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:
AL BER BLE CESS CUS DA DRUM DUE E EN ER FLOR FO GATE HUM I I LA LIT LON MATE MI NAI NAR NATE NI NISH NO OP RA RA RE RES TAR TER TI TIC TOMB TOR U UL UM VEM WOB

This is all that remains ->->-> Sage Advice:

= 1. FIRE 3-9
= 2. ADJUST BINOCULARS 2-5
= 3. NUCLEAR FUEL 4-7
= 4. HAWAIIAN ISLAND 2-5
= 5. EXACT 3-7
= 6. LENGTHEN 3-8
= 7. SCHOOL BREAK 2-6
= 8. UNSTEADY 2-6
= 9. MONOTONOUS 2-7
= 10. BURY 2-6
= 11. STORYTELLER 3-8
= 12. BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK STATE 3-7
= 13. OCULAR 2-5
= 14. REMAINDER 3-7
= 15. SILVER'S NEMESIS 2-7
= 16. ___ FRISBEE 3-8
= 17. WHOOPI'S BIRTH MONTH 3-8

7. re cess

10. en ter

Hi Dan.

14. res i due

6. E lon gate - Have a great weekend Soot

Bernie

2. fo cus

17. No vem ber hi soot

12. Flo ri da

16. ul ti mate

9. hum drum good evening soot

Hey Ho Remi, Bernie, manXman and everyone -- have a wonderful Sunday!
Yes to everyone

13. op tic good morning soot

5. lit er al

3. u ra ni um

8. wob ble

11. nar ra tor hi soot

15. tar nish good morning soot

1. ter mi nate

Good afternoon manXman ... you OldBroad Marian and Michele are spot on target

4. La nai good evening soot

Yes it is manXman ... good morning

Hi soot. Having a problem with number 10 (entomb).

T. Fuller--When fortune smiles, embrace her.