Patois Crossword

Big · Hard · No. 40:00

Patois Crossword: Big · Hard · No. 4

A hard big Patois crossword with 23 clues. Every answer is a real Jamaican Patois word from the dictionary, and each links to its entry when you finish. Hard: Everything in the dictionary, including phrases. Clues are a Patois sentence with the word missing. No checking, no revealing.

Across

  1. 1 Real ____ stick together. (7)
  2. 4 Yes ____, mi soon come. (7)
  3. 8 Respect, ____, walk good. (7)
  4. 10 Wi ____ miss di bus. (6,4)
  5. 12 Di ochro mek di pot ____. (6)
  6. 14 Him spen weh every last ____. (5)
  7. 15 Sweep weh di ____ dem. (4)
  8. 16 Wi milk di ____ every mawnin. (3)
  9. 17 Grate di ginger fresh fi di ____. (6,4)
  10. 20 Dem a bwoil di ____ fi di stag party tonight. (7,5)
  11. 22 ____ help him wid di maths. (5,6)

Down

  1. 1 Him drag di heavy ____ pon him back. (6,3)
  2. 2 Di ____ preach a powerful sermon. (6)
  3. 3 Wi link up ____. (6,4)
  4. 5 ____ di fish wid okra an pumpkin. (5,4)
  5. 6 A ____ so it go? (3)
  6. 7 ____ tea good fi cold. (4,4,4)
  7. 9 Di ____ smooth an low. (5,6)
  8. 11 Big ____ fi di weekend. (5,1,5)
  9. 13 Yuh ____ a show unda yuh frock. (9)
  10. 18 Di whole day ____ so fast. (4)
  11. 19 Nice ____ yuh have on deh. (5)
  12. 21 ____ di goat to di post. (3)

Where the words come from

Every answer is an entry in the Patois dictionary. This puzzle draws on: Actions & Verbs, Animals, Plants & Nature, Clothing & Style, Culture, Heritage & History, Dance, Party & Celebration, Descriptions & Emotions, Food & Drink, Grammar & Function Words, Greetings & Conversation, Money, Work & Business, People & Relationships. When you finish, each answer shows its meaning, its pronunciation and an example sentence.

The number in brackets after a clue is the length of the answer, and (3,5) means two words of three and five letters, typed with no space. Patois has no single spelling, so if you type another spelling the dictionary records, it counts.

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