| Relief for the snowbound | 24 |
| Relax, as tense relations | 25 |
| Relax one's restraints | 26 |
| Reduction in tension | 20 |
| Reduction in hostility | 22 |
| Put in the defroster | 20 |
| Pull out one's meat, perhaps | 32 |
| Prepare for roasting | 20 |
| Opening for peace talks | 23 |
| Onset of melting | 16 |
| Mystery ' s Morse | 25 |
| Move from a frozen state? | 25 |
| Midwinter phenomenon, sometimes | 31 |
| Midwinter event, often | 22 |
| Melt the ice | 12 |
| Lose that frozen feeling | 24 |
| Lose one's aloofness | 24 |
| Lisper's adage? | 19 |
| January warm spell | 18 |
| January "warming" | 27 |
| Increase in friendliness | 24 |
| Harry that shot Stanford White | 30 |
| Grow less hostile | 17 |
| Get out of the cold? | 20 |
| End of winter | 13 |
| Easing of hostilities | 21 |
| Ease, as hostilities | 20 |
| Diplomatic improvement | 22 |
| Deice? | 6 |
| De-ice | 6 |
| Cold-War-to-detente transition | 30 |
| Cold war abatement | 18 |
| Break the ice? | 14 |
| Break in the Cold War | 21 |
| Become warmer | 13 |
| Become soft, say | 16 |
| Become more welcoming | 21 |
| Become more friendly | 20 |
| Become less icy | 15 |
| Become friendly | 15 |
| Antifreeze? | 11 |
| Aka Inspector Morse | 19 |
| ''Ragtime'' character | 37 |
| Prepared for cooking, in a way | 30 |
| Became less aloof | 17 |
| Unfroze | 7 |
| Unbent | 6 |
| Showed a bit more friendliness | 30 |
| Sat out on the counter, perhaps | 31 |
| Prepared for cooking, perhaps | 29 |
| Prepared for cooking | 20 |
| Ceased to be frozen | 19 |
| Became more friendly | 20 |
| Defrosting device | 17 |
| De-icer | 7 |
| Spring activity | 15 |
| Out of the freezer | 18 |
| Obviously getting warmer | 24 |
| Deicing | 7 |
| Gets out the ice? | 17 |
| Springtime events | 17 |
| Unfreezes | 9 |
| Unbends | 7 |
| Melting periods | 15 |
| Détentes | 11 |
| Responds to heat | 16 |
| Uses a microwave, at times | 26 |
| Takes out of the freezer | 24 |
| Responds to heat, in a way | 26 |
| Prepares certain food | 21 |
| January warm stretches | 22 |
| Cessations of hostilities | 25 |
| Breaks the ice | 14 |
| Breaks in diplomatic tension | 28 |
| Becomes friendlier | 18 |
| Sits beside a fireplace, perhaps | 32 |
| "Casey at the Bat" writer Ernest Lawrence ___ | 55 |
| "Casey at the Bat" writer Ernest | 42 |
| "Casey at the Bat" poet Ernest | 40 |
| 'Casey at the Bat' poet | 31 |
| ''Casey at the Bat'' poet | 41 |
| Div. degrees | 12 |
| Marijuana component, for short | 30 |
| It makes pot potent: Abbr. | 26 |
| High-minded stuff? | 18 |
| Cannabis compound | 17 |
| Active ingredient in marijuana | 30 |
| Active chemical in cannabis | 27 |
| Terpenoid organic chemical that makes music sound really awesome | 64 |
| Strong weed has a lot of it: Abbr. | 34 |
| Provider of high comedy? | 24 |
| Marinol, in nature | 18 |
| Marijuana's chief intoxicant: Abbr. | 39 |
| Marijuana's active substance: Abbr. | 39 |
| Marijuana ingredient | 20 |
| Joint component: Abbr. | 22 |
| It makes pot potent | 19 |
| Grass component: Abbr. | 22 |
| Drug sold as Marinol [Subscribe to weekly indie xwords at avxwords.com] | 71 |
| Chemical featured at some modern dispensaries | 45 |