Bracket City Hints & Answers - Jan 11, 2026

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Get hints and answers for the Jan 11, 2026 The Atlantic Bracket City game. Progressive hints to help you solve without spoiling the fun! Click on brackets to reveal clues progressively.

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BRACKET CITYSunday, January 11, 2026

Puzzle for Sunday, January 11, 2026

Diego the [hare's [[thing you can still do on [this is a smiley [["can I have your ___?" ☎️] before blastoff 🚀] 🙂][schedule an appointment or [sight for sore [windows to the soul 👀], for the seasick 🤢] a gig 📚] 👉] who needs to hurry up] and steady rival 🐢] [[gives [direction you might look to see if gullible is written on the [["let's raise a ___" 🥂] that's good to shatter]], like smoking 🙅] one's job and moves to [state with alligators and Mickey [[parmesan or gouda, e.g.]-loving rodent 🐭]], say 😎]

Launch Game

thing you can still do on Facebook 👉 = ????

glass that's good to shatter = ???????

number before blastoff 🚀 = ???

gives up, like smoking 🙅 = ?????

state with alligators and Mickey Mouse = ???????

cheese-loving rodent 🐭 = ?????

"let's raise a ___" 🥂 = ?????

windows to the soul 👀 = ????

direction you might look to see if gullible is written on the ceiling = ??

poke who needs to hurry up = ????

sight for sore eyes, for the seasick 🤢 = ????

quits one's job and moves to Florida, say 😎 = ???????

"can I have your ___?" ☎️ = ??????

parmesan or gouda, e.g. = ??????

hare's slow and steady rival 🐢 = ????????

schedule an appointment or land a gig 📚 = ????

this is a smiley one 🙂 = ????

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About Bracket City

Bracket City is a daily word puzzle game from The Atlantic where players solve nested clues arranged in brackets. Each puzzle contains clues within clues, creating a hierarchical structure that must be solved from the inside out.

How to Play

Read the puzzle text which contains clues in brackets [like this]

Solve the innermost brackets first, working your way outward

Each bracket contains a clue that leads to a word or phrase

Use the revealed answers to help solve the next level of brackets

Continue until you've solved all nested clues

The final solution reveals the complete answer to the puzzle

Strategy Tips

Start with the innermost brackets and work outward

Use progressive hints if you get stuck on a clue

Pay attention to wordplay, puns, and double meanings

Consider how solved clues might relate to unsolved ones

Think about common phrases, idioms, and cultural references