This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 11, 2025 (18 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
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ T
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MELT as a word: (ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat; (intransitive, figuratively) To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
MELT has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 11, 2025.
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