Defrost Crossword Clue

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Defrost Crossword Answer

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MELT

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(noun)
1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
(verb)
1. become or cause to become soft or liquid

Hint 2: Clue Definition

DEFROST (verb)
1. make or become free of frost or ice

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MELT
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More USA Today Crossword (3/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. The "A" of UAE

5. “Hey, hey you!”

9. Panache

13. Pasta or rice

14. Security breaches

15. Fatty tuna at a sushi bar

16. Dish of grilled bites served on skewers

19. Notable period

20. "I understand"

21. Pit stop for a camel train

22. Jeans and jeggings

24. Lairs for bears

26. Anticipatory night

28. Five Below or Daiso, e.g.

30. Greek war god

31. Composer Stravinsky

33. __ and cheese

35. Fermented, dairy-free product with probiotics

41. Like defined muscles

42. It's between Wed. and Fri.

43. Work ___

45. Cooling units for short

46. Taj ___

48. Cool beans!

49. TV title word after "PAW" or "Doom"

51. Niche enthusiast

53. Comic book sound effect similar to "Bam!"

54. Indicator of financial losses

56. Grains in stables

58. Climbing vine with tubers that can be eaten raw

61. Wander around

64. Make brookies, for example

65. Group of Girl Scouts

66. Leg up

67. Gumbo or nikujaga

68. All ___ Day (Nov. 2)

69. Looked at

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Down

1. Not reject

2. Overly enthusiastic

3. Wicked: For Good star Grande

4. "Fleabag" network

5. ___-up energy

6. Tie the knot

7. Roller derby participant

8. "I expected more from you"

9. Blues singer James

10. Not as tight

11. Get there

12. Snap, crackle and pop, e.g.

14. Name of the current pope

17. Metric units of mass (Abbr.)

18. Apple platform

23. "Once bitten, ___ shy"

25. Lost fish in a Pixar film

28. 30-Across, to Zeus

29. Dare alternative

30. Like a 45-degree angle

32. Video game cheat code that grants invincibility

34. City council meeting outline

35. ___-Cola

36. Picketing

37. Words of gratitude

38. ___ log (Christmas dessert)

39. Gershwin's "___ in Blue"

40. Jazz musician Puente

41. Dance like Gregory Hines

44. Mooing creature

47. Star-studded groups of invitees

50. Keep from expiring

52. Easy-breezy victories

55. Infamous Roman emperor

57. Genealogy chart

58. 60 Minutes network

59. Bowler, for one

60. Dial-up pioneer

62. "Just a number" number

63. ___ student (doctor-to-be)

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