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 AH AL AR AU BA BOW BREL CA CHAE CLO CON CY DI DI DI DO E EAU EC EN ER FIN FORM GANS GIST GO GURT GUT HO I IN IN ISH IST JOB KATCH LA LAB LE LE LE LI LID MAN MENT NAC NAN NE NO NOE NON O O O ODD OL OR OX PE PE PE RA RE RI RI RINTH RO RU RY SAS SHE TA TAB TE TES THOR TI TIC TIP TO TOR UM UM VA VIL VON WAN WIL Y YO

Sage Advice:

= 1. DRY LAND [2-5]
= 2. MAZE [3-9]
= 3. REFERENCE BOOK [6-12]
= 4. "SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE" WRITER [3-8]
= 5. PARABLE [4-8]
= 6. TOREADOR [4-9]
= 7. WALDEN POND RESIDENT [2-7]
= 8. NOT CORRECT [3-7]
= 9. SHIP SINKER [3-7]
= 10. CANADIAN PROVINCE [4-12]
= 11. PROTESTER [4-13]
= 12. BOND NEMESIS [2-6]
= 13. "___ AND TYLER TOO" [4-10]
= 14. BATTLE OF FROG POND LOCATION [4-11]
= 15. HORNBLOWER [4-7]
= 16. ASSEMBLY HALL [5-10]
= 17. SANCTUARY [4-10]
= 18. DAIRY PRODUCT [2-6]
= 19. MINOR PROPHET [4-7]
= 20. WATER REPELLENT? [3-8]
= 21. DIGGER [5-13]
= 22. RECOAT [3-8]
= 23. LIGHT GRAYISH-YELLOWISH-BROWNISH [2-4]
= 24. INSIDE [4-8]
= 25. TANGIBLE PROOF [3-9]
= 26. PRANKS [4-11]



Have a wonderful day y'all!!

2. lab y rinth

10. Sas katch er wan

Hi Dan.

15. Ho ra ti o

14. Wil li man tic

3. En cy clo pe di a - Hi Soot

Bernie

16. au di to ri um

4. Von ne gut

Hi Remi and Bernie

Everyone is on target!!

Have a wonderful day y'all!!

Happy New Year's eve!

9. Tor pe do

Bernie

26. she nan i gans

7. Thor eau

13. Tip pe ca noe

19. O ba di ah

25. tes ta ment

Great solutions everyone

18 Yo gurt

Bernie

5. al le go ry

17. tab er nac le

Good solves Bernie, Michele and OldBroad

21. ar chae ol o gist

11. non con form ist

23. ec ru

12. Oddjob

Bernie

An affirmative 'yes' to all four

24. in te ri or

20. um brel la