I'm having a terrible time with this today. I cannot get 2A, poor worker on the land, 7 letters, P?A?A??
which leads into
6D, enliven, 7 letters, which I have as ANIMATE
and
7D, freshwater fish, 5 letters, ??G?H
All this is based on
8A, questioning, 13 letters, which I have as INTERROGATING
Am I way off? Thanks.