Patois Crossword

Standard · Hard · No. 80:00

Patois Crossword: Standard · Hard · No. 8

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. 3 ____ small but sweet. (7,5)
  2. 6 Di jerk nuh taste right widout ____. (6,6)
  3. 8 Dem buy di fridge pon ____. (4,8)
  4. 9 Nuh badda bring no ____ drama. (9)
  5. 13 Road wash weh inna di ____. (5,6)
  6. 14 ____, mi cyaa believe it. (4,3)

Down

  1. 1 Di old-time band a play ____. (5)
  2. 2 ____ a di capital a Westmoreland. (7,2,3)
  3. 3 Portland famous fi ____. (8)
  4. 4 Mi ____ a mi madda sista. (6)
  5. 5 Di ____ hot wid pepper. (4,4,4)
  6. 7 Meet mi a di ____ fi a Red Stripe. (3)
  7. 9 Nuff ____ but no substance. (5)
  8. 10 ____, wah a gwaan? (4)
  9. 11 Dat insult stick inna mi ____. (4)
  10. 12 Di meme too funny, ____! (3)

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, Food & Drink, Greetings & Conversation, Money, Work & Business, Music, Reggae & Dancehall, People & Relationships, Places & Directions, Technology & Texting, Time, Dates & Numbers. 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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