# Everyday Puzzles Cladder Answers - October 8, 2026

- Red iron oxide — **RUST**
- Smallest one of the litter — **RUNT**
- Tears in stockings — **RUNS**
- Earth has one, other solar systems have multiple — **SUNS**
- Gone down like a ship in water — **SUNK**
- Uptown __, hit for Bruno Mars — **FUNK**
- Contemptible person — **FINK**
- Alternative to swim — **SINK**
- What birds do at dawn — **SING**
- Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 — **MING**

Source: https://cluestash.com/everyday-puzzles/cladder/2026-10-08/