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 BUT CAP CIF CIL CIO CLE CU CY DO EC EIF EL EN ER ER EX FEL FI GO HAI HAL I IC IM IN KU LATE LAV MAL MI MUM NA NENT NI NO NOR NOV NUI O OP OS PEN PER RE RON SHIP SIG SIVE SPAR SPE TAN TI TIES TIVES TO TO U VA VIEW

Remaining Syllables:
A A CIL CU IN LATE MAL NI NOR OS PER SIG

Sage Advice:

= 1. COMPANY MANAGERS [4-10]
= 2. LARGE FLOUNDER [3-7]
= 3. THEREFORE [2-4]
= 4. TV AUDIENCE [3-10]
= 5. TOWER NAME [2-6]
= 6. EXPLODING STAR [2-4]
= 7. PARTICULAR [3-8]
8. VIBRATE [3-9]
= 9. TRINKETS [3-9]
= 10. NORTH AMERICAN CITY [3-7]
= 11. MOST FAVORABLE [3-7]
= 12. RIDE A BIKE [2-5]
= 13. NORWEGIAN KING [2-4]
14. BADGE [4-8]
15. USUAL [2-6]
16. INSIGHT [3-6]
= 17. THOUGHTFUL [2-7]
= 18. JAPANESE VERSE FORM [2-5]
= 19. SUMMARIZE [2-5]
= 20. DEVOTEE [5-10]
= 21. AUSTERE [2-7]
= 22. BOREDOM [2-5]
= 23. IMPENDING [3-8]

10. To ron to hi soot

9. nov el ties

2. Hal i but <`}}}}><

6. no va

3. er go

13. O lav

Hi Dan.

18. hai ku

22. en nui good morning soot

Good morning manXman

It's great to see you Koala ... I thought you would catch that one <`}}}}><

Yes to all ... Have a Tootin Toosday everyone

1. Ex ec u tives

Bernie

You got it Bernie

21. spar tan

7. spe ci fic

23. im mi nent

Yes to all

5. Eif fel good evening soot

4. view er ship

12. cy cle good morning soot

11. op ti mum

Hi manXman ... wishing you a good night's sleep

Yes to all

20. a fi cio na do

Michele

19. re cap

17. pen sive good night soot

Hey Ho manXman and Marian ... yes to both

15. nor mal hi soot