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 AARD AC AD AL AP BRAS BRO BUL CO E EM ENT ER GAR GLIO GUA HER I IG IL IM IN ING IS IST KA LAW LE LI LIENCE LOP LU MANT MED MEN MI NA NA NAS NAT NATE NE NI NISH ON OP OR OUT PE PER PO PRES RAE RAL RO SCAL SIVE SPOT TAN TED TI TION TIUM TIZ TUR TY U VARK




The last two clues went down without a fight

...which leaves just the Sage Advice


Sage Advice:





= 1. PALATE TEASER [4-9]
= 2. ENTHUSIASM [3-]
= 3. SABRA [3-10]
= 4. EDIBLE FLOWER [3-10]
= 5. BIVALVE MOLLUSK [2-7]
= 6. GREENHORN [2-4]
= 7. JAPANESE LEADER [3-7]
= 8. BABBLING [4-10]
= 9. CORNHUSKER STATE [3-8]
= 10. COIL [3-8]
= 11. WINNER [3-8]
= 12. INFLEXIBLE [3-7]
= 13. BEAUTIFY [2-7]
= 14. LIZARD [3-6]
= 15. LAYERED PASTRY [4-8]
= 16. TERMITE EATER [2-8]
= 17. SATURN MOON [2-5]
= 18. COMPLICATED SITUATION [3-9]
= 19. BAN [2-6]
= 20. NEITHER SHARP NOR FLAT [3-7]
= 21. SHED LIGHT ON [4-10]
= 22. ESPIED [2-7]
= 23. THREATENING [3-8]
= 24. BURDENSOME [3-10]

5. scal lop Hi Soot

9. Ne bras ka

13. gar nish

Hi Dan.

4. nas tur tium

1. ap pe tiz er

16 aard vark

21 il lu mi nate

6. ty ro

Hi manXman and Remi

You all are spot on

14. i gua na

22. spot ted

12. ad a mant

2. e bul lience

19. out law

15. Napoleon (na po le on)
Thanks for thinking of me soot.
Have a great day and enjoy a tall dark Sumatra roast!

7. em per or

Gerry

Hey Ho manXman Cue OldBroad and Cue ... you and Gerry are all spot on

8. in co her ent

24. op pres sive

23. men ac ing

one, two and three good solutions

11.med al ist

yes it is manXman ... have a wonderful evening!!

Thanks Soot. You have a great evening as well.

20. nat u ral

18. im bro glio