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[MagiKat]

7d Reading about rook at a meeting. I? C?N?E?E?C? I think "In conference" but cannot work out why?
9d Novel derived from said porcelain(500 pieces)
?F ?I?E ?N? M?N
"Of Mice ad Men" but why?
Thanks in advance

[frugalfred]

9d Of Mice and Men

[aelmpvw]

9d of mice and men ... sounds like meissen?

[frugalfred]

Of Meissen

[frugalfred]

derived = of; Meissen = porcelain; 500 = D Latin numeral; pieces = men (chess)

[Wharton]

^plus 'd' (500) and 'men' (chess pieces)

[vakayu]

I think conference is the name for group of rooks.

[Wharton]

7d reading = inference
rook = con

[Baldric]

IN CONFERENCE

[vakayu]

ignore my previous answer it is a parliament of rooks,sorry.

[MagiKat]

Thanks both frugalfred and Wharton can't post both as best answers.

[inquisition]

Yes it is a Parliament of Rooks, also its a "conference" of Alligators.
cheers Ink'