# Everyday Puzzles Cladder Answers - September 21, 2026

- Took a walk in the woods — **HIKED**
- Took on an employee — **HIRED**
- Dismissed from a job — **FIRED**
- Issued a monetary penalty — **FINED**
- A face wrinkled with worry — **LINED**
- Tidy rows — **LINES**
- Conifers with needles and seed-bearing cones — **PINES**
- Heaps, mounds — **PILES**
- Small medical tablets — **PILLS**
- Electoral surveys — **POLLS**

Source: https://cluestash.com/everyday-puzzles/cladder/2026-09-21/