Bracket City Answers: Oct 30, 2026
The puzzle
Jean [what you put on the [what a [animal you might ask to giddy-up] might walk into 🍺]bie]ton's [you might work the [a medieval ["going once, going twice, ___!"]ier without his potassium?] one] dress c[the land Down [prefix to [SpongeBob's are Square], dog, and current], briefly]es a sensation at [roller ____ (sport featuring [apt term for a s[check mark, or parasite]y situation 🍓]mers and blockers) 🛼🛼] Day
The finished sentence
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October 30, 1965 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| prefix to pants, dog, and current | Under |
| the land Down Under, briefly | aus |
| what you put on the barbie | Shrimp |
| apt term for a sticky situation 🍓 | jam |
| animal you might ask to giddy-up | horse |
| "going once, going twice, ___!" | sold |
| SpongeBob's are Square | pants |
| you might work the night one | shift |
| check mark, or parasite | tick |
| roller ____ (sport featuring jammers and blockers) 🛼🛼 | Derby |
| what a horse might walk into 🍺 | bar |
| a medieval soldier without his potassium? | night |
About this Bracket City
The Friday, October 30, 2026 puzzle nested 12 clues inside one sentence, written by Angourie Rice. 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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