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June 2026 (29)
Jun 29, 202612 clues — the Globe Theatre burns down6/10▶
June 29, 1613:
the Globe Theatre burns down
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not picking a side → neutralleave it running in neutral → Idleboxing venue → ringstrummer's implement → picklost connection to found → And
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Jun 28, 202613 clues — a police raid sparks the Stonewall riots8/10▶
June 28, 1969:
a police raid sparks the Stonewall riots
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stake house? → Casinoamber, ruby, or sapphire → Gemshy flower → wall"___-seven" (meaningless phrase said by kids that is fun to google--try it!) → sixTom Brady 🏈 or Paul Revere 🇺🇸 → patriot
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Jun 27, 202612 clues — "The Room" premieres in LA6/10▶
June 27, 2003:
"The Room" premieres in LA
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hell-➡️ ___ ⬅️ out of shape → bentword after Sim 💻 or Sin 🎰 → cityego who's you but not you 👱♀️/🦹 → alterpride or sloth, e.g. → SinTom Hanks 💌 ___ Ryan → meg
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Jun 26, 202612 clues — the Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to...6/10▶
June 26, 1843:
the Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British
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**** ___ (simian Skull Island resident) → Kong___ **** (simian Skull Island resident) → kinglocate the source of a call like a cop in a movie ✏️ → tracenoodle vessel? → Skullcompanion with crossbones for a pirate → Skull
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Jun 25, 202612 clues — the rainbow flag is flown for the first ...6/10▶
June 25, 1978:
the rainbow flag is flown for the first time
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Bhutan's has a dragon on it → flagword for a dad's unremarkable physique → bodyou probably click with it → mouse"too ___, too late" → Littlemodest abode → hut
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Jun 24, 202612 clues — Disney pulls "Insane Clown Posse" album ...6/10▶
June 24, 1997:
Disney pulls "Insane Clown Posse" album off the shelves
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yours might runneth over → cupone occupant of an overcrowded car → Clownheavy metaphorical balloon material ✏️ → leadcheers or stooge count → threerhyming stand where you are upside down → hand
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Jun 23, 202612 clues — Tim Burton's "Batman" is released6/10▶
June 23, 1989:
Tim Burton's "Batman" is released
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Yo-Yo that's not a toy → mait's helpful to think on yours when under pressure → feetmove your eyelashes in a provocative manner → BatIndiana Jones accessory → whipgames played by the manipulative → mind
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Jun 22, 202612 clues — Brooklyn newspaper boy discovers a hollo...6/10▶
June 22, 1953:
Brooklyn newspaper boy discovers a hollow nickel
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to be awarded the game one is an honor → ballFrosted Flakes pitchtiger → Tonyeye color seen in old flash photographs 📸 → redindelicate brow height → lowTony, Emmy, or Grammy → award
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Jun 21, 202613 clues — the US Supreme Court establishes the "Mi...8/10▶
June 21, 1973:
the US Supreme Court establishes the "Miller test"
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Princess with an iconic blonde pixie cut → Dianaalternative to copy on the Edit menu → cutthere's usually a separate one for dessert → menuvery dry place + s = ___ → dessertFans with cams → only
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Jun 20, 202613 clues — "hotline" established between Washington...8/10▶
June 20, 1963:
"hotline" established between Washington and Moscow
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you drive on a ___way but ___ in a driveway → parkwhat a shattered glass is in → Piecespre-concert check → miclike a mic you didn't know was on 😬 → hot"you ___ing up what I'm putting down?" → pick
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Jun 19, 202612 clues — “Solidarity Day” at Resurrection City6/10▶
June 19, 1968:
“Solidarity Day” at Resurrection City
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bring back from the dead 🧟 → Resurrectjob that you shouldn't quit, according to an insult → Daysomething borrowed from a library → Booklet the what begin? → gamesmissing from this list: old, new, blue 👰♀️ → borrowed
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Jun 18, 202612 clues — the Battle of Waterloo6/10▶
June 18, 1815:
the Battle of Waterloo
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it might be styled into a mohawk or a flattop → hairporcine scenery chewer → hamwhat you mustn't do with your mouth open → chewbird associated with war → hawkit might be running or sparkling → Water
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Jun 17, 202612 clues — the Statue of Liberty arrives in New Yor...6/10▶
June 17, 1885:
the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York
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The Wolf of Wall ➡️ ___ ⬅️ cred → StreetGen Z interjection of choice → broLeague for young baseballers → Littleunibrowed denizen of Sesame Street → bertlike Sebastian in "The Little Mermaid" → crab
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Jun 16, 202612 clues — "A house divided against itself, cannot ...6/10▶
June 16, 1858:
"A house divided against itself, cannot stand."
