It’s Tuesday, September 16. You’ve crossed the biggest hurdle (Monday), but there’s still plenty of room to challenge your brain. Today’s set of puzzles from The Atlantic Games combines challenge with playfulness, making it perfect for sharpening your focus. Dive in when you’re ready (Click here), and if you get stuck, the answers are waiting right below.
Fluxis Solution for September 16, 2025
Today’s Fluxis puzzle aims to keep things clean and straightforward by following a similar pattern to uncover the next word in each category. It’s quick to grasp, sharp in execution, and satisfying to solve a puzzle.
Don’t worry, if you are struggling, here’s a step-by-step solution to ease you into this puzzle:
Today’s base word is: DELETE
Here’s how the chain of words builds from it:
Category 1 – Alternating vowel-consonant: DELETE
Category 2 – 9 letters: EARNESTLY (taking E from DELETE)
Category 3 – No repeated letters: LYNCHED (taking LY from EARNESTLY, and since we have to connect the circuit, ending with D from DELETE).
Crossword Solution for September 16, 2025
The Crossword puzzle still wants you to ease into the week as it’s a 6×6 grid, small in size but neatly balanced. It offers just the right amount of challenge to make your next pause feel rewarding.
Still stumped? Here’s today’s solution:
Across:
1 Subject of The Atlantic Festival talks such as “The Future of Aging” and “The Future of Medicine” – HEALTH
7 “_ borealis? At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?” (The Simpsons quote) – AURORA
8 Participate in wellness tourism, e.g. – TRAVEL
9 Most achy – SOREST
10 Settles a bill, maybe – PAYS
11 Airline approximation: abbr. – ETA
Down:
1 Fedoras and fezzes, etc. – HATS
2 “The Final Countdown” band – EUROPE
3 Mountain where Noah’s Ark is said to have landed – ARARAT
4 “💗💗💗” – LOVEYA
5 Lock of hair – TRESS
6 “Stop!” – HALT
Bracket City Solution for September 16, 2025
Today’s Bracket City puzzle brings a bit of variety. The trivia clues are straightforward, but they are still sharp enough to keep you on your toes. Get the spelling right, and the win is yours.
Here’s today’s solution if you are having issues:
[“live and __” (something said after an embarrassing failure)] – LEARN
[“__ and learn” (something said before an embarrassing failure)] – WATCH
[economy by another name ✈️] – COACH
[watch held by an amazed coach in a movie 🏃♂️💨] – STOP
[stop living] – DIE
[make something wild easier to control] – TAME
[assert, generally without evidence] – CLAIM
[claim to __ (source of notoriety)] – FAME
[Diet Coke is sweetened with aspartame, Coke __ is sweetened with a blend of aspartame *and* acesulfame potassium (duh)] – ZERO
[the “g” in “zero-g”] – GRAVITY
[something attached to a metal refrigerator door] – MAGNET
[gravity ⬇️ or magnetism 🧲, e.g.] – FORCE
[“be that as it” ➡️ ⬅️ “the Force be with you”] – MAY
[one might be lab-grown now ♦️] – DIAMOND
[the surprising place to find a diamond] – ROUGH
[to “__ through” something is to succeed with ease ⛵️] – SAIL
Stacks Solution for September 16, 2025
Today’s Stacks puzzle continues its run with four words waiting to be reshaped into four new ones. It’s a clever challenge, fun to play through, but unforgiving if you make a single misstep.
The complete words from bottom to top are HYSTERIA, SAILORS, PLENTY, and THING.
To get these words, follow these exact steps:
What gave you the most trouble today? Comment below to let us know.
