1. curmudgeon   person who designs ballets and dances.   person who is miserly or rude.   pretender to knowledge or skill.   trader who exchanges goods for goods.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. centaur   chemist or druggist.   horseman or half man and half horse from mythology.   quota that makes part of a gathering.   person who studies development of human race.   Half-n-half Clue   3. benefactor   patron or donor.   huge creature, person who is excessively large.   person who defends a cause or an institution by argument.   dictator or ruler having absolute powers.   Half-n-half Clue   4. aristocrat   trusted friend in whom one confides.   nobleman or person of high position.   doctor specializing in skin diseases.   person with morbid dread of open spaces.   Half-n-half Clue   5. bevy   assistant or officer who assists superior.   lawyer entitled to practise in superior courts.   large group of people or company.   person who designs ballets and dances.   Half-n-half Clue   6. adversary   enemy or antagonist.   talkative person who tends to boast a lot.   official in government or overregulated administration.   spouse or partner.   Half-n-half Clue   7. curator   person in charge (of museum or library).   one who abandons one's religion or party.   nobleman or person of high position.   grotesque representation of a person.   Half-n-half Clue