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ATM secret → Pinthe thing you shouldn't lie on → standword before flame 🔥 or relationship 👩❤️👨👨❤️👨 → Opencompanion with Raisin at breakfast → branword before cut or Aldrin 🚀 → Buzz
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Jun 15, 202612 clues — Dante is named prior of Florence6/10▶
June 15, 1300:
Dante is named prior of Florence
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source of many black spots on the sidewalk → gumchip in for a hand? → anteman or woman in charge of a jury or a construction site 🏌️♀️ → forespark ➡️ ___ ⬅️ and play → plugfinger named for what's sometimes on it → ring
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Jun 14, 202612 clues — Isaac Fischer Jr. patents sandpaper6/10▶
June 14, 1834:
Isaac Fischer Jr. patents sandpaper
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towel that's single-use → paperErie's a Great one → Lakeawake ⬆️ → uplike some Danes → Greatirritating stuff to have in your bikini bottom → sand
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Jun 13, 202612 clues — Sommarøy petitions to become the world’s...6/10▶
June 13, 2019:
Sommarøy petitions to become the world’s first time-free zone
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questionable alternative to a bottle opener 😬 → teethstalk for Jack → beanout indicated by holding one hand parallel to the ground with the other hand perpendicularly beneath it so the tips of the fingers graze the other palm → timealternative to whole bean coffee → groundbite, as a puppy → nip
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Jun 12, 202612 clues — Reagan delivers his "Tear Down This Wall...6/10▶
June 12, 1987:
Reagan delivers his "Tear Down This Wall" speech
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"___ the club, pal" → joinknee movement associated with snap judgments → jerkprefix for a million → megacreative ___ (class for an aspiring novelist) → writingthe writing on this might say what's coming → Wall
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Jun 11, 202612 clues — Captain Cook runs aground on the Great B...6/10▶
June 11, 1770:
Captain Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef
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possibly once-removed relative → cousinGen Z: "let him ___" 🧑🍳 → CookFrench color after Mont 🏔️ or Mel 🐰 → Blancrelocate → moveBlanchett whose name probably gets misspelled a lot → cate
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Jun 10, 202612 clues — Emperor Tenji introduces Japan's first w...6/10▶
June 10, 671:
Emperor Tenji introduces Japan's first water clock
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potable bottle in a cellar → wine"you can ___ yourself out" 🚪 → letswine and bird affliction 😷 → flukind of park with a log flume → waterletter taken by the vanquished → L
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Jun 9, 202612 clues — Donald Duck makes his debut6/10▶
June 9, 1934:
Donald Duck makes his debut
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a mutual friend might be reluctant to pick one → sidethe first one is the deepest 🎬 → cutSupper where everyone apparently sat on one side of the table → lastsome is cut by the lenient → Slackintimidating end of the pool → deep
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Jun 8, 202612 clues — "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is published6/10▶
June 8, 1949:
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" is published
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Halloween blood type → fakeseeing-eye ➡️ ___ ⬅️ the Bounty Hunter → dog🏀 Final ➡️ ___ ⬅️-eyes 🤓 → Fourpizza-baking apparatus → oven__ Top (bearded rockers) → zz
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Jun 7, 202612 clues — Mister Rogers addresses the assassinatio...6/10▶
June 7, 1968:
Mister Rogers addresses the assassination of RFK
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language with a Pig variant → Latininky implement → penword after 🐲, 🧈, or 🍒🍎🍋 → flymonth that comes from the Latin word for "nine," which makes sense given that the original Roman calendar began in March → Novemberlet your freak one fly! → flag
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Jun 6, 202612 clues — the first drive-in movie theater opens i...6/10▶
June 6, 1933:
the first drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken, New Jersey
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what a hog doesn't do re: the ball → passH2O → watereye movement from a scornful teen 🧻 → rollword before State or & Teller ✍️ → Pennbread roll that when plural means butt → bun
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Jun 5, 202612 clues — the last transit of Venus until 21176/10▶
June 5, 2012:
the last transit of Venus until 2117
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color of an illicit market → blackattend to a beard or a cat in a vaguely villainous way → strokebubble ➡️ ___ ⬅️ up the works → gumone that oughtn't call the kettle black → potgrizzly or gummy creature → bear
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Jun 4, 202612 clues — Roquefort-sur-Soulzon gets its cheese mo...6/10▶
