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Bracket City Answers for Sunday, September 20, 2026

Today's Bracket City puzzle solved for Sunday, September 20, 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
  • beard color of a famous pirate, presumably
  • 🤷 "I don't" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Bear 🧸Solve the inner brackets first
  • marital status optionSolve the inner brackets first
  • ___ v. Virginia (aptly named Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage) ❤️Solve the inner brackets first
  • black suitSolve the inner brackets first
  • get ahead of the gunSolve the inner brackets first
  • like a spirit-less drinkSolve the inner brackets first
  • like some Loving CareSolve the inner brackets first
  • minimum at some comedy clubsSolve the inner brackets first
  • single-jointed digitSolve the inner brackets first
  • tender alternative 🐔Solve the inner brackets first
  • weapon made with your thumb and second fingerSolve 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 "beard color of a famous pirate, presumably".
  3. The finished sentence describes September 20, 1977.
  4. That sentence is 4 words long.

The finished sentence

Reveal itPartial spoiler
Fonzie jumps the shark22 letters

All 12 answers

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  • beard color of a famous pirate, presumablyblack
  • 🤷 "I don't" ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Bear 🧸Care
  • marital status optionsingle
  • ___ v. Virginia (aptly named Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage) ❤️Loving
  • black suitclubs
  • get ahead of the gunjump
  • like a spirit-less drinkVirgin
  • like some Loving Caretender
  • minimum at some comedy clubsdrink
  • single-jointed digitthumb
  • tender alternative 🐔finger
  • weapon made with your thumb and second fingergun

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What are the Bracket City answers for Sunday, September 20, 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 Sunday, September 20, 2026?

It reads: Fonzie jumps the shark.

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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