Today's Bracket City Hints & Answers for Feb 19

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Get hints and answers for today's 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 CITYThursday, February 19, 2026

Puzzle for Today

Pedro Lascuráin is Mexico's president for [angle that's "["ah, the ___ [[[[ghost's exclamation 👻]gie ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of Directors] color in many conference rooms]-collar ___ (e.g. the kind that does seem to pay)]" you say as you tiptoe up to the [for[someone who suddenly has a new opinion has [c[signature part of a camel or a certain whale]'s small amount of money]d their ___ 🎶] ➡️ ___ ⬅️ [you might ruefully say you've cr["___ my dust!!" 🏎️]ed one 👹]] jar in your stocking cap]ly" diagonal, in degrees] minutes

Launch Game

"___ my dust!!" 🏎️ = ???

"ah, the ___ crime" you say as you tiptoe up to the cookie jar in your stocking cap = ???????

angle that's "perfectly" diagonal, in degrees = ??

boogie ➡️ ___ ⬅️ of Directors = ?????

ghost's exclamation 👻 = ???

fortune ➡️ ___ ⬅️ Monster = ??????

white-collar ___ (e.g. the kind that does seem to pay) = ?????

signature part of a camel or a certain whale = ????

board color in many conference rooms = ?????

someone who suddenly has a new opinion has changed their ___ 🎶 = ????

chump's small amount of money = ??????

you might ruefully say you've created 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