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 BLE CHO DAI DER EI EN EX GA HAN HON I I IL ISH IST IT LESS LI LIM LORE MEN NAH NOIS OB OP PER PERB PHY POR QUI QUICK RI SAND SELF SEM SER SU TAKE TAL TER TRO TUN UN UP VANT WIS

Remaining Syllables:
BLE CHO EN HON ISH IT LESS LIM SELF SEM TAKE UN UP

Sage Advice:

= 1. ABUNDANT [2-6]
= 2. WATCHFUL [3-9]
= 3. IN THE TESTING STAGE [5-12]
= 4. MOMENTO [2-6]
= 5. SAMUEL'S MOM [2-6]
6. OUTFIT [3-8]
= 7. FLOWERING CLIMBER [4-8]
= 8. DUCK DOWN [2-5]
= 9. SPLENDID [2-6]
10. TOP BANANA? [2-6]
= 11. ADVANTAGE TAKER [4-11]
12. GENEROUS [3-9]
13. WITHOUT BOUNDS [3-9]
= 14. RUM COCKTAIL [3-8]
= 15. TREACHEROUS GROUND? [2-9]
16. COMPREHENSION? [2-6]
= 17. PRAIRIE STATE [3-8]

3. ex per i men tal

Yes it is Michele

15. quick sand

11. op por tun ist

1. ga lore

2. ob ser vant

Hi Dan.

9. Su perb - Hi Soot

Bernie

17. Il li nois good day soot

4 - tro phy

5 - Han nah

8. ei der good afternoon soot

7. wis ter i a

14. dai qui ri good morning soot

Good morning manXman, Remi, Bernie and everyone ... yes to all!

6. en sem ble

13. lim it less

12. Un self ish

Bernie

10. hon cho good afternoon soot