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kwanjul:
Hi all. Is WALLS IN a legitimate answer? I need an answer that spans 3 themers, namely W??L??N, and frankly, there aren't a whole lot of options. WALLS IN seems to be the least bad. If WALLS IN is legit, what do you think of "Protects, as a city from barbarians" as the clue?

mmcbs:
It's a little clumsy, but it's legit. WALL IN is a phrasal verb so WALLS IN essentially means "imprisons". Don't know about your theme, but it's often possible to design the grid so as not to have any incidental fill cross more than two themers. Crossing three is always tough.

cranberry44:
I don't know how the following would work as a cross; but for what it's worth, some possible alternatives:

Wellman (noted film director)
Walloon (ethnic community in Belgium)
Willson (See Wikipedia for choices)

Glenn9999:
WALLOON, WEALDEN, WELLMAN, WILLDON, WOOLLEN, WOOLMAN, WOOLMEN.

mmcbs:
LOL,  I think Glenn9999's list of words proves the original point that WALLS IN might be the best choice. Might I mention that WOOLLEN is a variant spelling that might not be accepted. Also worth mentioning that the spelling WILLSON is an unusual spelling of a common name, but it's correct for MERIDETH WILLSON (composer of "The Music Man").

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