It’s Friday, September 19. Congrats, you’ve made it to the week’s finish line. Today, The Atlantic Games is here to help you shift gears by offering puzzles that are equal parts clever challenge and lighthearted fun. Think of it as the perfect send-off into the weekend.
Ready to wrap up the week strong? Click here. And if a clue won’t crack, the answers are waiting just below.
The Atlantic Fluxis Solution for September 19, 2025
As always, the Fluxis puzzle plays fair if you know its rhythm. Look for the pattern in the letters, link the next word through overlaps, and suddenly it all falls 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: SIGNED
Here’s how the chain of words builds from it:
Category 1 – No repeated letters: DALES (taking D from SIGNED)
Category 2 – Adjectives: ESTHETICAL (taking RE from ERASURE)
Category 3 – 7 letters: ALDRINS (taking S from REFS, and since we have to connect the circuit, ending with E from SIGNED).
The Atlantic Crossword Solution for September 19, 2025
Today’s Crossword comes in its final form, a 9×9 grid; they are not quick to pick up, but are somewhat easy to fit into a break, and just clever enough to deliver that satisfying aha once you’re done.
Still stumped? Here’s today’s solution:
Across:
1 The Atlantic__, the weeklong event currently being held in New York – FESTIVAL
9 Literally “to the person” – ADHOMINEM
11 Busy signal, maybe? – IGOTPLANS
12 Lasting ability – LEGS
13 Question that might come after a betrayal – ETTU
14 Country code between DOM and EGY – ECU
15 Little Big song that includes Spanish numbers -UNO
16 Great material for a poster? – DANKMEMES
20 Point that denotes a tangent? – ASANASIDE
21 “Dome” at Notre Dame? – TETE
22 Titan that created Saturn? – SEGA
23 On the Basis of – SEX
24 Needing nothing else – SET
Down:
1 Didn’t crush, to say the least – FAILDAT
2 Unexpected debugging subjects, maybe – EDGECASES
3 Tokugawa’s government, for one – SHOGUNATE
4 Little rascals – TOTS
5 Little rascal – IMP
6 Despicable quality – VILENESS
7 Builds – ANATOMIES
8 Time to give up? – LENT
10 School in East Lansing: abbr. – MSU
15 Alternative name for the goddess Parvati – UMA
17 Construction-toy brand – KNEX
18 Part of a 19-Down used in a suspenseful moment, it’s said – EDGE
19 See 18-Down – SEAT
The Atlantic Bracket City Solution for September 19, 2025
Today’s Bracket City puzzle keeps it breezy with a trivia round that’s straightforward but still rewarding. Stay focused, spell it right, and the win is yours.
Here’s today’s solution if you are having issues:
[part of the ticket they let you keep] – STUB
[a stubborn person doesn’t like to change their __ ] – MIND
[kind of question that is on everyone’s mind 🔥] – BURNING
[Moses talked to a burning one] – BUSH
[person who wrote something] – AUTHOR
[animal associated with unauthorized imitation 🙀] – CAT
[Lauren seen on the catwalk] – RALPH
[jaw material for a weak boxer] – GLASS
[section of a window originally necessary because it was very hard to make large sheets of glass] – PANE
[Bush who ralphed on the Japanese Prime Minister in 1992] – GEORGE
[“__ takers?”] – ANY
[one of a litany recited by a server table-side] – SPECIAL
[🧠 __ (cult specialty)] – WASHING
[“__ me in” (something said by the game)] – COUNT
[who My Country ‘Tis of] – THEE
[word you can insert “thee” in the middle of to get the full valedictory phrase] – FAREWELL
The Atlantic Stacks Solution for September 19, 2025
Today’s Stacks puzzle has you building five new words from five stacked ones. It’s smart, engaging, and just slippery enough that a single misstep can send the whole tower off balance.
The complete words from bottom to top are WHODUNIT, STAGING, MACHINE, PLED, and OPTS.
To get these words, follow these exact steps:
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