Patois Crossword

Standard · Easy · No. 20:00

Patois Crossword: Standard · Easy · No. 2

An easy standard Patois crossword with 16 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 People & Relationships: A close female friend, or a group of women bound together by friendship and mutual support (7)
  2. 4 Descriptions & Emotions: Fresh, clean, brand new, and looking sharp — something in flawless, impressive condition (5)
  3. 6 Descriptions & Emotions: Greedy, grasping, and excessively covetous (6)
  4. 8 Food & Drink: Ground corn (maize) meal — a versatile staple used for creamy ____ porridge (8)
  5. 11 People & Relationships: A child — whether one's own or any young person (7)
  6. 12 Clothing & Style: Shoes with soft ____ (raw-rubber) soles (5)
  7. 13 Affection, Love & Romance: An affectionate term for a serious, committed girlfriend or wife (5)
  8. 15 Food & Drink: A leafy green vegetable (8)

Down

  1. 1 Food & Drink: A traditional Jamaican snack of dried corn that has been parched (5)
  2. 2 Animals, Plants & Nature: Wind of any strength (6)
  3. 5 Money, Work & Business: A public communal water tap on a post, set in a yard, lane, or street corner (9)
  4. 6 Clothing & Style: Desert boots and shoes (6)
  5. 7 Places & Directions: The rural areas of Jamaica, away from Kingston and the coastal towns (7)
  6. 9 Superstition, Folklore & Spirituality: An Afro-Christian folk religion of Jamaica, blending African spirituality with Christianity (7)
  7. 10 Rastafari & Iyaric: The oppressive establishment (7)
  8. 14 Rastafari & Iyaric: God, in Rastafari belief (3)

Where the words come from

Every answer is an entry in the Patois dictionary. This puzzle draws on: Affection, Love & Romance, Animals, Plants & Nature, Clothing & Style, Descriptions & Emotions, Food & Drink, Money, Work & Business, People & Relationships, Places & Directions, Rastafari & Iyaric, 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

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