Answer: dastards

AnswerCrossword Clue
DASTARDSArrant cowards.
DASTARDSSkulking cowards.
DASTARDSCravens
DASTARDSCowardly evildoers
DASTARDSMean, sneaking cowards
DASTARDSContemptible sneaks
DASTARDSPoltroons
DASTARDSMalicious cowards
dastardscoward
dastardsDASTARD, a base coward