Acolyte is cut off crossing river Crossword Clue

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Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

The clue for today's crossword puzzle is "Acolyte is cut off crossing river," and the answer for this clue is "SERVER."

Let's break down the clue to understand why the answer is "SERVER":

1. "Acolyte" is a term that typically refers to a person who assists in religious ceremonies, particularly in the Christian church.
2. "Is cut off" suggests that a specific part of the word needs to be removed or detached.
3. "Crossing river" indicates that the word "acolyte" is placed inside or intersected by the word for a body of water - "river" in this case.

Combining these elements, we can understand that "SERVER" fits the clue:

1. The word "SERVE" can be related to an "acolyte" as both involve assisting or performing a function.
2. By removing the last letter of "SERVE," we get "SERVE_."
3. Now, if we add the word "R" for "river" inside "SERVE_," we get "SERVER," which matches the answer we were looking for.

So, the answer to today's crossword clue "Acolyte is cut off crossing river" is "SERVER" due to the connection between "serve" and an "acolyte," the removal of the last letter, and the placement of "river" indicated by "crossing."

Definition of "SERVER"

a person or thing that serves.

Example :

the software runs on a variety of Unix servers

 The Crossword clue "Acolyte is cut off crossing river" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
The Times Cryptic	19 December 2018	SERVER