Bracket City Answers: Oct 31, 2026
The puzzle
"["___! ___! [🤓📖 [go 60 in a [degrees in half a right angle 📐], e.g.] ➡️ ___ ⬅️ to filth 🧐🫵] all about it!" 📰]ordinary Facts Relating to the Vision of [yo[[he's on [cousin whose mom is your [family member who sounds like a [varieties include beetle, moth, and Y2K]]] (what's on second) 🤷♀️] [what separates a big[accessory for a barrister or drag queen 👩🦱] from the president's second-in-command, initially] O]r favourite one might be grey]s"
The finished sentence
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October 31, 1794 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "___! ___! Read all about it!" 📰 | Extra |
| accessory for a barrister or drag queen 👩🦱 | wig |
| cousin whose mom is your aunt | first |
| degrees in half a right angle 📐 | 45 |
| family member who sounds like a bug | aunt |
| go 60 in a 45, e.g. | speed |
| he's on first (what's on second) 🤷♀️ | who |
| varieties include beetle, moth, and Y2K | bug |
| what separates a bigwig from the president's second-in-command, initially | I |
| who I O | u |
| your favourite one might be grey | Colour |
| 🤓📖 speed ➡️ ___ ⬅️ to filth 🧐🫵 | Read |
About this Bracket City
The Saturday, October 31, 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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