June 4, 1411:
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon gets its cheese monopoly
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wearable receptacle for tips → hatpillow ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Knox → fort🐜 → antthe G in GDP → gross"gross!" → ick
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Jun 3, 202612 clues — the Zoot Suit Riots begin6/10▶
June 3, 1943:
the Zoot Suit Riots begin
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🎥💀 Mad ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Verstappen 🏎️💨 → maxdance that requires special shoes → tapapprehend, informally → nabscene of bedlam 🦓🦘🐘 → Zooone might be two-piece or three-piece → Suit
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Jun 2, 202612 clues — Rome sacked by Vandals6/10▶
June 2, 455:
Rome sacked by Vandals
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the kind of policy honesty is → bestedible ice cream holder → cone"U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!", e.g. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 → chantlight color that does *not* mean "speed up" → yellowgoatee site → Chin
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Jun 1, 202612 clues — CNN launches6/10▶
June 1, 1980:
CNN launches
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flight pattern for a vulture → circlewith line, a small kind of fracture 💈 → hairletter in a circle next to a publication date → Cto have something down this is to really know it → patperilous but more thrilling bunk → top
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May 2026 (31)
May 31, 202612 clues — "Survivor" premieres on CBS6/10▶
May 31, 2000:
"Survivor" premieres on CBS
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"___ and tell" (ideal time to flaunt your rock collection) → showwho no one puts in a corner (or at least not Patrick Swayze) 🍼 → babykind of urchin or smarts → streetnun's fit → habita pony who only has one isn't versatile 👻 → trick
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May 30, 202612 clues — the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated6/10▶
May 30, 1922:
the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated
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"whatcha thinkin' ___?" 🎩 → Lincolnpet for Schrödinger → cata new one has a strong smell → carmanipulate, as the system 🎮 → gamedrizzle, shower, or pour → rain
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May 29, 202612 clues — "Ain't I a Woman"6/10▶
May 29, 1851:
"Ain't I a Woman"
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___ fact, e.g. "the unicorn is the national animal of Scotland" 🦄 → funfood that comes in ears → cornLe___ & ___ny (father/son 🏀 duo) → Bronget off ___-free 🏴 → Scot🎹 Stevie ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Bread 🍞 → Wonder
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May 28, 202612 clues — the Dionne quintuplets are born6/10▶
May 28, 1934:
the Dionne quintuplets are born
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word before It Snow or It Go ❄️ → letpoints you get for a shot from (at least) 22 feet away → three⬆️, e.g. → arrowthree sheets to the wind 🥴 → Drunkwith shoot, a simple kind of camera 🫵 → point
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May 27, 202612 clues — the Chrysler Building is completed6/10▶
May 27, 1930:
the Chrysler Building is completed
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French fashion initials → yslprevailed → wonnup you might be asked to sign 🤑 → preEdward's were made of scissors → handskind of toast or kiss → French
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May 26, 202612 clues — the first "24 Hours of Le Mans" race is ...6/10▶
May 26, 1923:
the first "24 Hours of Le Mans" race is held
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the one of Steel was born on Krypton → Manstainless material → Steel🧼 Mr. ➡️ ___ ⬅️ slate 🫥 → cleanochenta 🇪🇸 or quatre-vingts 🇫🇷 → 80Bay Area weather phenomenon 😶🌫️ → Fog
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May 25, 202612 clues — "Spider Dan" climbs the Sears Tower6/10▶
May 25, 1981:
"Spider Dan" climbs the Sears Tower
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expert web developer? → Spider🍒 "I cannot tell a" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ detector 🤥 → lieword after Waffle or haunted → housethe last one there is a rotten one → Eggyou might keep one to the ground → ear
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May 24, 202612 clues — Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph6/10▶
May 24, 1844:
Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph
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it's legal (and tasty!) to poach this ⏲️ → Egg"___ down!" (be quiet!) → pipealone it keeps you cool, with /DC it Shook Me All Night Long → ACsoft, fine feathers, as in a duvet → down___-I-Am (Green Eggs and Ham fan) → Sam
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May 23, 202612 clues — Tom Cruise jumps on Oprah's couch6/10▶
May 23, 2005:
Tom Cruise jumps on Oprah's couch
