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 AC AS ATE BED BI BLE BROI CA CESS DA DER DER EL EM ENT ER ER FY GEN HAR I I IC IM IN ISH LAM MACKMON NAI NIS O PA PAR REN RO SHIP SPEC STEP SUIT SUR TEN TER THET TOL TON TRANS UN VER WOR Y

Remaining Syllables:
A AC BLE CA CESS ENT FY HAR I I MON O PAR SPEC STEP SUIT TRANS UN VER

Sage Advice:

= 1. MAYHEM [2-6]
= 2. STITCHING [4-10]
= 3. ASTOUND[3-8]
4. NOT FITTING[4-10]
= 5. SALTWATER FISH [3-8]
6. TRANSGRESS [3-8]
= 7. KENYA'S CAPITAL [3-7]
= 8. COURT GAME [2-6]
= 9. ADORATION [2-7]
10. MUSIC INSTRUMENT [4-9]
11. ADMISSION [2-6]
12. CRYSTAL CLEAR [3-11]
= 13. TEMPORARY [3-7]
14. IDENTIFY [3-7]
= 15. WRETCHED [3-8]
= 16. PROGRAM [3-6]
= 17. CAPITULATE [3-9]
= 18. BEAR [3-8]

7. Nai ro bi

8. ten nis

Hi Dan.

2. em broi der y

3 - as ton ish

1. Bed lam

Bernie

9. wor ship good evening soot

17. CAPITULATE [3-9] SUR REN DER

18. tol er ate

Good morning manXman and Remi You Fogfighter, OldBroad, Bernie, Michele and OrleansBelle are all spot on.

15. pa thet ic good morning soot

16. a gen da

5. mack er el

13. in ter im hi soot

Good morning manXman ... you Michele and OldBroad are spot on

6. o ver step hi soot

14. spec i fy

10. har mon i ca

12. trans par ent

4. un suit a ble
11. ac cess

Beaumont--What is past my help is past my care. hi soot

Hi manXman ... most excellent finish by Marian, Michele, and OldBroad