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 BA BIN CHI COT DENT DI E E E ER FIRST GA GAL GER GIT HAND HAR HI I I I I I IC IN INE ISH LA LE LEC LI MAG MAG MAN MATE MER MI MOS MOUS MUS NO NOR O OWN QI RA RES RI RI RIF SHIP SNOW STON TA TANG TEN TER THER TION TIVE TUS VAN VANT VEL ZINE

Sage Advice:

= 1. PEOPLE IS ONE [3-8]
= 2. GAD [3-9]
= 3. AMAZE [3-8]
= 4. SHORT NOVEL [3-7]
= 5. COUCH [2-5]
= 6. TINY GRILL [3-7]
= 7. PURPOSE [3-9]
= 8. WONDERFUL [3-8]
= 9. FORERUNNER [3-9]
= 10. OPTIONAL [3-8]
= 11. SOFT CHEESE [3-7]
= 12. RETIRED [4-8]
= 13. MIDEAST NATIVE [3-5]
= 14. FROSTY IS ONE [2-7]
= 15. FORD MODEL [2-7]
= 16. JAPANESE HOBBY [4-7]
= 17. DOCTOR TRAINEE [3-8]
= 18. HUGE [3-8]
= 19. INSULATED BOTTLE [2-7]
= 20. POSSESSION [3-9]
= 21. LAWFUL [4-10]
= 22. LENNON SONG [3-7]
= 23. DIRECTLY [2-9]

5. di van

14. snow man

Hi Dan.

16 o ri ga mi

6. hi ba chi

1. mag a zine

2. gal li vant

15. mus tang

22. i mag ine

4. no vel la

19. ther mos

23. first hand

9. har bin ger

8. ter rif ic

7. in ten tion

21. le git i mate

3. a ston ish

Howdy Hello Remi, Flotsam, manXman, OldBroad, Michele and Marian

All of you are spot on

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Dan, did you forget to mark the right ones?

Not yet

Had to take a break to help grandson ... marking them now

10. e lec tive Hi soot

10 - e lec tive

20 - own er ship

11. ri cot ta

17. res i dent

Hi manXman and OldBroad

Everyone is spot on

Have a wonderful Sunday

12. e mer i tus

18. e nor mous