Create solutions for the clues by using the available syllables. A question mark after a clue denotes word play or trickery is afoot. The number of syllables in an answer is followed by the number of letters for each clue. Syllables are used only once.

After all of the numbered clues are correctly answered, their first and last letters, reading down, will reveal the puzzle's Sage Advice:.

Example: Syllable puzzle [4-12] (solution: syl + la + cros + tic)



Starting Syllables: A A A ACT AGE AH AU BAR BEN BIC BOW CAL CAP CER CIOUS DEL DI DIB DIEU E EM EN EP ER ER ER EST GA GO HE HITH I I I I I JACK KI KI KNOT LA LAR LET LIN LONG MAN ME MI MI NE NIGHT O O O OP PA PAR PATE PLE PRES RA RA RAD RE RI RO SO SON STEE SU TI TIC TION TO TO U VEL VER Y YA YO

Sage Advice:

1. UNTIL NOW [3-8]
2. SURROUND [3-7]
3. FINAL DRINK [2-8]
4. SWAIN [3-5]
5. SWILL SINGER [3-7]
6. MOST TANGLED [3-9]
7. FAREWELL [2-5]
8. QUARANTINE [4-9]
9. JAPANESE DISH [4-8]
10. SHOULDER ORNAMENT [3-7]
11. WHEEL SPOKES [3-5]
12. TAKE PART [4-11]
13. VERY GREEDY [3-9]
14. JAPANESE HOBBY [4-7]
15. BLESSING [3-7]
16. ARCHER'S WEAPON [2-7]
17. TRADE RESTRICTION [3-7]
18. OF THE JAW [4-10]
19. TOWER BUILDER [3-11]
20. SOUR [3-7]
21. EXTREME [3-7]
22. MUSE OF POETRY [3-5]
23. MAKE A FEDERAL CASE [4-9]
24. BOOK OF THE BIBLE [4-8]
25. ANCESTRY [3-7]
26. BELGIAN TOWN [2-5]

2. en vel op

3. night cap

Hi Dan.

7 - a dieu

14 - o ri ga mi

9. ya ki to ri

10. Ep au let

Bernie

Michele ... the [to] and [ri] are used elsewhere

All other solutions are spot on

9. su ki ya ki

18. man dib u lar

You got em Michele

25. lin e age

1. hith er to

26. Y pres

8. i so la tion

12. par ti ci pate

16. long bow

Good morning everyone ... most excellent solves by you all

22. Er a to

4. ro me o

21. ra di cal

6. knot ti est

24. BOOK OF THE BIBLE [4-8] Ne he mi ah

11. ra di i

23. o ver re act

Good solves everyone

5. yo del er

13. ra pa cious

17. Em-bar-go
19. Stee-ple-jack