Anagram the clue words to find the best match to one of the numbered clues below. A question mark after a clue denotes word play or trickery is afoot.

After all of the numbered clues are solved the first letters of the anagram solutions, when read from top to bottom will reveal the puzzle's Anagram Advice...



Starting Clue Words: ADORE AMEND ASKEW ATTIC AUGER BROTH CATER CIVET DRIES GLARE IDYLL LANCE LATER LEASE MANGO NERVE RITES SABOT SHORE SLATE SPOON TOUGH TRINE VEILS VIRAL

Remaining Clue Words: ADORE SABOT

Anagram Advice: ?

= 1. With
= 2. Washed
= 3. Remaining sign?
= 4. Some gases
= 5. Somebody should?
= 6. Never say?
= 7. Kept too long
= 8. Bicker
= 9. Competitor
= 10. Eject
11. Vessels
= 12. Canvas support
= 13. Pulse
= 14. Grows weary
= 15. US singer, actor and musician
= 16. Majestic
= 17. Unspoken
= 18. Stallion
= 19. Change
= 20. Titled
= 21. Rouses
22. Paddled
= 23. Roller coasters?
= 24. An outstanding one
= 25. Investigate

16. Regal/Glare

15. Elvis (veils)

19. alter (later)

24. dilly (idyll)

3. trace (cater)

10 - evict (CIVET)

12 - easel (LEASE)

13. throb/broth

20. named/amend

Hi Dan.

8. argue (auger)

1. among (mango)

14. Tires (rites) - Hi Soot

Bernie

9. rival (viral)

Hey Ho Remi and Berni
You, Flotsam, OldBroad, OrleansBelle, manXman, Michele and Mad are spot on

4. inert (trine)

5. ought (tough)

6 - never (NERVE)

17 - tacit (ATTIC)

18 horse/shore

21. wakes/askew

25. snoop/spoon

23. rides (dries)

7. stale (slate)

2. clean (lance)

good solves everyone

That means 11 must be boats (sabot) although I had no idea what a sabot was

22. oared (adore)

Actions are better than words.

Flotsam and Michele ... most excellent finish.