| BACKSEAT | ___ driver, informal term for one who criticises or tries to direct affairs without any responsibility (8) |
| NAYSAYER | Person who criticises or opposes something (8) |
| GOVERN | Direct affairs of some taking over nation (6) |
| CHUGGER | Informal term for one who approaches passers-by in the street to seek donations for charity (7) |
| SCROUNGER | Informal term for one who borrows from or lives off others (9) |
| POOPER | Party ____, informal term for one who is averse to social enjoyment (6) |
| EARLY | ____ bird, informal term for one who rises before the usual time (5) |
| JOURNEYMAN | Usually derogatory term for one who drudges or is hired to work for another (10) |
| MUSO | Informal term for one who takes playing instruments too seriously, say |
| TWITCHER | Informal term for one who observes birds as a hobby (8) |
| GRASPS | Holds on to firmly or tries to snatch |
| AXEMAN | Informal term for one making harsh cuts in expenditure or services (6) |
| KIDOLOGIST | Informal term for one skilled in the art of bluffing or deception (10) |
| REVIEWER | One who criticises right to compete in vessel (8) |
| RIOTERS | Contrives or tries to turn out troublemakers |
| ENTREES | D opposites on the menu? Or tries to shade D? (7) |
| GAMER | Term for one who engages in backgammon, charades, chess, ludo, poker, puzzles, rummy or other such form of amusement or play (5) |
| BEACHBUM | Informal term for one lazing on a sandy area by the sea (5,3) |
| OSTLER | Old term for one who attends to the horses at an inn (6) |
| EARLYBIRD | Term for one who likes to rise from bed in the very first part of the day (5,4) |
