This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 5, 2026 (53 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ _ S
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About the answer
PATOIS as a word: (Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language based primarily on English and African languages but also having influences from Spanish, Portuguese, a...; Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti).
PATOIS has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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