dt 25,517

[manofsteel]

17d "labour's not for them"....... -e-i-e-s
Shall I go for retirees or retirers? I'm inclined to the former but open to suggestions.

[pbeach]

Retirees... is what I put - its a better answer :-)

[Catron]

Its the correct answer too!

[pbeach]

Thank you Catron :-)

[manofsteel]

Thanks both, glad you were so positive that retirees is correct catron. Internet dictionaries suggest both as correct but I feel that retirers is just a sloppy word probably invented by our trans-atlantic cousins who use words like realty,honor and the like !!!

[pbeach]

Agreed 100%

[Catron]

Sorry, manofsteel, should perhaps have said why I know that it is the correct answer. The Telegraph Crossword Society allows one to check answers - if they are right they are coloured green and if wrong they are coloured red. Retirees was coloured green and is therefore the correct answer - or the one that the compiler was looking for, at any rate!

[manofsteel]

That's an interesting little bit of information Catron, Thanks again.

[pbeach]

But thats not going to work for Tarnish v's Varnish :-)

[Catron]

No, afraid not pbeach - not for that crossword or any other Telegraph prize crossword, sadly :-(

We shall know soon enough whether it is varnish, tarnish or anything else, I guess!

[ArchieWW]

Catron - is access to the Telegraph Crossword Society by subscription, and if so, can I ask how much?

[Catron]

Hi Archie, yes it is subscription based and is �30 a year. If you would like to know more about it, try here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/crossword

[ArchieWW]

Thanks for that, Catron. :)