Patois Crossword

Mini · Easy · No. 330:00

Patois Crossword: Mini · Easy · No. 33

An easy mini Patois crossword with 8 clues. Every answer is a real Jamaican Patois word from the dictionary, and each links to its entry when you finish. Easy: The most familiar words. Meanings come with a category, every word starts with its first letter filled in, and you can check and reveal.

Across

  1. 3 Actions & Verbs: To go along, go away, or carry on — a versatile word that swings between dismissal and encouragement (6)
  2. 5 Animals, Plants & Nature: The small freshwater crayfish or shrimp found in Jamaica's rivers, prized as a delicacy (5)
  3. 6 Actions & Verbs: To go, move on, or make one's way to a place — and also to progress or advance (7)
  4. 8 Superstition, Folklore & Spirituality: Afro-Jamaican folk magic (5)

Down

  1. 1 Money, Work & Business: A traditional rotating savings scheme in which a group of people each pay a fixed sum (7)
  2. 2 Clothing & Style: The red-and-white (sometimes yellow) plaid madras cloth (7)
  3. 4 Food & Drink: A small open Jamaican tart (7)
  4. 7 Grammar & Function Words: A multi-purpose question and linking word — 'where', 'what', or the relative 'that/which/who' (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, Food & Drink, Grammar & Function Words, Money, Work & Business, Superstition, Folklore & Spirituality. 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.

More to play

Back to all Patois crosswords, try the daily word game Guess Di Word, or take a Patois quiz. You can print this puzzle from your browser's print menu.