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Bracket City Answers for Sunday, August 23, 2026

Today's Bracket City puzzle solved for Sunday, August 23, 2026, innermost bracket outward β€” the order the puzzle unlocks in, so you can take one bracket and leave the rest intact. The completed sentence is at the end.

Play it first0/12 brackets
  • China only has one of these zones
  • type of boughs that Deck the Halls
  • misplaceSolve the inner brackets first
  • Bolly : ___ :: Holly : the USASolve the inner brackets first
  • envy's colorSolve the inner brackets first
  • four-letter sin that sounds like it's twoSolve the inner brackets first
  • if it's on this it's free πŸ§‘β€πŸ³Solve the inner brackets first
  • lose on purposeSolve the inner brackets first
  • number of Ds for a screening of the Odyssey that might leave you soaked πŸ’¦Solve the inner brackets first
  • throw made my Steph Curry more than 90% of the timeSolve the inner brackets first
  • time many parents try to limitSolve the inner brackets first
  • word that's likely derived from the south Indian (Dravidian) word "kari" πŸ˜‹Solve the inner brackets first

Open every bracket to reveal the finished sentence.

Hints before the answers

  1. There are 12 brackets to clear.
  2. The innermost clue is "China only has one of these zones".
  3. The finished sentence describes August 23, 1856.
  4. That sentence is 10 words long.

The finished sentence

Reveal itPartial spoiler
Eunice Newton Foote demonstrates the mechanism of the greenhouse effect71 letters

All 12 answers

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  • China only has one of these zonestime
  • type of boughs that Deck the HallsHolly
  • misplacelose
  • Bolly : ___ :: Holly : the USAIndia
  • envy's colorgreen
  • four-letter sin that sounds like it's twoenvy
  • if it's on this it's free πŸ§‘β€πŸ³house
  • lose on purposethrow
  • number of Ds for a screening of the Odyssey that might leave you soaked πŸ’¦four
  • throw made my Steph Curry more than 90% of the timefree
  • time many parents try to limitscreen
  • word that's likely derived from the south Indian (Dravidian) word "kari" πŸ˜‹Curry

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What are the Bracket City answers for Sunday, August 23, 2026?

All 12 brackets and their solutions are listed above, innermost first β€” the order the puzzle actually unlocks in.

What is the finished sentence for Sunday, August 23, 2026?

It reads: Eunice Newton Foote demonstrates the mechanism of the greenhouse effect.

How does Bracket City scoring work?

You start at 100 and lose points for each hint used, so solving the innermost brackets unaided matters most.

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