Patois Crossword

Mini · Medium · No. 320:00

Patois Crossword: Mini · Medium · No. 32

A medium 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. Medium: A wider vocabulary. Clues are the meaning, and you can have wrong letters marked but never shown the answer.

Across

  1. 1 The conductor on a minibus or coaster — the young man (6)
  2. 4 To be scared or startled — 'mi ____' means 'I'm frightened' (8)
  3. 5 The fast, deejay-led genre of Jamaican music (9)
  4. 6 A close female friend, or a group of women bound together by friendship and mutual support (7)
  5. 7 A Rastafari word of affirmation and greeting meaning 'heights' (4)

Down

  1. 2 A tank, drum, or built cistern (9)
  2. 3 A strong, regal, righteous woman — the female counterpart to the Rastafari 'lion' (7)
  3. 5 Right there; that very place (4)

Where the words come from

Every answer is an entry in the Patois dictionary. This puzzle draws on: Descriptions & Emotions, Money, Work & Business, People & Relationships, Places & Directions, Rastafari & Iyaric, 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.

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.