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World in Florida or land in California → Disneya gold one actually has a memory span of over 3 months → fishtouch down 🛬 → landdirection for a shot, vis-à-vis the hatch → downmale cat → Tom
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May 22, 202612 clues — Johnny Carson leaves "The Tonight Show"6/10▶
May 22, 1992:
Johnny Carson leaves "The Tonight Show"
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half of a disapproving rebuke → TutNeverland gang leader Peter → pantitle for Tut, Lear, or Kong → king"for ___'s sake!" → Peteburning desire? → arson
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May 21, 202612 clues — Mary Campbell is abducted6/10▶
May 21, 1758:
Mary Campbell is abducted
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water under the bridge, often → riverthe Banana variety travels at about 0.007 mph → slugcreature counted til unconscious → sheepthe O in UFO 🛸 → objectEgyptian river → nile
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May 20, 202612 clues — Chicago bans spray paint6/10▶
May 20, 1992:
Chicago bans spray paint
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with cup, a onomatopoetic spasm of the diaphragm → hicbutton pressed by the ascendant → up"___ me ___ you" (somewhat circular and annoying request) → helpforego food voluntarily → fastallegedly cute fastener → button
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May 19, 202612 clues — New England's Dark Day6/10▶
May 19, 1780:
New England's Dark Day
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harder to see side of the moon ➡️🌓 → Darkzebra with a whistle → refSoprano who kills people for singing? 🔫 → Tonyobject of reflection? → mirrorlong tear in stockings 🏃♀️ → Run
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May 18, 202612 clues — FDR creates the Tennessee Valley Authori...6/10▶
May 18, 1933:
FDR creates the Tennessee Valley Authority
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unit of boxing or golf → roundwith Loch, a famous monster → nessbizarre → Strangeword between yes and no in a simple question → orgrounds for shaking? → Pepper
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May 17, 202613 clues — Byron's Memoirs are burned8/10▶
May 17, 1824:
Byron's Memoirs are burned
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nail, as a landing 🥢 → stickgo from homo neanderthalensis to homo sapiens → evolvesticky stuff from a tree → sappig-shaped change receptacle 🐷 → bank"a rose by any other ___" → name
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May 16, 202612 clues — Kentucky declares neutrality in the Civi...6/10▶
May 16, 1861:
Kentucky declares neutrality in the Civil War
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dye, as hair → colorFried Chicken state → Kentuckyit comes in strokes and streaks 🤞 → luckboxer, pointer, or setter → dogtype of color you can wear with anything (e.g. beige or black) → neutral
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May 15, 202612 clues — the Crazy Eights incident6/10▶
May 15, 2001:
the Crazy Eights incident
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a radioactive one bit Peter Parker → spiderCCC → 300spider leg count → Eightglow in the ➡️ ___ ⬅️ chocolate → darkNoah's was 300 cubits long → ark
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May 14, 202612 clues — the first members of the Camel Corps arr...6/10▶
May 14, 1856:
the first members of the Camel Corps arrive in Texas
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"___ Against the Machine" 🎶✊ → ragecanine fairy? → toothaptly-named dromedary spokesanimal Joe 🚬 → Camelbody part sometimes swapped in for "buck" before naked → buttcity that's right about mid-shin on the boot 🇮🇹 → rome
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May 13, 202612 clues — the First Fleet of convicts sets sail to...6/10▶
May 13, 1787:
the First Fleet of convicts sets sail toward Australia
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iconic Canyon → GrandGrande with pipes, briefly → Aricontainer for whoop-ass → Canbungee ___ → jump"cultured insolence" according to Aristotle → wit
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May 12, 202612 clues — spitting is banned in New York City6/10▶
May 12, 1896:
spitting is banned in New York City
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something dropped by a clout-chaser → nameword after cock but before bull → pitquoth the dentist: "___ wide" → open"let's ___ it" (mercifully stop pursuing a subject) → dropshelf where the good booze is stored → top
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May 11, 202612 clues — Christmas is banned in Massachusetts6/10▶
May 11, 1659:
Christmas is banned in Massachusetts
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kind of shot that hits the backboard 🏦 → banksquare object one mustn't force into a round hole → pegbody of water Watched by red-bathing-suit-clad heartthrobs → Baypirate's appendage replaced by a peg → legfunny Farley → Chris
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May 10, 202612 clues — Nelson Mandela inaugurated as president ...6/10▶
May 10, 1994:
