FILL IN THE ANSWERS TO THE CLUES BY USING THE AVAILABLE SYLLABLES. THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN AN ANSWER IS SHOWN BY DASHES FOLLOWED BY THE NUMBER OF SYLLABLES IN BRACKETS. EACH SYLLABLE IS USED ONCE.

AFTER THE 13 CLUES ARE CORRECTLY ANSWERED, THEIR FIRST AND LAST LETTERS, READING DOWN, WILL REVEAL A JANUARY EPIGRAM.



Starting Syllables: A AB CLE COT DUM EST GA HAND I JIFF MEM NET NO O O OP OS PRI RAC RO SIS TA TAN TE TEN TIC TIVE UP WHIP WORK Y YAR

This is all that's left to solve (put together from the solutions) -------> Sage Advice:

= 1. SHORT PERIOD OF TIME [1-4]
= 2. DOES AWAY WITH [4-10]
= 3. NOTABLE FACT [3-8]
= 4. A HIGHER POSITION [1-2]
= 5. EDIBLE FRUIT [3-7]
= 6. RISQUE [2-4]
= 7. GODWIT [2-7]
= 8. NOTE [2-4]
= 9. VISUAL [2-5]
= 10. WEB [2-7]
= 11. APPENDAGE [3-8]
= 12. ACCESSIBLE [3-8]
= 13. BONY TISSUE [4-8]

13. os te o sis

1. jiff

6. rac y

Hi Dan.

Hi Remi You and Michele are spot on

5. a/pri/cot

10. net work

Good ones manXman and Michele

8. mem/o

4. up

9. op tic

11. ten ta cle

Good solves manXman Remi and Michele

3. no/tan/dum

12. Handiest (hand i est)
Coffee is ready soot! Enjoy!

7. Yarwhip? (yar/whip)

Mary

2. ab/ro/ga/tive

That's great Gerry

Howdy hello Ms Mary...you, Gerry and manXman are spot on

January month of empty pockets

Right on manXman