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 AB AC AL ANC AR ARM BAL BALL BEL BER BEZ BRI BUT BUTT CA CAB CANT CHAR DAB E EM EM ER ES EX FRIEND GA GO HIB HIP I I IN IN ING ING IS ISH IT LA LENT LESS LI LIN LISH LU MAC MAS MI MI MI MIN MO NA NA NA NECK NEL NO NON O O PLA PO POT RA RA RE REG RI RUB SAL SAW SCUT SEA SEE SELF SON TAS TER TER TER THE TIC TIES TION TION TLE TOSH TSU UN UN UN YARD YARD ZLE

Remaining Syllables: BALL BEL BUT CAB EM I LISH MIN TER

Sage Advice:

= 1. RAINCOAT [3-9]
= 2. INCANTATION [5-11]
= 3. SAIL'S END [2-7]
= 4. RAILROAD EMPLOYEE [3-10]
= 5. COOKING HERB [4-7]
= 6. ATYPICAL [6-16]
= 7. TRAFFIC STOPPER [3-10]
= 8. RECONCILES [3-8]
= 9. OIL [3-9]
= 10. BEAUTIFY [3-9]
= 11. BACTERIA [4-10]
= 12. WATER CONTAINER [3-11]
= 13. RESTRAINING [4-10]
= 14. EQUATION TYPE [4-9]
= 15. TRAVEL [1-2]
= 16. UP & DOWN DEVICE [2-6]
= 17. PAPER FOLDING [4-7]
= 18. ANTAGONISTIC [4-12]
= 19. EARTHQUAKE EFFECT [3-7]
= 20. CITIZENSHIP [5-13]
= 21. GIVING [3-9]
22. LONDON TAXI? [3-7]
23. DIVING DUCK [3-10]
= 24. RIP OFF [3-8]
= 25. PERSISTENT [3-10]
= 26. SORORITY NICKNAME [2-6]
= 27. RIVER HORSES [5-11]
= 28. CLARIFICATION [4-11]
= 29. FOOD FLAVOR [3-9]

1. mac in tosh

17. o ri ga mi

9. em bel lish

25. re lent less

Hi Dan.

9. lu bri cant

6. un char ac ter is tic

16. see saw

5. o reg a no

Hi manXman

Hi Remi OldBroad got the correct solution for #9

All other solutions are spot on

11. sal mo nel la

27. hip po pot a mi

28. ex pla na tion

19. tsu na mi

8. bal anc es

well done everyone .... most excellent solutions

3. yard arm

yes it is manXman

2. ab ra ca dab ra

24. em bez zle

2 good solves

I'm having trouble figuring any more out so I sure hope this one is right

15. go

You nailed it OldBroad

12. scut tle butt

20. na tion al i ties

7. rub ber neck

21. un self ish

29. sea son ing

Most excellent solves Michele and OldBroad

soot - I think curly answered #10 but misnumbered it as #9.