Patois Crossword

Standard · Hard · No. 30:00

Patois Crossword: Standard · Hard · No. 3

A hard 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. Hard: Everything in the dictionary, including phrases. Clues are a Patois sentence with the word missing. No checking, no revealing.

Across

  1. 1 Him buy a diamond ____. (5)
  2. 2 Wi haffi hold on to wi ____. (6)
  3. 7 Wi live a ____, St. Catherine. (7,4)
  4. 9 Nuh mek him ____ fool yuh. (5,5)
  5. 11 Mi prefer sweet potato ova ____. (5,6)
  6. 13 Mi ____ plant a mi grandmodda yaad. (5)
  7. 14 ____ dus all over di duster. (5)
  8. 15 ____ a keep di dance tonight. (5,4)

Down

  1. 1 A likkle ____ hop pon di fence. (5,4)
  2. 3 Country ____ rich an spicy. (9,3)
  3. 4 Di ____ gi di rice a nice golden colour. (7)
  4. 5 Di ____ mek di ground shake. (4,3)
  5. 6 Mi ____ fi di help. (4,6)
  6. 8 Mind di ____ nuh bun yuh ear. (3,4)
  7. 10 Yuh nuh ____ a yuhself? (7)
  8. 12 To talk or speak (4)

Where the words come from

Every answer is an entry in the Patois dictionary. This puzzle draws on: Animals, Plants & Nature, Body, Health & Appearance, Clothing & Style, Culture, Heritage & History, Descriptions & Emotions, Food & Drink, Greetings & Conversation, Music, Reggae & Dancehall. 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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