Patois Crossword

Grand · Hard · No. 10:00

Patois Crossword: Grand · Hard · No. 1

A hard grand Patois crossword with 44 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. 2 ____ wid saltfish a good dinner. (4,8)
  2. 5 Easter time di sky full a ____. (4)
  3. 6 Wrap di food inna ____. (6,5)
  4. 7 Mi love yuh, ____. (3,4)
  5. 10 ____ good fi di baby. (4,8)
  6. 14 Man a part a di ____. (8)
  7. 16 She get a ____ fi di wedding. (5,3,4)
  8. 17 She a di ____ a di kitchen. (3,4)
  9. 18 Store di dry corn inna a ____. (4,3)
  10. 19 Di ____ dem run di taxi park. (5)
  11. 20 Di taxi cost two ____. (4)
  12. 23 She ____ but she dance good. (3,4)
  13. 24 Him teach mi how fi ____. (5)
  14. 25 Di ____ boil up nice an white. (5,3)
  15. 27 ____, everybody a struggle. (5,5)
  16. 29 ____, how di family? (4)
  17. 31 Wi deal wid dat ____. (4)
  18. 32 Steam ____ wid okra sweet. (6,4)
  19. 35 Bite di corna an suck out di ____. (3,5)
  20. 37 Di ____ dem ripe pon di tree. (5)
  21. 39 ____ good fi di hair. (6,5)
  22. 40 Reap di pimento berry inna di ____. (7,4)
  23. 41 Di crop suffer inna di ____. (3,5)

Down

  1. 1 Country night full a ____. (6,6)
  2. 3 Come mek wi ____ bout life. (6)
  3. 4 Di ____ dusty inna di dry weather. (4,4)
  4. 5 Him ____ press an sharp. (5)
  5. 8 A multi-purpose question and linking word (3)
  6. 9 Di phone call mek him ____. (5,4)
  7. 11 Him wear a ____ an a jersey. (5,7)
  8. 12 Dem two live like ____. (4,2,4)
  9. 13 ____ good inna fish tea. (6,4)
  10. 15 Bwile some cerasee tea fi di ____. (7,5)
  11. 18 Cook di ____ inna coconut milk. (4,3,4)
  12. 21 Buy a pack a ____ from di shop. (4)
  13. 22 Di ____ call di people together. (5)
  14. 26 Truth mus ____ inna di end. (1,8)
  15. 28 Watch him, him ____. (8)
  16. 30 Someting inna mi ____. (4,4)
  17. 33 ____ neva fall a one man door. (4)
  18. 34 ____ mi general, wah gwaan? (4,2)
  19. 35 ____ nuh hav nuh massa. (5)
  20. 36 Di ____ tree loaded dis year. (5)
  21. 38 She mind har ____ good. (4)

Where the words come from

Every answer is an entry in the Patois dictionary. This puzzle draws on: Actions & Verbs, Animals, Plants & Nature, Body, Health & Appearance, Clothing & Style, Culture, Heritage & History, Dance, Party & Celebration, Descriptions & Emotions, Food & Drink, Grammar & Function Words, Greetings & Conversation, Money, Work & Business, People & Relationships, Rastafari & Iyaric, Sports & Games, Transport & Travel. 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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