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Yes, I think the 3 letter word is one variation and the 4 letter word is the other. I'm still waiting for inspiration about 31 d "quickly profit by selling London Bridge perhaps "(4) Any help would be appreciated.

31d is a stock market term, minus last letter.
Not a bull, not a bear ....

Thanks, Nelson. I had worked out the missing letter but even though I now can see the answer the parsing still seems obscure. But thank you for your input.

Same. I don't get the London bridge bit.

Re 31D. The grid entry is a 3 letter abbreviation of which London Bridge is an example.

Can anyone help me with the endgame. The preamble says I should be looking for three clashes in four adjacent cells in one row. I have three clashes in three adjacent cells which I can resolve to make the English translation of the last word of the Latin phrase.
As the Romans used one letter for either of two English ones this explains the two classic variations and the link to the theme word. But I'm worried about the fourth adjacent clashing cell. What am I missing?

Hi Slowdempsey,
The quote is a mnemonic. All becomes clear (at least it did for me!) if you google "mnemonic" and the quote.

There is also anther quot hidden in the grid- Idon't know if you've seen it?

The last word of it translated into English tells you which one of the two options to choose. This goes in the clashes in the grid

Thanks. Got it now.

A choice of two Latin words from the clashes; one of four words or one of three. The mnemonic and the other Latin phrase hidden in the grid indicate which to choose.

I'm still unsure about this. Which quote are we supposed to be applying the instruction to? If we apply it to the 1st (the extra letters) we get one answer (involving 4 letters) but if we apply it to the 2nd hidden quote we get the other (and I don't see how this can be said to involve 4 letters)

Thanks snowyowl. I am in the same quandary as you.
As first I thought it was the 4 letter answer that was needed or else there would be no point in having it included. now I am not so sure, because the instruction tells us to interpret the quote in the grid.