Nelson Mandela inaugurated as president of South Africa
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group of people who share a teacher or common relationship to the means of production → classlike the Saturday crossword or a bad fall → Hardit's rude to double do this → dipgenre for Die Hard → action"be fruitful and ___" ✖️ → multiply
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May 9, 202612 clues — Lucy and Harpo Marx look in the mirror6/10▶
May 9, 1955:
Lucy and Harpo Marx look in the mirror
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__-free (like premium streaming) ➕ → adone in the Sky with Diamonds → Lucymusical instrument of choice for Cupid → Harptree that's not native to LA (!) → palmfake you can toss at 21 (in 🇺🇸) → id
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May 8, 202612 clues — the Great American Revolution coaster op...6/10▶
May 8, 1976:
the Great American Revolution coaster opens at Six Flags
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word closely associated with Darwin → evolutionone might be in the neck or the arse → painhalo wearer → Angelcoat for a nerd 🦮🧑🔬 → labPepsi, e.g. → cola
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May 7, 202612 clues — Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in ...6/10▶
May 7, 1824:
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in Vienna
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😷 bad ➡️ ___ ⬅️taking 😲 → breathopposite of a W → Lput on TV 📡 → airOliver ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of fate → twistL for Caesar → 50
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May 6, 202612 clues — the Eiffel Tower opens6/10▶
May 6, 1889:
the Eiffel Tower opens
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"___ right up!" 🎪 → Stepanagram of evil that's kind of similar → vilelike a notable Doctor and Stepmother → evilhead-bonker for Newton → appleword with kow for the servile → Tow
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May 5, 202612 clues — the first perfect game6/10▶
May 5, 1904:
the first perfect game
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🌊 sting➡️ ___ ⬅️ Charles 🎹 → ray"on a ___ and a prayer" → wingfinal cycle on most washing machines → Spinpiratical assent 🏴☠️👍 → ayelike some tenses, crimes, and storms → perfect
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May 4, 202612 clues — Napoleon arrives at Elba6/10▶
May 4, 1814:
Napoleon arrives at Elba
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victim of curiosity 😿 → catought to → should😴 cat➡️ ___ ⬅️kin 🍽️ → Napwake-__ call ☎️ → upcompanion of hide in a pretty fun game → seek
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May 3, 202612 clues — "Rescue on Pit River Bridge"6/10▶
May 3, 1953:
"Rescue on Pit River Bridge"
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animal that doesn't actually hate the color red → bullthe l in tl;dr → Longexam for a J.D. 🍫 → barbull that's a dog 🥑 → Pit"___ is a strong word but..." you say, proceeding to describe your neighbor's large collection of hyper-realistic garden gnomes 😡 → hate
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May 2, 202613 clues — the "Dos de Mayo" uprising8/10▶
May 2, 1808:
the "Dos de Mayo" uprising
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food on the face of one who looks stupid → eggchild's ___ is easy 🛝 → playword after brand or good as → neweater who might be a literal or figurative cougar → Manword that sounds like the 5th + the 26th letter of the alphabet (but not in 🇬🇧) → easy
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May 1, 202612 clues — the "Penny Black" is issued6/10▶
May 1, 1840:
the "Penny Black" is issued
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vape form factor → Pencolor for supermassive hole at the center of our galaxy → BlackU2 frontman → bonothink of a number, double it, add 4, divide by 2, subtract the number you started with → 2chemical curl generator → perm
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April 2026 (29)
Apr 29, 202612 clues — the UK Parliament passes the "People's B...6/10▶
April 29, 1910:
the UK Parliament passes the "People's Budget"
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classic ring count at the circus 🎪 → Three👻👀 "I see dead" ➡️ ___ ⬅️-watching 👯👀 → Peopletone you set (on your iPhone) → ringlast Greek letter Ω → Omega🏝️ → Island
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Apr 28, 202612 clues — Howard Ross patents the "double coat"6/10▶
April 28, 1953:
Howard Ross patents the "double coat"
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word before and dry or and paste → cut"how ___ you!" 😤 → darespice or towel storage device → rackvehicle that might be full of ice cream or garbage → truck___bait ("What They Aren't Telling You About Bracket City”, e.g.) → click
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Apr 27, 202612 clues — the universe is created, according to Ke...6/10▶
April 27, 4977 BC:
the universe is created, according to Kepler
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standardized test score sometimes posted to LinkedIn (!) → satdeep in thought → pensiveit comes before sat → Friexpensive books students are forced to buy → textthe weakest one might be targeted → Link
