Captain's 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 all of the numbered clues are correctly answered, the first and last letters from one to twenty-three, in order, will reveal the puzzle's quip by Captain Kirk.

Example: Syllable puzzle [4-12] (solution: syl + la + cros + tic)



Starting Syllables: A A AB BAS BAY DA DEM DO DO EARS ELEV EP ER EW GREW HAI HOO HU I IC IN ING INN KEEN KI MA MAN NA O OU OUT RA RA ROCK SCOOP SLEEP SORB SU TAN TI TIB TOT TURE WI YA

Remaining Syllables: GREW OUT ROCK

Sage Advice:

= 1. EXTINCT BIRD (2-4)
= 2. HEARING DEVICES (1-4)
= 3. ALTITUDE ABBREVIATION (1-4)
= 4. WIDE SPOUT PITCHER (2-4)
= 5. BRUTISH PERSON (2-5)
= 6. THE MATERIAL WORLD (2-6)
= 7. FINELY SHARPENED (1-4)
8. GREW TOO LARGE (2-7)
= 9. TO SOAK UP (2-6)
= 10. SOUTH AMERICAN MONKEY (4-8)
= 11. SMALL CHILD (1-3)
= 12. WEST INDIES ISLAND (2-5)
= 13. DIGGING (2-8)
= 14. HOTEL CHAIN (3-6)
= 15. TAVERN (1-3)
= 16. MARSHY INLET (2-5)
= 17. ONE BEHIND THE OTHER (2-6)
= 18. LONG POETIC COMPOSITION (2-4)
= 19. INACTIVE STATE (2-6)
= 20. INNER LEG BONE (3-5)
= 21. LACKING QUALITIES OF SYMPATHY (3-7)
= 22. FLIGHTLESS BIRD (2-4)
23. STONE (1-4)

1. do do
Now you've gone and done it (pandie)

manXman

22. ki wi

20. tib i a

4. ew er

3. elev

7. keen

11. TOT

15. INN - Hi Soot, have taken the hard ones!

Bernie

Hi Bernie ... working the hard ones is half the battle

Everyone is spot on

Have a great Sunday everyone

12. Hai ti

16. bay ou

14. Ra ma da

17. tan dem

Four most excellent solves

19. a sleep

10. o ra bas su

Well done manXman and OldBroad ... have a great evening!

5. ya boo

18. ep ic

9. ab sorb

21. in hu man

6. na ture

You can always tell when 'work' kidnaps my attention ... I go missing

Everyone is spot on!

2. ears

13. scoop ing

right on OldBroad and manXman

8. out grew
23. rock

Does everyone know about this grain but me ? ~ Captain Kirk

Nice finish manXman & Michele