Posted By: soot
Sage Advice Syl•la•cros•tic - 03/22/24 01:28 PM
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 A AARD AL AN BERT BETH BIN BLE CAM CON CON DEL DIZED DRINE DUC E E E EC EM ENT EX EX GAN GEI GENT GER GRI HAR I I I IC IN IN INE IOUS LA LA LAR LE LEI LI LI LI LIZ LOR MES MU NATE NEC NI NOX NUM OX PE PER RAN RI RU RY SE SEM SHA SI SI TA TAR TEL TER TES TI TIF TO TO TOL TOR TRAN TRAV TU WOLF XY ZA ZI
Remaining Syllables: AL AN DRINE EX INE NEC RY SI TAR TO TRAN
Sage Advice:
= 1. TERM [3-8]
= 2. WALK [4-11]
= 3. WISE GUYS? [6-14]
= 4. PERNICIOUS [2-7]
= 5. RUSTED [3-8]
= 6. IT'S TUBULAR [2-4]
= 7. COCKTAIL [4-8]
= 8. HYENA KIN [2-8]
= 9. RHINE SIREN [3-7]
= 10. TERSE [3-7]
= 11. NEUTRAL TONE [2-4]
= 12. SUGAR ALCOHOL [3-7]
= 13. MELLOW CHEESE [3-9]
= 14. ELABORATE STAGING [5-12]
= 15. HYPERBOLE'S OPPOSITE [3-7]
= 16. SOFT [3-7]
= 17. QUEEN SINCE 1952 [4-9]
18. PEACH VARIETY [4-9]
19. FLEETING [4-10]
= 20. HAIRY SPIDER [4-9]
= 21. PRESAGE [3-9]
= 22. LIKE SOME INK [4-9]
= 23. COIN-SHAPED [-8]
= 24. JAPANESE ENTERTAINER [2-6]
= 25. SILICON, E.G. [5-13]
26. IAMBIC HEXAMETER [4-11]