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Apr 26, 202613 clues — the L'Aigle meteorite falls in France8/10▶
April 26, 1803:
the L'Aigle meteorite falls in France
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kart not for the faint of heart → Golike vigilant eyes → open"Go ___" 🍣 → fishwhat a sucker is every minute 🐣 → Bornfeud 🐄 → beef
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Apr 25, 202614 clues — Italy returns the Axum obelisk to Ethiop...8/10▶
April 25, 2005:
Italy returns the Axum obelisk to Ethiopia
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a kook might have one loose → screwwith a movie, classic date night 🍝 → dinnerdominant hand? → upperPacific: ocean / Mediterranean: ___ → seadeli offering that sounds like a sea hag 🧹 → sandwich
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Apr 24, 202612 clues — Jane Fonda's first workout video release...6/10▶
April 24, 1982:
Jane Fonda's first workout video released
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🙄 "this guy is a real piece of" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ in progress 🚧 → worklike some memories or farewells → Fondbooks collected by some from restaurants and hotels 🔥 → match"___ well soon" (command to improve your health) → get👌 → ok
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Apr 23, 202612 clues — Edmund Ironside succeeds Æthelred the Un...6/10▶
April 23, 1016:
Edmund Ironside succeeds Æthelred the Unready
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"one, two, three, four, I declare a thumb ___" 👍⚔️👍 → warcolor before Bull or herring → redMister in Munich → herr🎸📖💃😜 open ➡️ ___ ⬅️ drop 💥 → micnot quite fog → Mist
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Apr 22, 202612 clues — the Big Mac debuts6/10▶
April 22, 1967:
the Big Mac debuts
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oinker → pigone on a list on the right 👎 → conthe Empire State, postally 📬 → Nywell for a quill → inkthe Plough 🇬🇧, Großer Wagen 🇩🇪, the ___ Dipper 🇺🇸 → Big
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Apr 21, 202612 clues — GM makes its 100 millionth car6/10▶
April 21, 1967:
GM makes its 100 millionth car
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companion with H in fast fashion 👗💨 → Mlike most Chaplin and Keaton movies → silent"pay it ___" 👍➡️👍 → forward🍳 break➡️ ___ ⬅️-forward ⏩ → fasttag you wear at a conference → name
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Apr 20, 202612 clues — Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament6/10▶
April 20, 1653:
Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament
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something you make when Pizza Hut refuses to honor your expired coupon → sceneword after stained or magnifying → glassfrustrating traffic or printer situation → Jammore vulgar behind → assSunglass structure at a mall 😎 → Hut
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Apr 19, 202614 clues — Albert Hofmann takes a bike "trip"8/10▶
April 19, 1943:
Albert Hofmann takes a bike "trip"
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a back-seat one is really annoying → driverword finishing high, run, or Broad → WAYstoned → highmove from business to first, e.g. → upgradebase for the chaste → first
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Apr 18, 202612 clues — The BBC has no news6/10▶
April 18, 1930:
The BBC has no news
12 clues
you don't want it to be coming from inside the house → calltitle for Peach 🏰 or Leia 🛸 → PrincessAglaea (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Joy), Thalia (Good Cheer) and Kelly (Princess of Monaco) → graceswhat comes before the fall → prideiconic symbol of Georgia or a butt 🙂 → Peach
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Apr 17, 202612 clues — Apollo 13 returns to Earth6/10▶
April 17, 1970:
Apollo 13 returns to Earth
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Wild direction in 🇺🇸 → Westmoodier alternative to major → minorwhen repeated, a minor injury → boo"please step into my ___" → Officeboot-shaped pasta place → Italy
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Apr 16, 202612 clues — Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize6/10▶
April 16, 2018:
Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize
12 clues
serious piano size → grandevade the draft 🪖💨 → DodgeRajveer Meena recited 70,000 digits of it from memory → pi🎪 cotton ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Crush 📱 → candyunit of candy or gold → Bar
+7 more
Apr 15, 202612 clues — Voltaire gets out of the Bastille6/10▶
April 15, 1718:
Voltaire gets out of the Bastille
12 clues
upside-down cave dweller → batanimal likely to demand milk, having been given a cookie → mousedish dimension associated with Chicago → deepaccessory for a mouse 🗒️ → Padthe sort of waters that run deep → still
+7 more
Apr 14, 202612 clues — Bussa's rebellion begins6/10▶
April 14, 1816:
Bussa's rebellion begins
12 clues
word after Hot or Meals on → wheels"say no ___" (said when you get it) → moreowl that probably sleeps late → Nightcracker featured in a s'more → Graham"How the Grinch ___ Christmas" 🚨🎄🚨 → stole
