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 A AARD AL AN BERT BETH BIN BLE CAM CON CON DEL DIZED DRINE DUC E E E EC EM ENT EX EX GAN GEI GENT GER GRI HAR I I I IC IN IN INE IOUS LA LA LAR LE LEI LI LI LI LIZ LOR MES MU NATE NEC NI NOX NUM OX PE PER RAN RI RU RY SE SEM SHA SI SI TA TAR TEL TER TES TI TIF TO TO TOL TOR TRAN TRAV TU WOLF XY ZA ZI

Remaining Syllables:
A EC ENT GEI GENT IN INE LAR LE LI MU NEC NI NUM RU SHA SI TAR TEL

Sage Advice:

= 1. TERM [3-8]
= 2. WALK [4-11]
3. WISE GUYS? [6-14]
= 4. PERNICIOUS [2-7]
= 5. RUSTED [3-8]
= 6. IT'S TUBULAR [2-4]
= 7. COCKTAIL [4-8]
= 8. HYENA KIN [2-8]
= 9. RHINE SIREN [3-7]
= 10. TERSE [3-7]
11. NEUTRAL TONE [2-4]
= 12. SUGAR ALCOHOL [3-7]
= 13. MELLOW CHEESE [3-9]
= 14. ELABORATE STAGING [5-12]
= 15. HYPERBOLE'S OPPOSITE [3-7]
16. SOFT [3-7]
= 17. QUEEN SINCE 1952 [4-9]
18. PEACH VARIETY [4-9]
= 19. FLEETING [4-10]
= 20. HAIRY SPIDER [4-9]
= 21. PRESAGE [3-9]
= 22. LIKE SOME INK [4-9]
23. COIN-SHAPED [-8]
24. JAPANESE ENTERTAINER [2-6]
= 25. SILICON, E.G. [5-13]
= 26. IAMBIC HEXAMETER [4-11]

13. Cam em bert

9. Lor e lei

15. li to tes hi soot

5. ox i dized

4. nox ious 😊

8. aard wolf

12. xy li tol

Top o the morning Dan.

25. sem i con duc tor

17. E liz a beth good morning soot

1 - se mes ter

Good morning manXman Remi and everyone.
Great start

14. ex trav a gan za

20. Tar an tu la - Have a great weekend Soot

Bernie

22. in del i ble

6. zi ti good afternoon soot

4. per e gri nate

10. la con ic

Hi Dan.

Good morning Bernie Remi and manXman ... wishing you a great weekend too Bernie

Remi ... #4 was solved by Flotsam

All other solutions are good

26. al ex an drine good morning soot

21. har bin ger

Hi manXman ... you and Michele are spot on

19. tran si to ry

7. a pe ri tif good evening soot

Dan, I meant no.2 not no. 4. Sorry.

2. per e gri nate

Good morning manXman Remi and OldBroad ... everyone is correct.

No prob-lem-O Remi

16. le ni ent