There should be a hint popping up each time you pick up an item. Did that not work for you?
huh that is weird. There should be a box at the bottom. Great job figuring out the clock hands tho. Most people seem to think the first one is a sword (cant blame them haha). If you want to re-try, there are some hints in the description as I figured the game really needed some... Its always easy for the creator but I think I might have made it a bit too in-obvious.