+7 more
Apr 13, 202612 clues — The Met opens6/10▶
April 13, 1870:
The Met opens
12 clues
you don't want to sully your good one → name🍴 dinner ➡️ ___ ⬅️ machine 🕰️ → timeamount a desperado might have to lose → nothingtime spent on yourself → Mesurname for Charles Entertainment 🐭 → cheese
+7 more
Apr 12, 202612 clues — Harold Washington is elected mayor of Ch...6/10▶
April 12, 1983:
Harold Washington is elected mayor of Chicago
12 clues
wine you really don't want to spill on a white couch → Red___ friends forever 👯♀️ → bestlike a party that sucks → Deadtitle for Zohran Mamdani or Ben Gross → mayormaid of honor's "best" counterpart → man
+7 more
Apr 11, 202612 clues — Halley's Comet gets pretty close to Eart...6/10▶
April 10, 837:
Halley's Comet gets pretty close to Earth
12 clues
homophone for a very fancy chair 👑 → thrown"and the ___ is history" → rest"___!" (cry for enforcement heard at the arcade when you wont stop shaking the pinball machine) → Securityword embroidered on a towel → hiswhat your mother posted for you after your unfortunate arrest at the arcade 💸 → Bail
+7 more
Apr 10, 202612 clues — Halley's Comet gets pretty close to Eart...6/10▶
April 10, 837:
Halley's Comet gets pretty close to Earth
12 clues
homophone for a very fancy chair 👑 → thrown"and the ___ is history" → rest"___!" (cry for enforcement heard at the arcade when you wont stop shaking the pinball machine) → Securityword embroidered on a towel → hiswhat your mother posted for you after your unfortunate arrest at the arcade 💸 → Bail
+7 more
Apr 9, 202612 clues — NASA introduces the first astronauts6/10▶
April 9, 1959:
NASA introduces the first astronauts
12 clues
Et who, Brute? 🔪 → tuarea of the barrel with less than ideal options → bottomend of a sentence → periodwhat a bad check might do 🏀 → bounceturf associated with fake online engagement → astro
+7 more
Apr 8, 202612 clues — David Copperfield makes the Statue of Li...6/10▶
April 8, 1983:
David Copperfield makes the Statue of Liberty disappear
12 clues
🤔 play it by ➡️ ___ ⬅️buds 🎶 → earletter notably absent from "team" → Ithat from which the cat has been let out of when a secret comes out → bagbag that might save your life → Airmetal that goes from 🟫 to 🟩 when oxidized → Copper
+7 more
Apr 7, 202612 clues — Bracket City cuts a deal with the Atlant...6/10▶
April 7, 2025:
Bracket City cuts a deal with the Atlantic
12 clues
like a duck who will leave office shortly → lameyour mom's nephew to you → cousinsmall body of water appealing to some big fish → pond"the pond" to 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸 travelers → Atlanticage of a woolly mammoth → ice
+7 more
Apr 6, 202612 clues — "With this, I am shaking the foundations...6/10▶
April 6, 1930:
"With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire"
12 clues
like Blunt or Bale 🇬🇧 → Britishkind of quote that is verbatim 🎥 → directwhat We Didn't do vis-à-vis the Fire → starta Pop one goes in the toaster → tartscary serpent slain by Hercules → hydra
+7 more
Apr 5, 202612 clues — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks the NBA all-t...6/10▶
April 5, 1984:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks the NBA all-time scoring record
12 clues
👀 double ➡️ ___ ⬅️ two 🎬 → takeill-mannered dipper → double"sorry, wrong ___!" 🤳 → numbersalivate 🤤 → droolBig or Little constellation → dipper
+7 more
Apr 4, 202612 clues — MLK delivers "Beyond Vietnam"6/10▶
April 4, 1967:
MLK delivers "Beyond Vietnam"
12 clues
place to see the sun set → horizonletter that becomes a different one when flipped over a horizontal axis → Mroute → way🎶 it's for the way you look at me 🎶 → Lthe great ___doors → out
+7 more
Apr 3, 202612 clues — Apple launches the iPad6/10▶
April 3, 2010:
Apple launches the iPad
12 clues
brown noser's fruit of choice → Appledoobie or "jazz cigarette" → jointgavel swinger at a trial or bat swinger at ballgame → judgefoot-shoe barrier → sockhoppy beer style 🇮🇳 → iPa
+7 more
Apr 2, 202612 clues — 2001: A Space Odyssey premieres6/10▶
April 2, 1968:
2001: A Space Odyssey premieres
12 clues
paper glasses with red and blue lenses → 3D🏰 chain ➡️ ___ ⬅️box 📬 → mailCC for Caesar → 200"Render unto" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ salad → Caesarinclude someone on an email, briefly → CC
+7 more
Apr 1, 20268 clues — Phrases invade Bracket City4/10▶
2026:
Phrases invade Bracket City
8 clues
game you love dearly → Bracket Citygrammatical units made up of at least two words → phraseskissed and squashed the beef → made up___ ___ I (romantic sentiment in reverse) → you love"Where's ___ ___?" 👀❓🥩 → the beef
+3 more
March 2026 (6)
Mar 31, 202612 clues — the first-ever Wrestlemania6/10▶
March 31, 1985:
the first-ever Wrestlemania
12 clues
something lost by hotheads → temperroom it would actually be a bad idea to sleep in → restPhilip who first sold cigarettes on Bond Street in London → Morrisword after covalent or James 🤵 → Bond"what makes you ___?" you ask her watch right before she signals for the check → tick
+7 more
Mar 30, 202612 clues — Tsar Alexander II frees 23 million serfs6/10▶
March 30, 1861:
Tsar Alexander II frees 23 million serfs
