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Sage Advice Syl•la•cros•tic - 11/26/20 10:23 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 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 AN AS BE BISH BU BURGH CA CA CHA CIER CIZE CLE CLE CO CU DI DIC ED EN ER EX FIN FUR GIA GUA HAR I I I IN JUN LANT LE LEM LENT LIEF LIV LOUS MA MAR MO MON NA NE NEH NON NOS NU NUI OB OC OS OUS OUS PAN PANT PE PI RA RI RU STAN SUB TA TAB TAL TIAL TIF TING TION TRA TRA TREM TUB TUR U UN WASH ZI
Remaining Syllables: TING DIC TA
Sage Advice:
= 1. CORES [3-6]
= 2. NOT PERTINENT [4-10]
= 3. DATED LAUNDRY VESSEL [2-7]
= 4. PLACE OF WORSHIP [4-10]
= 5. TENANT [3-8]
= 6. INDIFFERENT [3-10]
= 7. BANISH [3-9]
= 8. MONEY EXPERT [3-9]
= 9. TEMPESTUOUS [3-9]
= 10. SCOTTISH CAPITAL [3-9]
= 11. SENTIMENTAL LONGING [3-9]
= 12. DESIRED GOAL [4-10]
= 13. TOUGH DECISION [3-7]
= 14. PRE-DINNER DRINK [4-8]
= 15. CONSIDERABLE [3-11]
= 16. MOUTH ORGAN [4-9]
= 17. UNAWARE [4-9]
= 18. POLISH [2-7]
= 19. SNOWBIRD [2-5]
= 20. SKEPTICISM [3-8]
21. GIVING ORDERS [3-9]
= 22. AVOCADO DIP [4-9]
= 23. ALMOND-PASTE CONFECTION [3-8]
= 24. BOREDOM [2-5]
= 25. INDIAN STATESMAN [2-5]
= 26. FEARFUL [3-9]
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 AN AS BE BISH BU BURGH CA CA CHA CIER CIZE CLE CLE CO CU DI DIC ED EN ER EX FIN FUR GIA GUA HAR I I I IN JUN LANT LE LEM LENT LIEF LIV LOUS MA MAR MO MON NA NE NEH NON NOS NU NUI OB OC OS OUS OUS PAN PANT PE PI RA RI RU STAN SUB TA TAB TAL TIAL TIF TING TION TRA TRA TREM TUB TUR U UN WASH ZI
Remaining Syllables: TING DIC TA
Sage Advice:
= 1. CORES [3-6]
= 2. NOT PERTINENT [4-10]
= 3. DATED LAUNDRY VESSEL [2-7]
= 4. PLACE OF WORSHIP [4-10]
= 5. TENANT [3-8]
= 6. INDIFFERENT [3-10]
= 7. BANISH [3-9]
= 8. MONEY EXPERT [3-9]
= 9. TEMPESTUOUS [3-9]
= 10. SCOTTISH CAPITAL [3-9]
= 11. SENTIMENTAL LONGING [3-9]
= 12. DESIRED GOAL [4-10]
= 13. TOUGH DECISION [3-7]
= 14. PRE-DINNER DRINK [4-8]
= 15. CONSIDERABLE [3-11]
= 16. MOUTH ORGAN [4-9]
= 17. UNAWARE [4-9]
= 18. POLISH [2-7]
= 19. SNOWBIRD [2-5]
= 20. SKEPTICISM [3-8]
21. GIVING ORDERS [3-9]
= 22. AVOCADO DIP [4-9]
= 23. ALMOND-PASTE CONFECTION [3-8]
= 24. BOREDOM [2-5]
= 25. INDIAN STATESMAN [2-5]
= 26. FEARFUL [3-9]
