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 ACT AGE AV BAN BI BLE BLE CHER CI ER GI GOB IN ISH ISH ISH IT KO LET LUM MA MEN MENT MER NI NOUR NU O O OUS PAR RAB RAM RE ROOF SELF SUN TAN TO TO TRUM U VER VIN YO

Remaining Syllables:
ACT AGE AV BLE ER ISH IT O PAR RAM RE ROOF SELF SUN VER

Sage Advice:

= 1. BEATLE SPOUSE [2-4]
= 2. PROGNOSTICATION [2-4]
= 3. AFRICAN RIVER [3-6]
= 4. SEVERAL [3-8]
= 5. GLASS [2-6]
6. COUNTY [2-6]
7. AMBLE [2-6]
8. STRONG RESPONSE [4-9]
= 9. CARE FOR [2-7]
= 10. HEBREW [2-5]
11. ORDINARY [3-7]
12. TANNING DEVICE [2-7]
= 13. SOUTH AMERICAN PLANT [3-6]
14. REFLEXIVE PRONOUN [2-6]
= 15. SUSTENANCE [3-11]
= 16. FORMER STUDENTS [3-6]
= 17. CONNIPTION [2-7]
= 18. INDOMITABLE [4-10]

1. Yo ko hi soot. Good evening

18. in vin ci ble

15. nour ish ment

2. o men

4. nu mer ous

Hi Dan.

13. to ma to

17 - tan trum

Hi Remi and manXman ... it's good to see you all after a short road trip


Good solves by one and all

16. a lum ni hi soot, welcome back

3. U ban gi

Thanks manXman ... it's good to be back

Yes to all

5. Gob let

Bernie

Hi Bernie ... most excellent solve

9. cher ish

10. rab bi

Good morning manXman and Michele ... most excellent solves.
Have a great day

14. it self

7. ram ble good afternoon soot

11. av er age

12. sun roof

6. par ish
8. o ver re act

Young procrastination is the thief of time hi soot

Hey Ho manXman ... most excellent finish by you Marian Michele and OldBroad