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 BOAT CA CA CAT CHES CON DE DI DI DI DOLS DRAL E E ED EF EL ER EX FEN GUISH HACK I I I IL IST LA LU MA MI MIN MIZE MIZE NAR NAT NEM NOV O OR OV RA RI ROW SAIL SHIV SIS TA TEN THE TIN TION TION TIVE TRA

Remaining Syllables:
CHES DI EF FEN I MIN MIZE OR OV TRA

Sage Advice:

= 1. CHURCH [3-9]
2. MUSIC GROUP [3-9]
= 3. SMALL WIDTH [2-6]
= 4. RAZOR [1-4]
= 5. COOKED SQUID [4-8]
= 6. FALSE GODS [2-5]
7. MASTER [3-7]
= 8. WRITER [3-8]
= 9. FELINE [1-3]
= 10. PUT OUT [3-10]
= 11. NOTION [3-4]
= 12. CATAMARAN [2-8]
= 13. FINDING THE SUM [3-8]
14. REDUCE [3-8]
15. OVUM [1-2]
= 16. UNCERTAIN [3-9]
= 17. COMPUTER BUFF [2-6]
= 18. CONSERVE [4-9]
= 19. ENERGY TRANSMISSION [4-9]
= 20. BRIGHTENED [5-11]
= 21. RETRIBUTION [3-7]

12. sailboat

Yes it is Marian

8. nov el ist

11. i de a

Hi Dan.

4. Shiv - Hi Soot

Bernie

13. ad di tion good day soot

9. cat

16. ten ta tive

19. ra di a tion

21. nem e sis good morning soot

17. hack er

5. ca la ma ri

6. i dols good afternoon soot

Hi Remi, Bernie, manXman and everyone ... you all are spot on

18. e con o mize

1. ca the dral

20. il lu mi nat ed

3. nar row good day soot

10. Ex tin guish

Bernie

Good afternoon manXman

Have a great day everyone