Posted By: soot
Sage Advice Syl•la•cros•tic - 09/14/19 05:57 PM
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 17 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: AB AC BA BOT BROI CO DER E EM ER ES ETTE EV GATE GENT GURT HAP HOU HOW I IM IN ING LI LOT MA NAV NER OC PEN PRES PROMP RO RUM SIL SO TA TAN TAR TEL TRA TRESS TU UL YO
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O.K. hard part is done, now need some elbow grease to solve the Sage Advice: ____________________________________________________
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Sage Advice:
= 1. EVENT (3-9)
= 2. DECORATE WITH NEEDLEWORK (3-9)
= 3. PLOT THE COURSE FOR (3-8)
= 4. LATIN DANCE (2-5)
= 5. DAIRY PRODUCT (2-6)
= 6. CITY ON PUGET SOUND (3-6)
= 7. NEVERTHELESS (3-7)
= 8. SPOTTED WILDCAT (3-6)
= 9. MECHANISM? (2-5)
= 10. COFFEE-BAR BUY (3-8)
= 11. DREW BARRYMORE, E.G. (2-7)
= 12. EXTREME (2-5)
= 13. SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT (3-9)
= 14. PLAID (2-6)
= 15. SMART (4-11)
= 16. OUTLINE (3-10)
= 17. BASEBALL'S DOUBLEDAY (2-5)
After the 17 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: AB AC BA BOT BROI CO DER E EM ER ES ETTE EV GATE GENT GURT HAP HOU HOW I IM IN ING LI LOT MA NAV NER OC PEN PRES PROMP RO RUM SIL SO TA TAN TAR TEL TRA TRESS TU UL YO
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O.K. hard part is done, now need some elbow grease to solve the Sage Advice: ____________________________________________________
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Sage Advice:
= 1. EVENT (3-9)
= 2. DECORATE WITH NEEDLEWORK (3-9)
= 3. PLOT THE COURSE FOR (3-8)
= 4. LATIN DANCE (2-5)
= 5. DAIRY PRODUCT (2-6)
= 6. CITY ON PUGET SOUND (3-6)
= 7. NEVERTHELESS (3-7)
= 8. SPOTTED WILDCAT (3-6)
= 9. MECHANISM? (2-5)
= 10. COFFEE-BAR BUY (3-8)
= 11. DREW BARRYMORE, E.G. (2-7)
= 12. EXTREME (2-5)
= 13. SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT (3-9)
= 14. PLAID (2-6)
= 15. SMART (4-11)
= 16. OUTLINE (3-10)
= 17. BASEBALL'S DOUBLEDAY (2-5)