dt gk 13/2

[star-ling]

19a Patron Saint of farming and agriculture alt sp (7)

[P.A Gould]

Saint Boniface

[JoolsTwo]

That is 44a on Sat Tel GK. This is the aily Tel Herculis Crossword. Which I have not done yet.

[star-ling]

I think the letters are -o-o-p- if I have the rest correct so boniface wouldn't fit!

[crofter]

Don't look JimJools!

With 7 letters, it appears that you have options - but Boniface is not one of them!. St Bernard or Barnard look favourites.

[JoolsTwo]

It looks like Saint Botolph

[crofter]

Thanks for that star-ling. It should be St Botolph

[JoolsTwo]

sorry that is Botulph so the U could be wrong.

[crofter]

Don't forget there's an "alt sp" in place!

[JoolsTwo]

Yes and both spellings are coming up on Google.

[Argee]

I agree that it must be Botolph but the spelling of escallop is wrong. It should be escalope according to the dictionaries I have consulted. He was wrong last week saying that Rio was the largest port in Brazil it is Sao Paolo.

[janbrix]

'Escallop' is given as an alternative spelling in the Oxford dictionary.

[arpeggio]

trouble is, botolph is listed as the patron saint of travellers

[balmain]

St Isidore comes up on Google as patron saint of farming: Escalope comes up in Collins:

However ,playing the game (ie fiddling the answers) it looks like Botolph to me too.

[crofter]

arpeggio These patron saints put themselves about! Saint Botolph (alt sp) is variously the patron saint of agriculural workers, farm workers, sailors and (of course you're quite right) travellers!

[Argee]

Sorry about that, janbrix, I did check in Chambers and the latest Collins, the Oxford does say "variant spelling of escalope". He really is a pain with has variant spellings!

[Argee]

Sorry! I cannot spell HIS now!!

[Cleocima]

He, the compiter, never said variant spelling for 'escalope'. It has to be 'escallop' because it's the one that fits.

[eggjon]

Have you tried St. Dorothy?