Cruciverbalist

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The Cruciverbalist

Explanations

Spiked punch .....................................AWL

(an awl is a pointed tool for punching small holes)

Sewer lines? .....................................HEMS

('sewer' rhymes with 'lower' in this case)

It can help you find your balance? ...............ATM

(as in your bank balance)

It is what it is .................................PRONOUN

(basic grammar...)

Products inside boxes? ...........................AREAS

(the product of the width times the height of a rectangle is the area)

Angered and enraged, e.g. ........................ANAGRAMS

(an anagram is a word that is spelled with the exact same letters as another word)