12 clues
crew's more glamorous counterpart → castorg with an interest in your shoes and belt → Tsapump or clog → shoeaccessory awarded by a sensei → beltlike some dogs or Pockets → hot
+7 more
Mar 29, 202611 clues — Vikings lay siege to Paris6/10▶
March 29, 845:
Vikings lay siege to Paris
11 clues
Oscars category most recently won by Ludwig Göransson → scorefamous Grouch 🗑️ → Oscarthe target score for a hole on a golf course → Parstate that's purple → swingTennessee or denial → state
+6 more
Mar 28, 202610 clues — the first permanent star on the Hollywoo...6/10▶
March 28, 1960:
the first permanent star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
10 clues
sound from a horse → neigha bad cut might leave one → scarbooty that's often buried → treasureskip class → cutyour grandma's attic might be a veritable treasure one → trove
+5 more
Mar 27, 202612 clues — four-hour national "warning strike" in P...6/10▶
March 27, 1981:
four-hour national "warning strike" in Poland
12 clues
don't miss a ➡️ ___ ⬅️ to the punch → beatwhat lightning does ⚡️ → strikebeats ___ minute → perone of 876,000 in a century → hourdenomination of a single 💵 → one
+7 more
Mar 26, 2026#43612 clues — the word "g [ to do it is [ [ " [once an...6/10▶
March 26, 2026:
the word "g [ to do it is [ [ " [once and for ___] things ___ [identical in value] " ] like you ] ] ym [ how [ where to find the [breathe like a winded dog] heon but not the [ not the w [ that which distinguishes a doughnut from [like some Chicken in Kentucky] dough ] [Foods with registers] ] henon 🏛 ] o is connected to Juliet? ] er" is coined
12 clues
to do it is [...] → err[...] like you → human" [...] things ___ [...]" → beingonce and for ___ → allidentical in value → equal
+7 more
How to Play Bracket City
Bracket City presents a sentence about a historical event with parts hidden inside nested brackets. Each bracket contains a clue you must solve to reveal part of the sentence.
Start from the innermost brackets and work outward. When you solve a clue correctly, the bracket disappears and may reveal additional nested brackets within, creating layers of clues.
Clue types vary: crossword-style definitions, fill-in-the-blank idioms, emoji hints, math references, and pop culture trivia. Each answer is typically a short word or number.
Once all brackets are solved, the complete sentence reveals a significant event from this day in history. Ranks go from Commuter (basic) to Kingmaker (perfect solve, no errors).
Play at www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/. A new puzzle is available every day.
Tips & Strategy
- Always start with the innermost brackets. These clues are self-contained and do not depend on solving other brackets first. Once solved, they reveal context for outer brackets.
- Look for wordplay and double meanings. Clues often use puns, emoji riddles, or pop culture references. A clue like 'denomination of a single 💵' means 'one' (one-dollar bill), not 'dollar'.
- Use the revealed text around solved brackets as context. As inner answers fill in, the surrounding text forms partial words or phrases that hint at what the outer brackets should be.
Bracket City Answer Patterns & Statistics
Computed from 95 archived puzzles · updated
How difficult is Bracket City on average?
Across 95 archived Bracket City puzzles, the average difficulty is 6.1/10. The split: 1.1% easy (1–4), 90.5% medium (5–7), 8.4% hard (8–10).
How many Bracket City puzzles does HintPulse track?
Our Bracket City archive holds 95 daily puzzles, refreshed every day after the new puzzle drops.
About Bracket City — History & Fun Facts
Bracket City is a daily word puzzle published by The Atlantic. Players solve a nested series of bracketed clues to reveal a fact tied to that day in history, with each solved clue unlocking the next. The intended path is from the innermost bracket outward, since outer clues reference inner answers. Bracket City was created by Ben Gross and is co-developed with Caleb Madison, the director of games at The Atlantic.
The nested-clue format started as a paper puzzle Gross printed on diner placemats, with answers resolving to a combination for a small lock. Bracket City launched as part of The Atlantic Games suite in 2025, alongside Fluxis and Stacks. Players earn a city-themed rank for each solve, from Commuter for a basic finish to Kingmaker for a perfect run with no help.
Fun Facts About Bracket City
- The theme of each puzzle ties back to a real fact from that calendar date in history.
- Solving from the innermost bracket out is the intended path, since outer clues depend on inner answers.
- Bracket City is free to play on TheAtlantic.com without a subscription.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Bracket City repeat past answers?
Bracket City aims to provide a fresh challenge every day without repeating recent answers.
Where can I find all past Bracket City answers?
This page is the complete archive of past Bracket City answers, updated daily after each new puzzle.
How is difficulty rated?
Difficulty is rated on a 1-10 scale based on answer complexity and how many hints players typically need.
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