Let us help you get the solution to The Times Cryptic crossword puzzles. Today, based on the clue "Advocate’s mail found in a pile, half missing" given in the puzzle we will help you find the answer to it.
After hunting through the hints and information, we have finally found the solution to this crossword clue.
Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle
Today's clue is "Advocate's mail found in a pile, half missing" and the answer is "APOSTLE". Let's break down the clue to understand why this answer is correct.
- The clue starts with "Advocate's mail" which indicates that we are looking for a word related to a lawyer or someone who supports a cause.
- The next part of the clue is "found in a pile". This suggests that the word we're looking for can be found within the letters of the word "pile".
- The third part of the clue is "half missing". This implies that we need to exclude half of the letters in the word we find within "pile".
If we take the word "advocate" and look for its letters within "pile", we can find the letters "a", "p", "o", and "e". However, since the clue mentions that half of the letters are missing, we need to remove two of these letters.
By removing the letters "a" and "p" from "advocate", we are left with "ostle". When we combine this with the remaining letters "a", "p", "o", and "e" from "pile", we form the word "APOSTLE".
The answer "APOSTLE" fits the clue perfectly as it represents an advocate or supporter and can be found within the letters of "pile" with half of its letters missing.
Definition of "APOSTLE"
each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ.
Example :The Crossword clue "Advocate’s mail found in a pile, half missing" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s.
Crossword | Date | Answer |
The Times Cryptic | 8 August 2018 | APOSTLE |