Bracket City Answers for Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026/12 brackets
Today's Bracket City puzzle solved for Wednesday, August 26, 2026, innermost bracket outward — 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
- 🛞 hub ➡️ ___ ⬅️ and gown 🎓️
- unfriendly shoulder temperatureSolve the inner brackets first
- word shouted with delight by an auctioneer 🔨Solve the inner brackets first
- a soldier captured by the enemySolve the inner brackets first
- Black Sabbath or Green Day, e.g.Solve the inner brackets first
- book that might say WHAM! 👊 or POW! 💥Solve the inner brackets first
- iconic Atari video game that debuted at Andy Capp’s Tavern in 1972Solve the inner brackets first
- not go over well, as a stand-up comicSolve the inner brackets first
- nursery purchaseSolve the inner brackets first
- school official with access to band-aidsSolve the inner brackets first
- second-most-popular US cold cutSolve the inner brackets first
- word after sponge 🧽 or bubble 🫧Solve the inner brackets first
Open every bracket to reveal the finished sentence.
Hints before the answers
- There are 12 brackets to clear.
- The innermost clue is "🛞 hub ➡️ ___ ⬅️ and gown 🎓️".
- The finished sentence describes August 26, 1980.
- That sentence is 10 words long.
The finished sentence
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John Birges Sr. plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel54 letters
All 12 answers
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- 🛞 hub ➡️ ___ ⬅️ and gown 🎓️Cap
- unfriendly shoulder temperaturecold
- word shouted with delight by an auctioneer 🔨sold
- a soldier captured by the enemyPOW
- Black Sabbath or Green Day, e.g.band
- book that might say WHAM! 👊 or POW! 💥comic
- iconic Atari video game that debuted at Andy Capp’s Tavern in 1972pong
- not go over well, as a stand-up comicbomb
- nursery purchaseplant
- school official with access to band-aidsnurse
- second-most-popular US cold cutHAM
- word after sponge 🧽 or bubble 🫧bath
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What are the Bracket City answers for Wednesday, August 26, 2026?
All 12 brackets and their solutions are listed above, innermost first — the order the puzzle actually unlocks in.
What is the finished sentence for Wednesday, August 26, 2026?
It reads: John Birges Sr. plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel.
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.