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 the 27 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 AD AH AL AL AP AU BA BA BAR BOT CEL CENT CER CI CON COT DATE DI DON DOS E E E ED ED EN ER ER ES ES FAL FICE FRIT GAT GRAPH HA I IC ISH ISH LES LI LIB LIC LON LU LUM LUTE MIR MIZED NI NUT O O O O OB OR PE PI RAN RE REL RES RI RICE SA SAL SAR SID SO STAFF TER TES TI TO TO TO TOMB U U VAN VIG ZEL
Sage Advice: = 1. SPANISH NOVELIST [3-9]
= 2. WEST INDIAN NATION [3-8]
= 3. BECOMING PASSE [4-11]
= 4. LOAN SHARK'S INTEREST [3-8]
= 5. BUILDING [3-7]
= 6. ARTIFICIAL [4-9]
= 7. FILBERT [3-8]
= 8. CELEBRITY'S SIGNATURE [3-9]
= 9. ANISE-FLAVORED TREAT [3-8]
= 10. SQUANDER, WITH "AWAY" [2-7]
= 11. MINOR PROPHET [4-7]
= 12. IDEAL ISLE [4-6]
= 13. LEFTOVER [4-8]
= 14. SHAKESPEAR'S FAT KNIGHT [2-8]
= 15. STRETCHED [4-9]
= 16. GRADUATES [3-6]
= 17. PICKLE PREPARATIONS [3-8]
= 18. CYNICAL [3-8]
= 19. FAN [3-7]
= 20. DETERMINED [3-8]
= 21. WAS FRUGAL [4-10]
= 22. "THE BIRTH OF VENUS" PAINTER [4-10]
= 23. ORANGE FRUIT [3-7]
= 24. LATIN MUSICAL STYLE [2-5]
= 25. BURY [2-6]
= 26. POLITICALLY PROGRESSIVE [3-7]
= 27. EXPLAIN [4-9]