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 AL AM BER BU BUSH CA CAL CISM COT DAR DLING DO E ED EN FEN GEANT GI GIB HEL HU I I ISH LA LAS LE LI LO LOOF NAR NEE NI NIL O O OP OYS PET POR PRO REL REP RI RI SER SO TA TER TI TO TU TY VA VANT WHIP WIT YO

Remaining Syllables:
AM BER BU BUSH CISM FEN GIB I ISH LA NIL PRO TI VA WIT

Sage Advice:

= 1 SOFT CHEESE [3-7]
= 2 LUCKY BREAK [5-11]
= 3 STANDOFFISH [2-5]
= 4 DATE CHART [3-8]
= 5 HOWDY! [2-5]
6 CLEVER REMARK [3-9]
= 7 PEARL MAKER [2-6]
= 8 EXACT COPY [3-7]
= 9 TO THE POINT [3-8]
= 10 BOO BOO'S CHUM [2-4]
= 11 ROUNDUP ROPE [2-5]
12 ASPIRIN ALTERNATIVE [4-9]
13 ICE-CREAM FLAVOR [3-7]
= 14 NEWSPAPER OPINION [5-9]
= 15 NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER [2-8]
16 ATTACK FROM HIDING [2-6]
= 17 ___ DA VINCI [4-8]
= 18 HAWAIIAN ISLAND [3-4]
= 19 ANNOYING [2-8]
20 BABBLE [3-9]
= 21 RACING HOUND [2-7]

4. cal en dar

5. hel lo

Hi Dan.

18. o a hu
Dreaming about this one as I sit near Boston amid 3ft snowbanks.

17. Le o nar do

7. oys ter

3. A loof - Hi Soot

Bernie

9. rel e vant

1. ri cot ta hi soot

Hi ya manXman Bernie and Remi

I hear you Jimbo Bell but to be honest I think back to my Oahu Hawaii visits often.

Yes to everyone

2. op por tu ni ty

8. rep li ca good evening soot

11. las so

14. ed i to ri al

Hi Dan.

21. whip pet

10. Yo gi good morning soot

19. nee dling

15. ser geant have a good night soot

Good morning manXman and Remi ... you and the gang are all spot on

20. gib ber ish good morning soot

12. i bu pro fen

3. wit ti cism

13. va nil la good evening soot

16. am bush

6. wit i cism good evening soot

Roach-Worry lives a long way from rational thought.

Good morning manXman ... nice finish by you Marian OldBroad and Michele