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Bracket City Answers for Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Today's Bracket City puzzle solved for Tuesday, September 8, 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
  • industry ___ (one with ill-gotten fame) 🌱
  • kind of walking without wakingSolve the inner brackets first
  • "up in the ___" (uncertain)Solve the inner brackets first
  • execute at the gallowsSolve the inner brackets first
  • appeal to a higher powerSolve the inner brackets first
  • cancelSolve the inner brackets first
  • fire, axe, or sack πŸ—‘οΈSolve the inner brackets first
  • GM competitor 🚘️Solve the inner brackets first
  • letter before "Thang" (Dre, "Nuthin' but a") or "String" (Bach, "Air on the")Solve the inner brackets first
  • notorious body spray πŸͺ“Solve the inner brackets first
  • plant that might not be good for the environmentSolve the inner brackets first
  • something hit by the sleepySolve 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 "industry ___ (one with ill-gotten fame) 🌱".
  3. The finished sentence describes September 8, 1974.
  4. That sentence is 3 words long.

The finished sentence

Reveal itPartial spoiler
Ford pardons Nixon18 letters

All 12 answers

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  • industry ___ (one with ill-gotten fame) 🌱plant
  • kind of walking without wakingsleep
  • "up in the ___" (uncertain)Air
  • execute at the gallowshang
  • appeal to a higher powerpray
  • cancelNix
  • fire, axe, or sack πŸ—‘οΈcan
  • GM competitor 🚘️Ford
  • letter before "Thang" (Dre, "Nuthin' but a") or "String" (Bach, "Air on the")G
  • notorious body spray πŸͺ“axe
  • plant that might not be good for the environmentpower
  • something hit by the sleepysack

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What are the Bracket City answers for Tuesday, September 8, 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 Tuesday, September 8, 2026?

It reads: Ford pardons Nixon.

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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