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 24 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 AN ANT BENT BLE CA DA DI EF EN ER ES FEK GATE GER GI GISM GNIAPPE GO GUA GUAL HA IM IN IN ING IR KAH LA LAM LAV LE LIN LO LOOF MAC MAES MES MO MOD NA NEER NI NI NO NUK OR PHEAS RI RIZE RUM RWAN SEN SOM SYL TA TAR TIV TOL TON TRO TY WASH




All that's left to solve is the Sage Advice....


Sage Advice: ___?______?______?______?______?______?______?______?______?_






= 1. SUPER BOWL FAVORITE? 4-9
= 2. FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY 3-10
= 3. CAN'T SLEEP 4-8
= 4. LANGUAGE RELATED? 2-7
= 5. LUMINOUS 2-7
= 6. LACK OF SHAME 4-9
= 7. SOCIALLY COOL 2-5
= 8. ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR 2-7
= 9. DON'T SHOOT HIM 3-9
= 10. BLUE DYE 3-6
= 11. BRITISH PUBLIC CONVENIENCE 1-3
= 12. GIFT 2-9
= 13. MIT GRADUATE 3-8
= 14. REPUBLIC IN CENTRAL AFRICA 2-6
= 15. MACADAM 2-6
= 16. FEAST OF LIGHTS 3-8
= 17. VERDI OPERA 3-6
= 18. SERVANT'S SEAT 2-6
= 19. PRODUCING RESULTS, IN SWEDEN 3-8
= 20. WATER CROPS 3-8
= 21. DEDUCTIVE REASONING 3-9
= 22. CERTIFY A DOCUMENT 3-8
= 23. OLD WORLD BUNTING 3-7
= 24. RUFFED GROUSE 2-8

2. Wash/ing/ton

16. Ha nuk kah

5. lam bent

15. tar mac

Hi Dan.

22. Notarize (no ta rize)
Happy Day to you soot! Coffee is ready too!

8. maes/tro

Thanks Gerry ... your coffee is a life save every day

Hey Remi

manXman Remi Gerry and Michele are all spot on

14. Rwan/da

3. In som ni a - Hi Soot, have a great weekend

Bernie

24. Pheasant (pheas ant)
Have a Great Friday soot!

23. or/tol/an

Hi ya Bernie...have a great weekend

You have a great day too Gerry

Bernie, Gerry and manXman are spot on!

21. syl/lo/gism

13. en gi neer

Good solves manXman and Michele

9. mes/sen/ger

Good one manXman

10. in/di/go

yes it is manXman

12. la/gniappe

manXman

18. rum/ble

20. ir ri gate

11. lav

Good solves Michele and manXman

4. lin/gual

Aye manXman

19. ef/fek/tiv

Yes indeed manXman

6. im mod es ty

1. gua/ca/mo/le

7. a/loof

Right on Michele and manXman

17. Er/na/ni

Right-O manXman...

Now we pull it all together




Sage Advice: ___?______?______?______?______?______?______?______?______?_

G William Miller....There is no penalty for overachievement

Happy Memorial Day manXman

Thank you muchly Soot. Happy Memorial Day to you too