Crossword puzzle clue "savages song about spouses"

HUSBAND, to be a thrifty manager

in the midst of, also EMONG, EMONGES

BEAST, to punish or torture (someone) in a manner that involves excessive physical exercise

BRUTE, to girdle or shape (a diamond)

HUMAN, a person

(Latin) a group of huts or cells inhabited by reclusive monks in Egypt and the Middle East, also LAVRA

a forge-hammer worked by the foot