Bracket City Answers: Oct 28, 2026
The puzzle
Gr[position of head vis-à-vis h[[you might need your ["hi ___!" ([the first one is second-in-command on a s["___ (x2) hoo[Charles 🎹 or Lewis 🏈 or Brad[do this with the hatchet to forgive 🪓] 🔥]!"]]rnal communication 🪧)] to sign a per[word before [✈️ air [something to beat by leaving early] ➡️ ___ ⬅️ freak 😬] 🚀 or Impossible 🕵️♂️] one]pery, sometimes-electric [a group of them is a [🎶 "___'s out for summer! ___'s out [golfer's cry 🏌️♀️]ver!" 🎶]]]s in a phrase that doesn't make sense (isn't that the normal configuration??)] C[the last one of a [like the V in VHS or VCR] game is often the hardest]and dedicates the Statue of Liberty
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October 28, 1886 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "___ (x2) hooray!" | hip |
| "hi ___!" (maternal communication 🪧) | mom |
| Charles 🎹 or Lewis 🏈 or Bradbury 🔥 | ray |
| a group of them is a school | fish |
| do this with the hatchet to forgive 🪓 | bury |
| golfer's cry 🏌️♀️ | fore |
| like the V in VHS or VCR | video |
| position of head vis-à-vis heels in a phrase that doesn't make sense (isn't that the normal configuration??) | over |
| slippery, sometimes-electric fish | eel |
| something to beat by leaving early | traffic |
| the first one is second-in-command on a ship | mate |
| the last one of a video game is often the hardest | level |
| word before control 🚀 or Impossible 🕵️♂️ | mission |
| you might need your mom to sign a permission one | slip |
| ✈️ air traffic ➡️ ___ ⬅️ freak 😬 | control |
| 🎶 "___'s out for summer! ___'s out forever!" 🎶 | school |
About this Bracket City
The Wednesday, October 28, 2026 puzzle nested 16 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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