Historical clue formulations

• Take in a stray, say — 2026-06-23
• Take over — 2025-09-19
• Take in or take on — 2024-08-13
• Embrace — 2023-05-19
• Get a pet from the pound, e.g. — 2020-07-27
• Take home from the shelter, say — 2019-04-22
• Take in — 2017-08-17
• Embrace — 2017-01-22
• Take on — 2016-10-23
• Ratify — 2016-01-26
• Take on — 2015-02-25
• Get a pet from the pound, say — 2014-10-27
• Take in or take on — 2013-04-21
• Take up, as a cause — 2012-10-31
• Take in — 2011-11-10
• Assume — 2010-10-23
• Make one's own — 2010-07-07
• Decide to use — 2010-01-29
• Take on — 2009-06-23
• Take in — 2008-10-31
• Opposite of reject — 2008-03-16
• Begin using — 2007-11-18
• Put into effect — 2007-08-26
• Pass — 2006-04-09
• Take on — 2005-08-16
• Assume — 2005-04-09
• Take as one's own — 2004-12-01
• Vote to accept — 2004-11-30
• Embrace — 2003-04-12
• Take in — 2002-12-13
• Assume — 2002-06-01
• Take in — 2001-05-30
• Take under one's wing — 2001-05-29
• Take as one's own — 2001-01-23
• Take in or on — 2000-11-21
• Take in, as a stray cat — 2000-08-29
• Take 4, clue 4 — 2000-08-20
• Take as one's own — 1999-06-06
• Assume — 1999-03-31
• Embrace — 1998-11-22
• Take for one's own — 1998-10-20
• Vote to accept — 1998-06-06
• Vote to accept — 1997-12-23
• Emulate Mia — 1997-08-17
• Ratify — 1996-12-15
• Take in, on or up — 1996-10-16
• Ratify — 1995-04-20
• One way to enlarge a family — 1994-10-31
• Take as one's own — 1994-05-02