Answer: sadists

AnswerCrossword Clue
SADISTS

Cruel people

SADISTS

Puzzle makers, so it seems

SADISTS

Simon Legrees

SADISTS
Roman holiday observers
SADISTS
Cruel folks
SADISTSYour pain is their gain
SADISTSThey enjoy being cruel
SADISTSCruel ones
SADISTSMean group
SADISTSDominatrices, e.g.
SADISTSCruel sorts
SADISTSPeople who enjoy tormenting others.
SADISTSLovers of cruelty
SADISTSPunitive persons
SADISTSCruel bunch
SADISTSCrossword editors, some say
SADISTSOnes who are hurting?
SADISTSFollowers of the Marquis
SADISTSFollowers of the cruel Marquis
SADISTSSimon legrees
SADISTSWriters of tough crosswords, some say
SADISTSTorturers, for example