Puzzle 4

The sponge is __ the spilt milk; soaking up

Tool for making small openings in sheets of paper

The state of living, rhymes with "persistence"

Glass dome ornament with falling glitter inside

People who make decisions during sports games

Times when the power and lights fail

A tool for giving pencils points

Gifts of money to a charity

Singer with celebrity fragrances Purr and Meow

Spaghetti __, minced meat and tomato sauce

Famous military decoration from Germany

Chores such as dusting and cleaning