It’s Wednesday, September 17. You’re officially at the week’s midpoint. Today, The Atlantic Games wants to strike a balance between tricky and fun, as it’s the perfect moment to pause and reset. Each puzzle is designed to keep your focus sharp and your spirits high.
Ready to test yourself? Click here. And if a clue refuses to budge, the answers are just a scroll away.
Fluxis Solution for September 17, 2025
As usual, the Fluxis puzzle is simple if you know the logic behind it: Spot the pattern of the letters, find the next word with overlapping letters, and watch it click into place.
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: EARLIER
Here’s how the chain of words builds from it:
Category 1 – Nouns: ERASURE (taking ER from EARLIER)
Category 2 – Exactly 1 vowel: REFS (taking RE from ERASURE)
Category 3 – No repeated letters: SHAVE (taking S from REFS, and since we have to connect the circuit, ending with E from EARLIER).
Crossword Solution for September 17, 2025
Today’s Crossword eases you in with a compact 7×7 grid. It’s still light and simple enough to slip into a break yet thoughtful enough to leave you with that rewarding spark once it’s solved.
Still stumped? Here’s today’s solution:
Across:
1 Concern for sustainable-living advocates and environmentalists – CLIMATE
8 Setup for some scientists – HOMELAB
9 Accessibility aid that one might access by using a screen reader – ALTTEXT
10 First person mentioned in Der Spiegel? – ICH
11 Does a dance inspired by a Martin character – NAENAES
16 “How odd” – STRANGE
17 Give backing to, as a chair? – ENDOW
Down:
1 Andromeda’s restraints, in mythology – CHAINS
2 I Can Has Cheezburger? hallmark – LOLCAT
3 “Wouldn’t miss it!” – IMTHERE
4 Bumped into, maybe – MET
5 Ginger _ – ALE
6 Addition to a bill – TAX
7 Food-benefits abbreviation – EBT
12 Photographer Goldin – NAN
13 Word you might drag out before saying “scene!” – AND
14 Motivation for dodging criticism, maybe – EGO
15 What a Singer does – SEW
Bracket City Solution for September 17, 2025
Today’s Bracket City puzzle is taking it easy and mixing things up with a round of trivia that’s clear-cut. Stay sharp, spell carefully, and you’ll claim the victory.
Here’s today’s solution if you are having issues:
[action in sports that results in a penalty, generally] – FOUL
[no __, no foul] – HARM
[pharmacist in the UK 👨🔬] – CHEMIST
[alchemist’s transmutation goal] – GOLD
[“my word is __ ” 🤝] – BOND
[Fleming who created James Bond 🤵 or McKellen who played Gandalf 🧙♂️] – IAN
[menacing triangular sight in the water] – FIN
[utensil that resembles a snake’s tongue] – FORK
[an angry one might wield pitchforks] – MOB
[mobster’s organization] – MAFIA
[you might try to make one for yourself in the big city] – NAME
[__ hat (hat with a name that would seem to apply to all hats)] – TOP
[rear end of a person or a cigarette] – BUTT
[facial feature associated with butting in] – NOSE
[the top part of your nose 🌉] – BRIDGE
[senior position in the mafia or at Oxbridge] – DON
Stacks Solution for September 17, 2025
Today’s Stacks puzzle once again wants you to stack up four words to create four new ones. It’s clever, engaging, and tricky. One wrong move, and the whole structure wobbles.
The complete words from bottom to top are CATACOMB, TOPPLE, RATIO, and ONCE.
To get these words, follow these exact steps:
What gave you the most trouble today? Comment below to let us know.
