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Rung #108 hints and answer

September 15, 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

My narrowest windows are a trick: a sliver to the world outside, but wide as a doorway within.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

My spiral stairs mostly wind clockwise going up, and people still argue about whether that was for defense.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

Ringed with thick walls and towers and defended by soldiers, I guarded lords through the middle ages.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

A deep water-filled ditch rings me, and a heavy bridge rises on chains to bar my only door.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

Kings and knights once feasted and sheltered behind me, safe from the armies at my gates.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

6 letters, starts with “C”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #108
CASTLE
Castle spiral staircases usually turn clockwise going up. The popular claim that this favored right-handed defenders was invented in 1902 and has no medieval evidence behind it.
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