Crossword Puzzle Active sorts

Clue: Active sorts

Timekeeper, of sorts (BATON with 5 letters)
Building block, of sorts (DNA with 3 letters)
Eminently forgettable (though still active) rock band Better Than ___ (EZRA with 4 letters)
Bud holder, of sorts (KEG with 3 letters)
Cruel sorts (e.g. OGRES with 5 letters)
Active start? (RETRO with 5 letters)
On an enforced diet of sorts (EATINGCROW with 10 letters)
Highly opinionated sorts (RANTERS with 7 letters)
Mudhole of sorts (STY with 3 letters)
Shrewish sorts (VIRAGOS with 7 letters)