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 AL ATE BER BLE CA CAP CAR CI COMB DIFF E E ER EY GAN GUA HAM HAND HEAD HON I IN ING IZE JO LA LE LE LIM LO LOUS MAR MER MO NAV OP OR OUS PU SAU SCRU SIN TA TIL TIL TOR UN VEG VEL VI VIT YELT

Sage Advice:

= 1. Edible plant [4-9]
= 2. ___ parking [3-8]
= 3. Before a time [2-5]
= 4. Avocado dip [4-9]
= 5. Singing play [3-5]
= 6. Wonderful[3-9]
= 7. Jacob and ___ [2-4]
= 8. Supple[2-6]
= 9. Make more bearable [4-9]
= 10. Southwestern Indian [3-6]
= 11. Port in Wales [2-7]
= 12. Hexagonal cells [3-9]
= 13. Form something [3-8]
= 14. Equation positions [2-4]
= 15. Former Russian president [2-7]
16. Attractive [3-8]
= 17. Principled [3-10]
= 18. Mexican bread [3-8]
= 19. African fruit bat [3-10]

4. gua ca mo le

12. hon ey comb

9. al le vi ate

7. E sau hi soot

Good morning manXman, flotsam, michele and Marian ... everyone is spot on!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

5. op er a

15. Yelt sin

Hi Dan.

11. Car diff

18. tor til la good morning soot

1. veg e ta ble

6. Mar vel ous - Hi Soot

Bernie

19. ham mer head good evening soot

Good morning manXman, Bernie and Remi

Yes to all

Stay warm everyone

10. Na va jo

17. scru pu lous

2. hand i cap hi soot

Good morning manXman Marian and michele ... you three are spot on

14. lo ci good morning soot

3. un til good evening soot

8. lim ber good morning soot

Good morning manXman ... you hit all three correctly

Have a great day!

13. or gan ize

Yes indeed Marian

16. in vit ing good night soot

V. Hugo--Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad.

Good morning manXman ... excellent finish