This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 26, 2026 (35 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ W
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THAW as a word: (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen; (impersonal, intransitive) To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
THAW has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 14, 2025.
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