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: AL AR BA BED BI BLE CAI COT DAD DER DLE DOUR EL EM EM EN EP ER ES GA GI GIN GISM GY HE ID LI LO LON MATE NE NO PA PO RA RAL RE RI RUM SENG SI SIS SKE SYL TA TEM THE THY TI TIFF TROU

Sage Advice:

1. DEDUCTION [3-9]
= 2. APPROXIMATION [3-8]
= 3. NEPTUNE MOON [3-6]
4. POWER [3-6]
= 5. DESPICABLE COWARD [2-7]
= 6. UNPIGMENTED ANIMAL [3-6]
= 7. WANDERING MINSTREL [3-10]
8. EXODUS [3-6]
= 9. PRECEDES ZETA [3-7]
= 10. TONIC ROOT [2-7]
= 11. ___ SEAT [2-6]
= 12. SENIOR [2-5]
= 13. WILD SHEEP [3-6]
= 14. THEORY[2-6]
= 15. IMPLANT [2-5]
= 16. LEAVE HURRIEDLY [3-9]
= 17. SECULAR [3-8]
= 18. SOFT ITALIAN CHEESE [3-7]
= 19. UNDERSTANDING [3-7]

9. Ep si lon

16. ske dad dle

17. tem po ral

2. es ti mate

12. el der

Hi Dan.

6. Al bi no - Hi Soot

Bernie

3. Ne re id

5. cai tiff

7. trou ba dour

10. gin seng

15. em bed

11. rum ble

14. the sis

Hi Remi and Bernie ... you Michele OldBroad manXman are all correct

I am looking forward to some rest this weekend and hope you all have a wonderful weekend too

13. ar ga li

19. em pa thy

18. ri cot ta

Good solves manXman, OldBroad and Michele

Have a great Sunday!

1. syl lo gism

4. en er gy

8. he gi ra

Seneca: The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Nice finish manXman OldBroad and Michele