Patois Crossword

Standard · Hard · No. 70:00

Patois Crossword: Standard · Hard · No. 7

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 Which ____ yuh grow up inna? (6)
  2. 4 Yuh cyaa ____ wid everybody. (3)
  3. 6 Him a real ____ from di corner. (4,4)
  4. 8 ____ nuh trouble nobody. (6,6)
  5. 11 She save har money inna di ____. (6,5)
  6. 12 ____ likkle but sweet. (6,6)
  7. 14 Him ____ fi plant a new yam field. (4,5)
  8. 15 Di ____ red, gold, an green. (5,3)

Down

  1. 2 Chiefly 'to make', but with two more everyday jobs (3)
  2. 3 Di ____ dem love show off. (5,4,2)
  3. 4 Di ____ red an yellow. (8,4)
  4. 5 People pay good money fi a ____. (7)
  5. 7 Only a ____ person can see dat. (4,3)
  6. 9 Di coaster driva ____ too fast. (5)
  7. 10 A ____ fly inna mi hair. (4,3)
  8. 13 ____ a clock di dance start. (5)

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, Descriptions & Emotions, Food & Drink, Money, Work & Business, People & Relationships, Places & Directions, Superstition, Folklore & Spirituality, 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

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