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 AL BA CAD CLO CO CY DI DI E E EAS EGG EN GO HOL I IM ISM ITZ KI KUD LUM LY MA MAD MAR MY NATE NIM O O ON ORE PE PROMP RA RAJ RE SA SWA TEL TIME TO TO TORS TU TUB VISED Y ZONED ZU

Remaining Syllables:
A AL CO DI EAS HOL I ISM MA MAR NATE O O RA RAJ RE SWA TO TO TORS Y ZONED

Sage Advice:

1. SELF GOVERNMENT [2-6]
= 2. IMPROVISED [3-9]
3. SPECIFIC AREA [1-5]
= 4. ROE [1-3]
5. SOAK [3-8]
6. CHRONIC DISORDER [4-10]
= 7. MOMENT [1-4]
= 8. VAT [1-3]
9. SIMPLE [2-4]
10. COOLING DEVICES? [4-9]
= 11. RICE BEER [2-4]
= 12. AMERICAN ADMIRAL [2-6]
= 13. MINERAL [1-3]
= 14. BROADCAST [3-9]
= 15. BACKACHE [3-7]
= 16. ALONE [2-4]
17. COOKIE [3-4]
= 18. VINE [2-5]
= 19. SCHOOL [4-7]
20. FRUIT? [3-6]
= 21. ANGRY [1-3]
= 22. REFERENCE [6-12]

2. im promp tu good morning soot

11. sa ki

14. tel e vised

Hi Dan.

22. en cy clo pe di a

21. Mad - Hi Soot

Bernie

19. a cad e my

15. lum ba go

7. time good evening soot

12. AMERICAN ADMIRAL [2-6] NIM ITZ

18. kud zu

13. ore good morning soot

16. on ly

8. tub

Good afternoon manXman, Berni and Remi ... everyone is spot on

4. Egg

Right on Flotsam

6. al co hol ism