Crossword puzzle clue "to carp anag"

to find fault incessantly

one who takes or holds a captive

PLECTRON, a small pointed object for plucking guitar strings, also PLECTRUM, PLECTRE

(Scots) expressing regret or impatience, also OCH

to clean a ship's bottom by burning off seaweed

to raise trivial and frivolous objections

a species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family, aka cheven