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 AL AL AL AM AR AR ATE BA BET BRAL CHAUN CHI CIA CLE COL DO E E ED EL ENT ES FES GI GO HAB HAP I I I I IC IN ING ISH IST IT IVE IZE JEC KE LE LEAF LEC LEP LEV LIM LISH LOG LOY MAN NA NA NAM NEU NI NU O OB OT PA PEL PEN PHA PIV RA RE TAB TAR TAT TATE TE TER TEUR TIVE TO TOR TRAL TRI

= 1. Rise in the air [3-8]
= 2. Flower arranging [4-7]
= 3. Irish little one [3-10]
= 4. Incomplete [4-7]
= 5. Blank book page [4-9]
= 6. Group of islands [5-11]
= 7. Atomic [3-7]
= 8. Trendy [3-9]
= 9. Voters [4-10]
= 10. Supporter [3-8]
= 11. Humane [3-7]
= 12. Platform [4-9]
= 13. ABCs? [3-8]
= 14. Nullify [3-10]
= 15. Crucial [3-7]
16. Top layer [3-6]
= 17. Unbiased [3-9]
= 18. ___ Hearst [3-8]
= 19. Spock’s talent [2-5]
20. Begin [3-9]
= 21. Centennial State [4-8]
= 22. Territory [3-7]
= 23. Clumsy [4-10]
24. Innocence [3-7]
25. Stronghold [3-9]

17. ob jec tive

6. ar chi pel a go

1. lev i tate

Good solves Flotsam, OldBroad and Michele

4. lep re chaun (should that have been 3-10?)

7. nu cle ar

Hi Dan.

9. E lec tor ate

Bernie

18. Pa tri cia

Yes it should Remi

Good solves everyone

14. neu tral ize

19. log ic

2. I ke ba na

Bernie

21. Col o ra do

8. hap pen ing

5. in ter leaf

Hey Ho everyone

Good solves by one and all

11. le ni ent

23. am a teur ish

soot, why is the puzzle marked as complete?

I dunno OldBroad, I think my alter-ego is sneaking in after I post and playing games ... I wasn't paying attention when marking the 'post icon'

Good solves Michele and OldBroad

12. man i fes to

15. piv ot al

13. al pha bet

good solves Michele, OldBroad and manXman

22. hab i tat

10. loy al ist