Detente
The crossword clue "Detente" is answered by THAW, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
THAW
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the THAW answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for THAW
Every other clue in this collection answered by THAW, most used first.
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- Spring meltdown - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Spring occurrence - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
- Begin to melt - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Microwave option - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Soften - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Spring phenomenon - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
- Easing of tensions - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Easing of tension - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
- Become friendlier - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Spring melting period - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Winter warm spell - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Liquefy - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Melting period - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Become less reserved - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Melt down - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Become less hostile - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Dissolve - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Grow genial - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- January event - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Loosen up - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Spring melt - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Winter break? - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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