Airedale Occupations quiz

[granny grump]

Please can you help with clues

8. Expert polishers (7)
11. Hirsute on the furniture (11)
15. France has famous ones (5)
21. A strong torch is essential (9)
25. Has been seen in a casserole (7)
26. Alan loved his job (8)

Any help gratefully received

[Wharton]

11 hairdresser

[TheWinner]

11. Hair dresser

[Pea Pod]

11 Hairdresser

[granny grump]

Thank you all - I feel realy silly that I didn't get it

[Brenden]

8a. Glazers?

[granny grump]

Thnak you brenden - isn't it glaziers - which is too many letters or is glazer an alternative spelling?

[quinie]

25 Cobbler?

[granny grump]

thank you quinie - please can you explain cobbler?

[TheWinner]

Hi quinie, you got there one second before me.
for granny grump, here is a link, its like a scone type topping.
http://www.cookitsimp...cipe-0010-08020j.html

[granny grump]

Thank you quinie and TheWinner

Just left with 15, 21 and 26

[granny grump]

and not sure of 8

[Brenden]

gg - glazer - one who gives a glass like surface to anything - as in pottery.

[TheWinner]

15. Chefs ???

have some of the answers been in the plural ?

[granny grump]

Thankyou brenden I was thinking Glazier Thank you TheWinner - yes some of the answers are plural.

only 26 to go

[shaneystar2]

26 gardener ?
Long shot ( alan ? titchmarsh ? )

[granny grump]

I like it shaney thank you

[granny grump]

oops missed 21

[TheWinner]

21. Coalminer ?

[TheWinner]

or what about an usherette (at a theatre/cinema)

[granny grump]

Thank you TheWinner both good but I think I will go with usherette