1. sadist   person who loves luxury and pleasure.   one who cuts grain and gathers harvest.   person who derives pleasure in cruelty.   learned man or authority on a topic.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. stalwart   person of wealth and prominence.   wanderer or idle person.   strong member of political party.   person who loves luxury and pleasure.   Half-n-half Clue   3. yeoman   middle-class farmer or countryman owning small estate.   strong member of political party.   person who makes a will.   person who receives.   Half-n-half Clue   4. virtuoso   person who employs fallacious reasoning to deceive.   one who walks in one's sleep.   one who wastes money.   accomplished artist or art-connoisseur.   Half-n-half Clue   5. ventriloquist   one who can make one's voice seem to come from elsewhere.   person who peeps in stealthy manner.   substitute or authorized agent.   a person who sells goods.   Half-n-half Clue   6. vintner   a person who sells goods.   deputy or substitute.   person who makes and sells wines.   one who can make one's voice seem to come from elsewhere.   Half-n-half Clue   7. vassal   charlatan or pretender.   one who holds land (by feudal tenure).   one who cuts grain and gathers harvest.   person who preys on others or bloodsucker.   Half-n-half Clue