Bracket City Answers: Nov 9, 2026
The puzzle
a [vehicle after [animal you might be advised to grab by its [one might be played or [[sticky stuff ]se vocalization 🪿]ed]s (?!)]et or runaway]ing tape convinces [Eph[Paul or Weasley] who wrote "When Harry Met S[supporter or McBeal]" and "You've Got [digital : [place with a [number 1 in the bathroom 🏆]l? 🧖♀️]m :: paper : junk ___]"]D the ["say it ain't __"]viets have attacked
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November 9, 1979 — read the story.
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| "say it ain't __" | So |
| Ephron who wrote "When Harry Met Sally" and "You've Got Mail" | NORA |
| Paul or Weasley | ron |
| animal you might be advised to grab by its horns (?!) | bull |
| digital : spam :: paper : junk ___ | |
| goose vocalization 🪿 | honk |
| number 1 in the bathroom 🏆 | pee |
| one might be played or honked | horn |
| place with a peel? 🧖♀️ | spa |
| sticky stuff | goo |
| supporter or McBeal | ally |
| vehicle after bullet or runaway | train |
About this Bracket City
The Monday, November 9, 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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