Anagram the clue words to find the best match to one of the numbered clues below. A question mark after a clue denotes word play or trickery is afoot. After all of the numbered clues are solved the first letters of the anagram solutions, when read from top to bottom will reveal the puzzle's Anagram Advice...



Starting Clue Words: AILED ANNIE BEGIN BRUTE CRETE EDGER GREET LANCE MARCH NADIR NAKED OCEAN ONSET PLEASE PROSE RADON RAGED RAKED RELAY SLATE THORN TILES UNITE VERNE WAKES

Anagram Advice: ?

= 1. MAGIC
= 2. COCKEYED
= 3. LEARN THE _____
= 4. _____ BIRD GETS THE WORM
= 5. EMBELLISH
= 6. COMPASS POINT
= 7. MALE DUCK
= 8. GUTTER
= 9. IDYLLIC
= 10. INTERVAL
= 11. RIDICULOUS
= 12. SCORE
= 13. WHITE AVIAN
= 14. RECORDS
= 15. POCAHONTAS CRAFT?
= 16. VERTICAL?
= 17. TV SHOW BENDER
= 18. DISPROVE
= 19. ISLE
= 20. COURAGE
= 21. GLUTTONY
= 22. SMALLEST
= 23. UNDO
= 24. SPOTLESS
= 25. BREAD WORK

21. greed (edger)

15 - canoe (OCEAN)

25 - knead (NAKED)

4. early (relay) hi soot

6. COMPASS POINT North (thorn)

18. rebut (brute)

2. askew (wakes)

11. Inane (annie) - Hi Soot

Bernie

7. drake (raked)

Hi Bernie and manXman! You, Michele, OldBroad, FogFighter, OrleansBelle and Marian are all spot on!
Have a wonderful Sunday

1. charm (march)

10. lapse (pleas) e

17 - binge (BEGIN)

20 - nerve (VERNE)

22. Least/Slate

24. clean (lance)

3. ropes (prose)

16. erect? (Crete)

5. adorn (radon)

9. ideal (ailed)

13. egret (greet)

Most excellent solves everyone

Well done!

8. drain (nadir)

23. untie (unite)

12 - grade (RAGED)

19 - islet (TILES)

14. notes (onset)

Care and diligence bring luck.

Most excellent finish OldBroad, manXman, OrleansBelle and Michele