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 AD AL BET BIS CAT CHI CILE COR CUS DEN DI DO DOS DRON EC ED EN ENT ER EST EX FUL GAT GATE GET GI HI HOO I IN ING IS ISH KID KU LAND LI LI LY MAN MEN NACHE NAP NI NUG O OB ON OS OUT PA PE PHA POW QUI REC RHO RO RU SI SUB TAIL TAIN TEL TER TION TOR TRICH U VA VERB VI YA YUCK ZIER

Sage Advice:

= 1. STRONGLY [4-10]
2. REPUGNANT [3-8]
= 3. BIZARRE [3-10]
= 4. RING PASTA [4-10]
= 5. ORNAMENTAL SHRUB [4-12]
= 6. FOLLOW CLOSELY [3-10]
= 7. WELSH DOG [2-5]
= 8. CHINA ROSE [3-8]
= 9. GRAMMATICAL MODIFIER [2-6]
10. TYRRHENIAN SEA ISLAND [3-6]
= 11. ACCLAIM [2-5]
= 12. COMPEL [3-8]
13. ABANDONED [3-7]
14. LIST OF OPTIONS [3-7]
= 15. ABDUCT [2-6]
= 16. BRUTE [2-5]
= 17. INVESTIGATION [4-11]
= 18. LUMP OF GOLD [2-6]
= 19. LARGEST BIRD [2-7]
= 20. ELAN [2-7]
= 21. AMUSE [3-9]
= 22. SHARP, DRY CHEESE [3-6]
= 23. ABC'S [3-8]
= 24. ADVANTAGEOUS [4-9]
25. HIGH OFFICIAL [2-6]
= 26. BEIGE [2-4]
27. CONCILIATE [3-9]

15. kid nap

4. tor tel li ni

6. tail gat ing good evening soot

1. pow er ful ly

Good morning manXman You, flotsam, oldbroad and Marian are correct.

11. ku dos

12. ob li gate

Hi Dan.

Good morning Remi I sort of gave that one away

Yes to all

7. cor gi good morning soot

21. en ter tain

8. hi bis cus

23. Al pha bet

Bernie

20. pa nache

22. Ro man o hi soot

Good morning manXman

Yes to all

26, ec ru good morning soot

9. Ad verb

Bernie

Hi manXman and Bernie Yes to both of you

18. nug get

24. ex pe di ent

17. In qui si tion

Bernie

Good solves everyone

5. rho do den dron

19. os trich hi soot

16, ya hoo good morning soot