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: ... who would have known this insight dates more than 2000 years ago.



Example: Syllable puzzle [4-12] (solution: syl + la + cros + tic)

Starting Syllables:
A A A AC AES AL AL ATE BAD BU CO DRIL EX GI I IC IM IN IS IT JOU LE MER MIN MON NA NA NAL NIP NO NOS NOS NU O PAC PE PLIC REG RI RI RI SO SO STAM TA TAL TEN TER TES THET TI TON TRI TRUM TUR VI YE

Remaining Syllables:
IS NA REG SO TA TER

Sage Advice:

= 1. FRENCH CABINET WOOD [3-6]
2. RECORD? [3-8]
= 3. LOUSY AT MATH [4-10]
4. MASTERPIECE [3-6]
= 5. WHITE ROUNDED ROOT [2-6]
= 6. ___ RIVER [4-7]
= 7. COMMITTEE [3-8]
= 8. ___ STRAUSS [2-4]
= 9. DEFINITE [3-8]
= 10. ITALIAN EDUCATOR [4-10]
= 11. PLEASING APPEARANCE [3-9]
= 12. 1950S NOW? [4-9]
= 13. MAJESTIC [4-8]
= 14. RESILIENT STRENGTH [3-7]
= 15. COURT SPORT [3-9]
= 16. HIMALAYAN CRITTER? [2-4]
= 17. QUACK REMEDY [2-7]
= 18. CAMEL RELATIVE 3-6]
= 19. DELICATE COIL [2-7]

8. le vi good afternoon soot

17. nos trum

13. im pe ri al

Hi Dan.

16. Ye ti - Hi Soot

Bernie

7. tri bu nal

9 - ex plic it

15. bad min ton

10. Mon tes so ri

3. in nu mer ate have a good evening soot

Good morning manXman Berni Remi and everyone

Yes to all

14. stam i na

18. al pac a hi soot

11. aes thet ic

1. ac a jou good evening soot

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

5. tur nip good morning soot

manXman ... you snuck in while I was leaving

soot, I tend to sneak around a bit.

19. ten dril

Good solve OldBroad

12. nos tal gi a

6. O ri no co good evening soot

Good moring manXman ... most excellent sailing with the Orinoco Flow

Well done

2. reg is ter hi soot