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 BUT CAP CIF CIL CIO CLE CU CY DO EC EIF EL EN ER ER EX FEL FI GO HAI HAL I IC IM IN KU LATE LAV MAL MI MUM NA NENT NI NO NOR NOV NUI O OP OS PEN PER RE RON SHIP SIG SIVE SPAR SPE TAN TI TIES TIVES TO TO U VA VIEW

Remaining Syllables: A CU EL ER MAL NOR NOV PER SHIP SPAR TAN TIES VIEW

Sage Advice:

= 1. COMPANY MANAGERS [4-10]
= 2. LARGE FLOUNDER [3-7]
= 3. THEREFORE [2-4]
4. TV AUDIENCE [3-10]
= 5. TOWER NAME [2-6]
= 6. EXPLODIG STAR [2-4]
= 7. PARTICULAR [3-8]
= 8. VIBRATE [3-9]
9. TRINKETS [3-9]
= 10. NORTH AMERICAN CITY [3-7]
= 11. MOST FAVORABLE [3-7]
= 12. RIDE A BIKE [2-5]
= 13. NORWEGIAN KING [2-4]
= 14. BADGE [4-8]
15. USUAL [2-6]
16. INSIGHT [3-6]
= 17. THOUGHTFUL [2-7]
= 18. JAPNESE VERSE FORM [2-5]
= 19. SUMMARIZE [2-5]
= 20. DEVOTEE [5-10]
21. AUSTERE [2-7]
= 22. BOREDOM [2-5]
= 23. IMPENDING [3-8]

3 - er go

8 - os cil late

5. Eif fel

13. O lav

Hi Dan.

2. Hal i but

Bernie

1. ex ec u tives

11. op ti mum

Hello and good morning everyone

hey ho Remi ... how is your weekend progressing? Most excellent I hope!

Everyone is spot on

18. Hai ku (never really understood them! )

19. re cap

Hey Rog, you and OldBroad are spot on

Have a wonderful Sunday you two!

10. To ron to

14 - in sig ni a

22 - en nui

6. No va

12. Cy cle

Bernie

10. a fi cio na do

Hi Bernie ... you OldBroad Marie and Michele are spot on

7 - spe cif ic

17 - pen sive

23. im mi nent

Yes & Yes Marie & OldBroad

9. nov el ties

4. View er ship ?

15. Nor mal

Bernie

16 - a per cu

21 - spar tan

E Hevenson ?

To coin a phrase is to place some value upon it.

E H Evenson OldBroad

Well done manXman Bernie Marie and OldBroad

Nice finish