Puzzle 5

Clenches, clings to

Devastating, severe, often of emotional blows

Wooden house in the forest

Measuring with a device, anagram of regiment

Twisting, spinning - especially with a ribbon

Summer biter, and not just of equines

Martin __; directed DiCaprio in Gangs of New York

Spartan King who insisted on fighting Xerxes

Places where baseball pitchers warm up

The wide sleeves on 80s garments

Edible part of clawed crustacean

Mental fever, confusion or disorientation

Quality of mingling and being friendly

Herman __; author of whaling novel Moby-Dick

Taken in by the police