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 AD AH AL AL AP AU BA BA BAR BOT CEL CENT CER CI CON COT DATE DI DON DOS E E E ED ED EN ER ER ES ES FAL FICE FRIT GAT GRAPH HA I IC ISH ISH LES LI LIB LIC LON LU LUM LUTE MIR MIZED NI NUT O O O O OB OR PE PI RAN RE REL RES RI RICE SA SAL SAR SID SO STAFF TER TES TI TO TO TO TOMB U U VAN VIG ZEL

Remaining Syllables:
AP COT ES LUTE O PE RAN RES RI TO

Sage Advice:

= 1. SPANISH NOVELIST [3-9]
= 2. WEST INDIAN NATION [3-8]
= 3. BECOMING PASSE [4-11]
= 4. LOAN SHARK'S INTEREST [3-8]
= 5. BUILDING [3-7]
6. ARTIFICIAL [4-9]
= 7. FILBERT [3-8]
= 8. CELEBRITY'S SIGNATURE [3-9]
= 9. ANISE-FLAVORED TREAT [3-8]
= 10. SQUANDER, WITH "AWAY" [2-7]
= 11. MINOR PROPHET [4-7]
= 12. IDEAL ISLE [4-6]
= 13. LEFTOVER [4-8]
= 14. SHAKESPEAR'S FAT KNIGHT [2-8]
= 15. STRETCHED [4-9]
= 16. GRADUATES [3-6]
= 17. PICKLE PREPARATIONS [3-8]
= 18. CYNICAL [3-8]
= 19. FAN [3-7]
20. DETERMINED [3-8]
= 21. WAS FRUGAL [4-10]
= 22. "THE BIRTH OF VENUS" PAINTER [4-10]
23. ORANGE FRUIT [3-7]
= 24. LATIN MUSICAL STYLE [2-5]
= 25. BURY [2-6]
= 26. POLITICALLY PROGRESSIVE [3-7]
= 27. EXPLAIN [4-9]

1. Cer van tes

9. lic o rice good morning soot

10. frit ter

14. Fal staff

Hi Dan.

Good morning Remi and manXman ... you and Michele are spot on

22. Bot ti cel li

7. Ha zel nut - Hi Soot

Bernie

Hi Bernie ... you and Marian are correct

3. ob so les cent

21. e con o mized

25. en tomb good evening soot

2. Bar ba dos good morning soot

26. lib er al

Good morning manXman ... you Marian OldBroad and Michele are spot on

27. e lu ci date

13. E lon gat ed

Bernie

17. rel ish es

16. a lum ni have a good night soot

Good morning manXman ... I did and hope you did too

Bernie I am thinking you accidentally hit the '3' but meant to hit the '5'

Yes to all

24. sal sa

4. vig or ish good morning soot

Good ones manXman and Marian

13. re sid u al

5 ed i fice (I learned this word when I played the game Bad Mojo.)

Good solves Michele and OldBroad