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 AC AH AL AN AR BA BAT BON BRI BUR CAL CAL CAL CANT CE CI CION CON CU DAU DER DER DI EF EN ER EX FU GE I I I I IC ID IN ING IST KA LAN LAT LI LIT LO LU MA MA MEN MIS NA NE NITES NO NU NUI NUS O O OUS PI PI RAD RAM RI RI RO RO RU SIL SIVE SUS SY THAL THAR TI TIST TO TOR TREP TROM TU U U VE YE

Remaining Syllables: A GE NUS RI SY

Sage Advice:

= 1. CROOKED 3-8
= 2. EARTHENWARE 3-7
= 3. BASE 3-6
= 4. HARD CHEESE 3-6
= 5. TYPE OF CARRIAGE 2-6
= 6. ADEN NATIVES 3-10
= 7. DON JUAN 4-8
= 8. ARTHUR'S SWORD 4-9
= 9. GOODBYE 5-11
= 10. GREASE 3-9
= 11. INTELLIGENTSIA 4-8
12. CLASS 2-5
= 13. EXTREME 3-7
= 14. BOREDOM 2-5
= 15. CIRCUS FAVORITE 3-7
= 16. LOW BRASS PLAYER 3-10
= 17. BARBARIAN 4-11
= 18. GUSHY 3-8
19. ASIAN REPUBLIC 3-5
= 20. HUNCH 3-9
= 21. DAUNTLESS 3-8
= 22. CHIP INGREDIENT 3-7
= 23. THOMAS MORE INVENTION 4-6
= 24. PLEASANT ISLAND 3-5
= 25. SCHEMING 4-11
= 26. MINOR PROPHET 4-7
= 27. COIN COLLECTOR 4-11

8. ex cal i bur good evening soot

9. ar ri ve der ci

27. nu mis ma tist

11. lit er a ti

10. lu tri cant

17. ne an der thal

Hi Dan.

Good morning Remi and manXman ... you and the gang are correct. Have a wonderful day.

26. O ba di ah

5. Lan dau

19. In di a good morning soot

25. cal cu lat ing

14. en nui

15. ac ro bat

23. U to pi a good morning soot

20. sus pi cion

22. CHIP INGREDIENT 3-7 SIL I CON

manXman, try again on #19 ... the 'in' and 'di' are used elsewhere

All other solutions are spot on

7. Lo thar i o

16. trom bon ist

Two good ones manXman and Michele

4. ro ma no hi soot

3. al ka li

24. Na u ru

21. in trep id

18. ef fu sive

13. rad i cal

1. tor tu ous

Hi manXman You OldBroad and Michele are spot on

6. Ye men nites hi soot

2. ce ram ic

Good solves manXman and Michele

12. ge nus
19. Sy ri a

T. Carlyle--All greatness is unconscious or it is little and naught

Nice finish manXman