Rung #156 hints and answer

November 2, 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

Ancient kings hired stand-ins to sit on the throne while I passed, just in case I meant the crown ill.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

Confused birds stop singing and settle to roost at midday when I arrive at full strength.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

I am a cosmic coincidence: one disk four hundred times bigger, four hundred times farther, so they match.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

Crowds in paper glasses gather on lawns to watch me slowly take a bite out of the daytime sky.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

I am the day the Moon slides across the Sun and afternoon turns briefly to night.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

7 letters, starts with “E”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #156

ECLIPSE

Total solar eclipses are living on borrowed time. The Moon drifts away each year, and in about 600 million years it will look too small to fully cover the Sun.

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