| Text | Length |
| Leave the flock | 15 |
| It may be impounded | 19 |
| Go off the path | 15 |
| S.P.C.A. pickup | 15 |
| Rescue shelter resident | 23 |
| Move away from the crowd | 24 |
| Go away from the fold | 21 |
| Get off the beaten path | 23 |
| Cowpuncher's worry | 22 |
| Alley cat, perhaps | 18 |
| Wandering animal | 16 |
| Wander yonder? | 14 |
| Veer off the beaten path | 24 |
| Uncollared one | 14 |
| Take the scenic route | 21 |
| Take a tangent | 14 |
| Sheepdog's target | 21 |
| S.P.C.A. concern | 16 |
| S.P.C.A. candidate | 18 |
| Rescued one, hopefully | 22 |
| Ranch wanderer | 14 |
| Ranch roamer | 12 |
| Prospective adoptee | 19 |
| Pound impound | 13 |
| Potential pet | 13 |
| Pickup for a pound | 18 |
| One may be impounded | 20 |
| One feeling abandoned | 21 |
| Occurring as an isolated instance | 33 |
| Not stay on the path | 20 |
| Maverick or dogie | 17 |
| Many a cat lover's acquisition | 34 |
| Lost toy? | 9 |
| Lost dogie | 10 |
| Leave the herd | 14 |
| Leave the beaten path | 21 |
| Lab at large, perhaps | 21 |
| It's weighed by the pound | 29 |
| Homeless cat | 12 |
| Go off-topic | 12 |
| Dogie, for one | 14 |
| Dogcatcher's pickup | 23 |
| Dogcatcher's catch | 22 |
| Dog pound dog | 13 |
| Dog found in the pound | 22 |
| Cattle drive concern | 20 |
| Alley cat, e.g. | 15 |
| "___ Cat Strut" (1983 hit) | 36 |
| ___ Cats ("Rock This Town" group) | 43 |
| ___ Cats | 8 |
| Future adoptee, perhaps | 23 |
| Alley howler | 12 |
| Pound resident | 14 |
| Pound escapee, maybe | 20 |
| Lost Persian, e.g. | 18 |
| Alley wanderer | 14 |
| Some scavengers | 15 |
| Part of a pound? | 16 |
| Shelter dweller | 15 |
| It's picked up by the pound | 31 |
| Homeless pet | 12 |
| He may be bound for the pound | 29 |
| Deviated | 8 |
| Lacked a herd mentality | 23 |
| Wandered off | 12 |
| Took a wrong turn | 17 |
| Got sidetracked | 15 |
| Wasn't faithful | 19 |
| Wandered away | 13 |
| Lost sight of, as a religious goal | 34 |
| Got off course | 14 |
| Penitent person, perhaps | 24 |
| One who goes off course | 23 |
| Black sheep | 11 |
| Those going off course | 22 |
| Enter absent-mindedly | 21 |
| In need of repentance | 21 |
| Moves away from the flock | 25 |
| Adoptable animals | 17 |
| Wanders off | 11 |
| Mavericks | 9 |
| What teen rocker does from home, at times | 41 |
| Wanders afield | 14 |
| They get added to pounds | 24 |
| Some cats in the '80s? | 26 |
| Range rovers? | 13 |
| Pound prospects | 15 |
| Pound critters, usually | 23 |
| Pinfold residents | 17 |
| Many adopted pets | 17 |
| Loses one's way | 19 |
| Leaves the path | 15 |
| Homeless hounds, e.g. | 21 |
| Doesn't stick to the straight and narrow | 44 |
| Doesn't keep to the straight and narrow | 43 |
| Doesn't follow the party line | 33 |
| Becomes lost | 12 |
| Animal shelter inhabitants | 26 |
| Alley mewers | 12 |
| Alley cats, e.g. | 16 |
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