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 AL BA BI CEL CHA CO E EC EN ER EU EX FA FAL FLECT GYP HUL I ING ISH LA LANT LI LOO MAN MER MI NA NEX NON NU O OP OUS PAW PHO PLA RAB RE RI ROC RU SI SOUTH TIAN TION TOW TURK US VEL VER



Remaining Syllables: EN ER EX FLECT ING NA NEX OP PLA RE TION TOW US VEL

Sage Advice:

= 1. DESERT WIND [3-7]
2. IMPOSING HEIGHT [3-8]
= 3. BLISS [4-8]
= 4. PASTA [4-10]
5. CLARIFICATION [4-11]
6. MANY [3-8]
= 7. SANDY KOUFAX [2-8]
8. MUSCAT NATIVE [3-5]
9. CASUAL [3-10]
= 10. OTTOMAN LANGUAGE [2-7]
11. CLAMOROUS DISTURBANCE [4-10]
12. LIGHT TAN [2-4]
13. THINK [2-7]
14. WRAP UP [3-7]
15. FORAGE CROP [3-7]
= 16. SYNAGOGUE FIGURE [2-5]
= 17. CLEOPATRA WAS ONE [3-8]
18. LINK [2-5]

3. eu pho ri a

7. south paw

Hi Dan.

1. Si roc co

Bernie

17. E gyp tian

16. Rab bi

4. ver mi cel li

10. turk ish

Hey Ho Remi ... hope you Bernie Michele manXman OldBroad and Marian have a great Monday

8. O man i

6. Nu mer ous

Bernie

11. hul la ba loo

9. non cha lant

15. al fal fa

12. ec ru

Right on everyone .... stay warm

2. Tow er ing

Bernie

13. re flect

18. nex us

5. ex pla na tion

14. en vel op

Stevenson: There are no gains without pains.

Right on Remi ... nice finish everyone