Far from cordial

The answer to “Far from cordial” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is ICY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 21, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 20-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Far from cordial” answer

ICY (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ICY.

What does ICY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ICY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Far from cordial” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 21, 2026 (most recent) → ICY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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