Comments on: Financial Times 13,822 by Cinephile http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/ Never knowingly undersolved. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:38:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: PeeDee http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/#comment-171808 PeeDee Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:32:41 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=35437#comment-171808 About the spelling of Rory/Ruaridh, I suspect it depends on where in Scotland one is, we stay fairly East, but if one went to North West Scotland to traditionally Gaelic areas then I expect Ruaridh would be the normal spelling.

]]> By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/#comment-171802 Sil van den Hoek Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:21:32 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=35437#comment-171802 Just finished this crossword.
I agree with you PeeDee that it was relatively easy.
But enjoyable it was too – just what I needed after Brendan’s Torture.
And nothing that might be called ‘outrageous’ this time, or too Libertarian.

And would you believe, even after my very last entry I had no idea what Cinephile meant by CA ……..

]]> By: mike04 http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/#comment-171797 mike04 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:37:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=35437#comment-171797 Hello again, PeeDee. Thanks for your reply.
I’m sure you’re right about the Irish/Scottish names connection.

Earlier, I was consulting the 1983 edition of Chambers; it gives Rory, m. (Ir.) red. The 2003 edition gives Rory, (Ir) Ruaidhri, (Gaelic) with other spellings …

Then I thought maybe Cinephile followed Rugby Union. He may have seen Scotland’s stand-off half Ruaridh Jackson playing recently in New Zealand. (Unfortunately, probably home by now!)

I thought Ruaridh sounded very like the front half of RURITANIA.

]]> By: Wanderer http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/#comment-171779 Wanderer Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:49:26 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=35437#comment-171779 And perhaps a reference to the setter’s recent appearance as a CA on Desert Island Discs?

Very enjoyable, many thanks to Cinephile and PeeDee.

]]> By: PeeDee http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/#comment-171777 PeeDee Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:34:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=35437#comment-171777 Hi mike04, Rory is a common name where we stay in Scotland, I know two with this spelling, no Ruaris or Ruairidhs that I am aware of. Does a name being Irish prevent it being recognised as commonly Scottish too?

]]> By: mike04 http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/12/financial-times-13822-by-cinephile/#comment-171762 mike04 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:06:19 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=35437#comment-171762 Many thanks, PeeDee.
This was great fun and easy – well it was after getting one of the CA references!

As Rory is usually considered to be an Irish name, I think the Scots boy in 28ac is Ruari
(or Ruairidh or many other possible spellings from Scots Gaelic).
And I’m sure you intended to refer to Tatiana in the same clue?

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