Rung #70 hints and answer

August 8, 2026. Here is the full clue ladder for this puzzle, gentlest first. Each rung is worth fewer points, so open only what you need. The answer stays hidden until you click.

Hint 1, worth 5 points

Two toymakers on opposite sides of the ocean claim they invented me in the very same year, by chance.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

One of my makers pins a small metal button in my ear to prove I am the real thing.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

Stuffed soft and stitched with jointed limbs, I am shaped like a gentle animal for a child to clutch.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

For over a hundred years I have been the toy children reach for first when the lights go out.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

Children hug me at bedtime, my fur worn thin by a love that never once wears out.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

9 letters, 2 words, starts with “T”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #70

TEDDY BEAR

The teddy bear is named after President Theodore Roosevelt, who refused to shoot a captured bear on a 1902 trip, a moment that inspired a cartoon and then a toy.

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