Sage Advice Syl•la•cros•tic

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 the 21 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 AD BOAT CA CA CAT CHES CON DE DI DI DI DOLS DRAL E E ED EF EL ER EX FEN GUISH HACK I I I IL IST LA LU MA MI MIN MIZE MIZE NAR NAT NEM NOV O OR OV RA RI ROW SAIL SHIV SIS TA TEN THE TIN TION TION TIVE TRA


= 1. CHURCH [3-9]
= 2. MUSIC GROUP [3-9]
= 3. SMALL WIDTH [2-6]
= 4. RAZOR [1-4]
= 5. COOKED SQUID [4-8]
= 6. FALSE GODS [2-5]
= 7. MASTER [3-7]
= 8. WRITER [3-8]
= 9. FELINE [1-3]
= 10. PUT OUT [3-10]
= 11. NOTION [3-4]
= 12. CATAMARAN [2-8]
= 13. FINDING THE SUM [3-8]
= 14. REDUCE [3-8]
= 15. OVUM [1-2]
= 16. UNCERTAIN [3-9]
= 17. COMPUTER BUFF [2-6]
= 18. CONSERVE [4-9]
= 19. ENERGY TRANSMISSION [4-9]
= 20. BRIGHTENED [5-11]
= 21. RETRIBUTION [3-7]

12. sail/boat

2. or ches tra

5. Calamari (ca la ma ri)
Coffee is ready for you soot! Enjoy!

9. cat

4. Shiv - Hi Soot, have a great weekend

Bernie

Hi Bernie .. hope you do too!

The coffee was wonderful Gerry

Good solves manXman Michele Gerry and Bernie

1. ca the dral

11. i de a

Hi Dan.

13. Addition (ad di tion)
Enjoy your day and don't work to hard on chores soot!

8. nov e list

Hi Remi Michele and Gerry ... Have a great day!

Right on everyone

10. Extinguish (ex tin guish)
Enjoy your day soot! Coffee is ready!

Coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good solve Gerry

3. nar row

15. ov??

16. ten ta tive

Hi Dan.

Hey Remi

You got all three Remi ... well done

17. Hacker (Hack er)
Fresh ground and brewed coffee is ready for you soot! Enjoy!

Oh it was marvelous Gerry ... I used the drive-thru this morning on the way to work

6. Idols (I dols)
Enjoy your day soot!

Thanks Gerry ... hope you had a great day too

20. Illuminated (il lu mi nat ed)
Have a fun trip soot! Coffee to go is ready!

14. Minimize (min i mize)
Hope you are enjoying your trip soot!

18. e con o mize

7. Effendi (Ef fen di)

Hey Ho everyone ... back home

Most excellent solves Michele and Gerry

19. Radation (ra di a tion)
21. Nemesis (nem e sis)
Welcome back soot! Tall Dark brew is waiting for you at the Diner!

I grabbed it earlier this morning Gerry

you nailed both 19 & 21

Sage advice: Conscience is a mother-in-law visit that never ends.

Thanks Michele