The term SEPARATE, IN A WAY can be solved by four different crossword solutions: SORT (4 letters), UNGLUE (6 letters), UNYOKE (6 letters), and UNHITCH (7 letters). SORT is an action that involves organizing items into categories or groups. UNGLUE implies taking apart something that has been stuck together. UNYOKE is a verb that means to free from being joined together. Finally, UNHITCH means to detach or disconnect. All of these words describe the action of separating two or more things.