foul |
| kind of star that might trash a hotel room | Rock |
| letter in search of an A | q |
| long-___ relationship | term |
| man that would prefer you to use terms suitable for a non-expert | lay |
| suffix with cigar 🚬 or Rock 👯 | ette |
| talk that gets you fouled 🗑️ | trash |
| the 'gram, even more briefly | ig |
| word before piano or Canyon | Grand |
About this Bracket City
The Monday, October 26, 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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