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 BA BIN CHI COTT 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 TANG TEN TER THER TION TIVE TUS VAN VANT VEL ZINE

Sage Advice:

= 1. PERIODIC [3-8]
= 2. GAD [3-9]
= 3. AMAZE [3-8]
= 4. SHORT NOVEL [3-7]
= 5. BACKLESS SOFA [2-5]
= 6. PORTABLE GRILL [3-7]
= 7. AIM [3-9]
= 8. OUTSTANDING [3-8]
= 9. FORESHADOW [3-9]
= 10. OPTIONAL COURSE [3-8]
= 11. CHEESE [3-7]
= 12. RETIRED [4-8]
= 13. MIDEAST INDIVIDUAL [3-5]
= 14. FROSTY [2-7]
= 15. HORSE [2-7]
= 16. PAPER FOLDING [4-7]
= 17. JUNIOR DOCTOR [3-8]
= 18. HUGE [3-8]
= 19. VACUUM FLASK [2-7]
= 20. SHIP POSSESSION [3-9]
= 21. LAWFUL [4-10]
= 22. CONCEIVE OF [3-7]
= 23. PRIMARY SOURCE [2-9]

5. di van

7. in ten tion

18. e nor mous

Hi Dan.

2. gal li vant

19. ther mos

1. mag a zine

Hi Remi

You, manXman, OldBroad, Michele and LadyK are all on target

Have a great weekend!

6. hi ba chi hi soot

Hi manXman good solve

Have a wonderful day

14. snow man

11. Ra cott a

Bernie

4. no vel la

Good solves Michele OldBroad and Bernie

10. e lec tive

Right you are Flotsam ... wishing you a wonderful evening

17. res i dent

23. firsthand

9. har bin ger

22. i mag ine

20. own er ship

Good solves OldBroad, manXman and Michele

13. I ra qi

21. le git i mate

15. Mustang (mus tang)
Have a great day soot!

16. o ri ga mi