(4/6) "Next, you try the ___ (writing tool) from your stationery box, but the blunt lead tip just breaks off!"

Mother, affectionately3 Surgeon's nose and mouth cover4 Black cat, to some4 Office note, for short4 Pig's home3 ___ up (absorb)3 (6/6) "At last, you grab the ___ (small pinching tool) from the toiletry kit. It grips, pulls, and unties the laced misery!"8 Twelve months make one4