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 BER BEZ BI CINTH CIT COG CON DAU DIS E E EL EL EM EX FEL FUNC GANCE HY I IN KHA LA LAN LOW MAN MENT MINE NAM NATE NI O OC PO RE RIG ROV RUS SA SA SCIOUS THI TION TLE TO TO UN WA WAL ZLE

Remaining Syllables:
A A AL BEZ CINTH CIT CON DAU DIS E EL EM EX FUNC HY I KHA LAN MAN MINE NAM NATE O PO RE RIG ROV SA SCIOUS THI TION TLE UN ZLE

Sage Advice:

1. GARDEN BLOOM (3-8)
2. INVENT (4-9)
3. PURPOSE (2-8)
= 4. CHAP (2-6)
= 5. REFINEMENT (3-8)
6. DANCE-STUDENTS'SHOW (3-7)
= 7. PUNGENT CONDIMENT (3-6)
8. STEAL (3-8)
= 9. REGRET (2-6)
= 10. UNDERCOVER (4-9)
11. WORLD'S FAIR (2-4)
12. "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" STAR (2-6)
= 13. FALL MONTH (3-7)
14. IN A SWOON (3-11)
15. TAKE APART (3-9)
16. NAIL POLISH (3-6)
17. RUSSIAN PHYSICIST (3-8)
18. B VITAMIN (3-8)
= 19. TUSKED MARINE MAMMAL (2-6)

19. wal rus

4. fel low

13. Oc to ber

Hi Dan.

7. wa sa bi

Good afternoon Remi, Michele and Marian ... right on!!

10. In cog ni to - Hi Soot

Bernie

Hi Bernie ... not sure that's you given the disguise...

5. el e gance

9. la ment hi soot

Hi manXman ... you and OldBroad are correct

17. sa kha rov

18. thi a mine

8. em bez zle

11. ex po

Morning Dan.

16. e nam el

2 - o rig i nate

1. hy a cinth good morning soot

3. func tion

14. un con scious