The Atlantic Games Solutions for Today (September 30, 2025)

It’s Tuesday, September 30. The week is already rolling, and today’s edition of The Atlantic Games is here to keep the momentum going. Think of this puzzle as your mid-morning recharge: sharp, satisfying, and just the thing to keep your brain humming.

Up for the challenge? Click here. And if you are stuck, today’s answers are scroll away.

The Atlantic Fluxis Solution for September 30, 2025

The Atlantic Fluxis | Image Credit: The Atlantic/FandomWire

Today’s Fluxis puzzle presents you with the challenge to link words by category. Your goal: trace the patterns to connect and watch as each word flows naturally into the next.

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: REALLY

Here’s how the chain of words builds from it:

Category 1 – Adjectives: ALLYLIC (taking ALLY from REALLY)

Category 2 – No repeated letters: CAB

Category 3 – Exactly 5 vowels: ABANDONWARE (taking AB from CAB, and since we have to connect the circuit, ending with RE from REALLY).

The Atlantic Crossword Solution for September 30, 2025

The Atlantic Crossword | Image Credit: The Atlantic/FandomWire

The crossword puzzle expands throughout the week. Since it’s early in the week, you’re starting small with a 6×6 grid: compact, balanced, and just the right mix of fun and challenge.

Still Stumped? Here’s today’s solution:

Across:

1 Dark gunk – TAR
4 “Keep your eyes __” – PEELED
7 Impression, Sunrise painter Monet – CLAUDE
8 ” Horse Guy” (nickname for Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik) – POMMEL
9 Palindromic term for a belief – TENET
10 Dutch city with an eponymic cheese – EDAM

Down:

1 Joined – TEAMED
2 Gendered word for a graduate – ALUMNA
3 Cash in, as a gift card – REDEEM
4 Drug also known as angel dust – PCP
5 Grilled-corn street food – ELOTE
6 Muscle shaped like a Greek letter, for short – DELT

The Atlantic Bracket City Solution for September 30, 2025

The Atlantic Bracket City | Image Credit: The Atlantic/FandomWire

Today’s Bracket City puzzle is straightforward. But some clues are sneaky, so be careful with the spelling; it might just be the key to staying on top.

Here’s today’s solution if you are having issues:

[an aspect one usually features a colon] – RATIO
[age at which you can see R-rated movies alone] – 17
[” __ luck” (something you are not supposed to say to an actor before a performance)] – GOOD
[two were gifted to a poor orphan girl in a 1765 fable as proof of virtue rewarded, and she was dubbed “Goody Two-__”] – SHOES
[garment, along with shoes, required for service] – SHIRT
[generation closely associated with flannel shirts] – X
[X-__ (Cyclops and Wolverine and others)] – MEN
[kind of contest won by spelling “éclaircissement” in 2025] – BEE
[Leonardo __ Vinci] – DA
[“well la-di-__” you say to the pompous fellow] – DA
[“yes” to a Russian] – DA
[Beethoven’s __ 🎼 (symphony that goes “da-da-da-dum”)] – FIFTH
[what separates make from break] – OR
[what separates corn from the cob] – ON
[one might be Doric, Ionic, or even Corinthian 🏛️] – COLUMN
[you might tell that actor to break one instead] – LEG

The Atlantic Stacks Solution for September 30, 2025

The Atlantic Stacks | Image Credit: The Atlantic/FandomWire

Today’s Stacks puzzle is all words. Start with four base words, then see if you can carefully stack them into four entirely new ones.

The complete words from bottom to top are MISCHIEF, STELLAR, AMONG, and CHAP.

To get these words, follow these exact steps:

1. Start by dropping the word ITCHIER on the rightmost side possible
2. Then drop the word SMELL in the middle so that its letter S doesn’t go to the bottom line
3. After that, drop the word CONGA in the middle as well
4. Finally, drop the word MAYHAP in the remaining empty spaces to complete the puzzle.

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