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:
AC AF AM AN ARM BUSH CEED CI CLE DEN DIS DUB EM ER ES ET EX FA FED FICE FIDG FLUB FRA GAL GAN GHAN I I IAR IN LA LANT LO LU LY MEG MI MIL MO NI NU NUT O OF OR PET PORT PY RA RAP RE RE RY SA TAIN TAL TIO TO TOR TOV TRAY TURB VER WHIP YARD ZA ZON

Sage Advice:

= 1. UPSET [2-7]
= 2. COURAGE [3-9]
= 3. RELATIONSHIP [2-7]
= 4. AFGHAN CURRENCY [3-7]
= 5. SAIL SUPPORT [2-7]
= 6. COLD SAUSAGE [3-6]
= 7. SWOLLEN ? [3-7]
= 8. CENTRAL PARTS OF SOMETHING [3-6]
= 9. SWIFT DOG [2-7]
= 10. LOST SHEEP [2-6]
= 11. FIDDLE [2-6]
= 12. WAYLAY [2-6]
= 13. BELOW [2-5]
= 14. PHILIPPINE ISLAND [2-5]
= 15. PRETENTIOUS NONSENSE [2-7]
= 16. BY CHANCE [5-12]
= 17. PROPORTION [2-5]
= 18. HOT COCKTAIL? [3-7]
= 19. WORKPLACE [2-6]
= 20. FEE [3-8]
= 21. GO BEYOND [2-6]
= 22. DRESS FABRIC [3-7]
= 23. RECOGNIZABLE [3-8]
= 24. RICH ICE CREAM [3-7]
= 25. CELESTIAL SPHERE [4-8]
= 26. AROMATIC SPICE [2-6]

5. yard arm good afternoon soot

2. gal lant ry

12. am bush

7. o ver fed

8. nu cle i

1. dis turb good evening soot

4. af ghan i

13. in fra

Hi Dan.

Good morning manXman and Remi

yes to all

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone

...stay warm!

6. sa la mi

19. Of fice - Hi Soot

Bernie

17. ra tio good morning soot

3. rap port

Hi Bernie and manXman ... you, Marian and OldBroad are correct

22. or gan za

9. whip pet hi soot

Good morning manXman and Michele. Yes to both

14. Lu zon hi soot

15. flub dub

16. ac ci den tal ly

Hi Dan.

18. mo lo tov

23. fa mil iar

10. es tray

25. em py re an good evening soot

21. ex ceed good morning soot

Good morning manXman and Remi ... you, Michele, Marian and OldBroad are correct.

20. re tain er

11. fidg et

Good ones Marian and OldBroad

26. tor to ni good evening soot

Good morning manXman

sorry 24. is tor to ni (my error) good morning soot
26. nut meg

D. Grayson--We fail far more often by timidity than by over daring.

Hello manXman ... I was confident you meant 4 and not 6

Nice finish