Last Clue

[crosswordfan]

The prefix fits we hear for Gerald Roy and even Patrick namely (6)...N?R?A?

[dannyk13]

Norman?

[crosswordfan]

I don't see the connection

[dannyk13]

Nor me, but the only two words I could find to fit the letter pattern were Norman & normal.

[poorclare]

I see that answered as Gordon

[fiction-factory]

Is this RTE?

[crosswordfan]

The first "N" comes from Bannister (Roger)

[poorclare]

Yes RTE No 22

[scorpiojo]

I guessed Gordon as it worked with actors names :(

[Calibax]

I think it's connected with Fitz (fits)
Fitzgerald, Fitzroy, Fitzpatrick...

[fiction-factory]

I think you are right, Calibax.

[dannyk13]

There plenty of Fitznormans.

[Calibax]

Norman? Fitz is an Anglo Norman patronymic

[crosswordfan]

So the answer must be Normal as in "a normal prefix for these names"

[MargoTester]

https://www.quora.com/In-English-when-and-how-did-the-surname-prefix-fitz-come-to-mean-***-child

[Calibax]

I think it is Norman. A Norman-French prefix

[fiction-factory]

Yes, the clue isn't good imo (I like the Fitz/fits bit though) but Norman works bettr for me in that it better explains why the 'namely' was tagged onto the end

[Calibax]

^some of the RTE clues are very strange :0)

[poorclare]

That is an understatement Calibax, you tear your hair out doing ~ yet
you know that unless you live in R.O.I. you are not going to win. The second
prize is a notebook (sounds good) oh and they do send a pen so you can
write in the notebook.
Still I do the stupid crossword and waste £1.35 on postage.
**I know I need my head examined**
Hope you all have a lovely Monday, I am off now to post my crosswords.

[dannyk13]

I agree with Calibax- Norman

[crosswordfan]

Well said "poorclare"...there is at least one mistake per week.

I got one of those "notebooks"