Melt down

The answer to “Melt down” in the New York Times crossword is RENDER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 21, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 14-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Melt down” answer

RENDER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is RENDER

RENDER is the 6-letter solution that fits "Melt down" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 21, 2025 (14-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RENDER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of RENDER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Melt down” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 21, 2025 (most recent) → RENDER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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