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 BARB BILE CAB CAP CINTH DO E E E EL ER FUL GAL GEM GEN GER HOLM HY I I IG INE IUS LAB LE LE LIN LOOK ME MO NORES NU O O OFF OL ON PAY PHANT QUISH RATE RE RE RET RHU RO SNOW STOCK STRAT TAN TO VENT VER

Sage Advice:

= 1. BRAINIAC [2-6]
= 2. NIGHTCLUB SHOW [3-7]
= 3. PURPLE FLOWER PLANT [3-8]
= 4. EXPLAIN FURTHER [4-9]
= 5. PLOY [3-9]
= 6. OHIO CITY [3-6]
= 7. TUSKED MAMMAL [3-8]
= 8. ABANDON [3-10]
= 9. ___ DREAM [3-9]
= 10. ___ NORTH [3-6]
= 11. ___ UNO [3-6]
= 12. REWARD [2-6]
= 13. SUMMARIZE [2-5]
= 14. OBSERVER [3-8]
= 15. U.S. SPACECRAFT [4-7]
= 16. PIE VARIETY [2-7]
= 17. HISTORIC? [3-8]
= 18. WINTER VEHICLE [3-10]
= 19. SWEDISH CITY [2-9]
= 20. DISREGARDS [2-7]

16. rhubarb

1. gen ius

Most excellent solves LadyK and OldBroad

Happy Saturday

3. hy a cinth

6. To le do

5. strat e gem

8.re lin quish

Morning Dan.

2. Cab a ret - Hi Soot

Bernie

Good morning Remi, Bernie and manXman

You and Michele are all spot on

15. Gal i le o

Yes Michele

20. ig nores

19. Stockholm

18. snow mo bile

4. e lab o rate

12. pay off

7. el e phant

Good solves everyone

Happy Monday

11. nu me ro

17. e vent ful

13. re cap

9. tan ger ine

10. Ol i ver

14. on look er

G. Chesterton: Progress is the mother of problems.

Well done Michele, OldBroad, manXman and Remi

Sleep well