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sb

16th February 2010, 09:20
Could anyone please help with the last 2:
53a Quiet room-nothing original being said here
--A-I-U-E
51d Provincial party's set up-here's a bit of food
---D
Thanks very much
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ajt

16th February 2010, 09:23
The first is P- LATITUDE
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sb

16th February 2010, 09:30
Thanks very much for that. I did wonder if it was platitude but couldn't really see why.
That makes 51d -P-D. I wonder if could be SPUD?
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ajt

16th February 2010, 09:35
There doesn't seem to be anything else it can be but spud - but I can't see the word play
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chrisg

16th February 2010, 09:53
Spud..Provincial party = Northern Ireland DUP plus S
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sb

16th February 2010, 10:09
I appreciate that AJT and chrisg. Its good to understand the reasoning behind an answer.
Thanks
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