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 BARB BILE CAB CAP CINTH DO E E E EL ER FUL GAL GEM GEN GER HOLM HY I I IG INE IUS LAB LE LE LIN LOOK ME MO NORES NU O O OFF OL ON PAY PHANT QUISH RATE RE RE RET RHU RO SNOW STOCK STRAT TAN TO VENT VER

Sage Advice:

1. BRAINIAC [2-6]
= 2. NIGHTCLUB SHOW [3-7]
= 3. PURPLE FLOWER PLANT [3-8]
= 4. EXPLAIN FURTHER [4-9]
= 5. PLOY [3-9]
= 6. OHIO CITY [3-6]
= 7. TUSKED MAMMAL [3-8]
= 8. ABANDON [3-10]
9. ___ DREAM [3-9]
= 10. ___ NORTH [3-6]
= 11. ___ UNO [3-6]
12. REWARD [2-6]
= 13. SUMMARIZE [2-5]
14. OBSERVER [3-8]
15. U.S. SPACECRAFT [4-7]
= 16. PIE VARIETY [2-7]
= 17. HISTORIC [3-8]
= 18. WINTER VEHICLE [3-10]
= 19. SWEDISH CITY [2-9]
= 20. DISREGARDS [2-7]

11. nu me ro

2. Cab a ret - Hi Soot

Bernie

10. Ol i ver

18. snow mo bile

Hi Dan.

4. e lab o rate

16. rhu barb
Mmmm.... pie

19. Stock holm

7. el e phant good day soot

5. strat a gem

6. To le do have a good night soot

17. e vent ful

8. re lin quish

20. ig nores hi soot

3. hy a cinth

13. re cap good evening soot

Good afternoon manXman Bernie and Remi

I haven't had one of those in eons Jimbo Bell

Yes to everyone

1. gen ius

9. Tan ger ine

12. pay off good evening soot

14. on look er

Hi Dan.

15. Gal i le o good morning soot

Chesterton--Progress is the mother of problems.

Hey Ho Remi and manXman

Nice finish manXman...with the help of your friends!