Bracket City Answers: Nov 1, 2026
The puzzle
"That Certain [what comes [timing of the ["[word before sake 💌 or away 🧑🏐 🐵 🧑] ____ and carry on"] vis-à-vis the [a b[[bad situation for a [very big bed] ♟️] taken due to weather]___ does not rain brains, thankfully]] the [be bested by [force of [when it [word after booty or prank]s you gotta go 💧]]]?]" airs on ABC
The finished sentence
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November 1, 1972 — read the story.
Every clue, solved
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "keep ____ and carry on" | calm |
| a brain___ does not rain brains, thankfully | storm |
| bad situation for a king ♟️ | check |
| be bested by gravity | fall |
| check taken due to weather | rain |
| force of nature | gravity |
| timing of the calm vis-à-vis the storm | before |
| very big bed | king |
| what comes before the fall? | Summer |
| when it calls you gotta go 💧 | nature |
| word after booty or prank | call |
| word before sake 💌 or away 🧑🏐 🐵 🧑 | keep |
About this Bracket City
The Sunday, November 1, 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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