Patois Crossword

Standard · Easy · No. 70:00

Patois Crossword: Standard · Easy · No. 7

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. 4 Superstition, Folklore & Spirituality: A ghost or malevolent spirit of the dead (5)
  2. 7 Clothing & Style: A man's sleeveless vest or singlet worn as an undershirt — the everyday Jamaican word for it (6)
  3. 8 Rastafari & Iyaric: Natural, pure, and unprocessed — used above all for the Rastafari way of eating (4)
  4. 9 Rastafari & Iyaric: A discussion — especially a deep or spiritual one — a session (9)
  5. 11 Food & Drink: A flat, round flatbread made from grated cassava (5)
  6. 15 Actions & Verbs: To stand — but far more often to stay, remain, or wait, and to describe how something is or looks (3)
  7. 16 The world-famous Jamaican music genre that grew out of rocksteady around 1968 (6)

Down

  1. 1 People & Relationships: An affectionate word for one's father, and for an older man held in respect and fondness (5)
  2. 2 Superstition, Folklore & Spirituality: An Afro-Jamaican religious tradition of Central African (6)
  3. 3 Actions & Verbs: To go along, go away, or carry on — a versatile word that swings between dismissal and encouragement (6)
  4. 5 Places & Directions: Abroad — any country outside Jamaica, and above all the United States, Britain, and Canada (6)
  5. 6 Rastafari & Iyaric: The Rastafari concept of righteous living (6)
  6. 10 Food & Drink: The prized reef fish — especially the ____ (7)
  7. 12 Food & Drink: The beloved sweet tropical fruit, of which Jamaica boasts dozens of named varieties (5)
  8. 13 Animals, Plants & Nature: The small freshwater crayfish or shrimp found in Jamaica's rivers, prized as a delicacy (5)
  9. 14 Rastafari & Iyaric: A Rastafari word of affirmation and greeting meaning 'heights' — spiritual heights, joy, and unity (4)

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, 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.

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