The term 'cut off, in a way' can be solved by four different crossword solutions: sawn (4 letters), isled (5 letters), icedin (6 letters), and stormbound (10 letters). Sawn means to cut something with a saw, isled means to be surrounded by an island, icedin means to be blocked by ice, and stormbound means to be unable to move due to a storm. All of these terms refer to being cut off from the outside world in some way.