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3 results for ENCOURAGE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 31, 2021	17D	Push	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Sun May 2, 2004	82D	See circled squares	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Mon Nov 20, 2000	8D	Spur on	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz

2 results for ENCOURAGE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 5, 2015	Cryptic	4D	Urge beginning of experiment with wild cougar in New England (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
May 22, 2005	Diagramless	38D	Cheer on	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

2 results for ENCOURAGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 21, 1972	50D	Foster	Diana Sessions	Weng
Fri Sep 18, 1953	36A	Hearten.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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