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 ANT BLE DA DE DI DIS DU DU EX FI GAN GAR GON GUE GUISH HEX HI HU ID IN LA LI LOO MAN MUM NOT OP OUS PEN RO SHIP SKEW SWA TE TER TI TIN TION TREP TRI TU TUN TURB UMPH UN UR WA WASH

Sage Advice:

= 1. NAPOLEON LOST HERE [3-8]
= 2. CROOKED[2-5]
= 3. WAVY MOTION [4-10]
= 4. GIANT [4-9]
= 5. FIGURE WTIH SIX SIDES [3-7]
6. BRAVE [3-8]
= 7. PRIMARY SCHOOL SUBJECT [3-10]
= 8. INDO-ARYAN LANGUAGE [2-4]
= 9. BORING [3-7]
= 10. TR3 MAKER [2-7]
= 11. FRENCH PROTESTANT [3-8]
= 12. PUT OUT [3-10]
13. KIDS ARE (THANK GOODNESS)? [3-8]
= 14. BEST [3-7]
15. ROUND BUILDING [3-6]
16. DO NOT ___ [2-7]
= 17. BANTU LANGUAGE [3-7]
= 18. REBELLIOUS [3-7]

1. wa ter loo

5. hex a gon good day soot

11. Hu gue not

9. te di ous

3. un du la tion

17. Swa hi li good evening soot

4. gar gan tu a

10. Tri umph

Hi Dan.

14. op ti mum good morning soot

18. de fi ant

12. Ex tin guish - Hi Soot

Bernie

Hi Bernie, manXman, Remi and everyone ... you all are this puzzle's Waterloo!

7. pen man ship

2. a skew good evening soot

8. ur du

Hi Dan.

Good morning Remi, manXman and Marian ... yes to all

16. dis turb

13. wash a ble

15. ro tun da

6. in trep id

Waugh--I put the words down and push them a bit.

Great finish everyone