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 23 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 AN AR AS ATE BRIEF BRY BUK CON DE DE DER DER DER DOLPH EC EM DENCE ER ER FOOT GUS HA IN IT JAI LE LER MAN MO NENT NOI O O O O OP OR OUT PA PAR PE PECT PEN PER PERB RI ROW RU RU SAL SIN SIS SU SU SUS TI TIM TION TU UN WIS WIT




Sage Advice: _________________________________________________



= 1. Tender young shoots [9-4]
= 2. Beige [4-2]
= 3. Majestic [ 6-2]
= 4. Desert region [5-3]
= 5. Relevant [9-3]
= 6. Town in California [4-2]
= 7. In the way [9-3]
= 8. Faraway place [8-3]
= 9. Imagine [7-2]
= 10. Freedom [12-4]
= 11. Interrogate [7-2]
= 12. Beginning stage [6-3]
= 13. Mother or Lake [8-4]
= 14. Vietnam's capital [5-2]
= 15. Overlord was one [9-4]
= 16. Largest U.S. cheese producer [9-3]
= 17. Say again [7-3]
= 18. Amphibian [10-4]
= 19. Bow's partner [5-2]
= 20. Sicily's capital [7-3]
= 21. Evergreen shrub [ 8-4]
= 22. Get the better of [6-2]
= 23. Santa guide? [7-2]

18. Sal a man der
21. O le an der

13. Su/pe/ri/or

16. Wisconsin
Enjoy your day and fresh brewed coffee soot!

8. Tim buk tu

23. Ru/dolph

5. Per ti nent - Hi Soot

Bernie

1. As par a gus
2. Ec ru

19. ar/row

Good morning Gerry...the hot coffee hit the spot

Hi Bernie...hope your day was good!

Everyone is on target

12. em bry o

3. Su perb
4. O a sis

10. in de pen dence

11. de brief (Dan, is that the same as removing your underwear?)(lol)

Morning.

14. Ha/noi

20. Pa ler mo

22. Out wit

17. it/er/ate

Good morning Remi That is a most interesting question

Right on everyone

7. un der foot

6. O jai
9. Sus pect

15. op/er/a/tion

Those last four went down pretty quick

Here's the synopsis:

Aesop: Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Hi Jenny. I'm not too sure what to do with your post. Please explain.

If you're referring to the above,
Manxman's answer was the last unguessed clue.

The sentence is made up of first and last letters, so they're capitalized.


The answers to all clues people have guessed are shown in case someone wants to see them all together, and where the sentence came from.

Thanks Jenny.