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:
AD AR ARD BI BI BIT BLE BO BONE CA CROW DOOR DRA EIF EM EN ES EX FEL GA GAT GOUT HA HIP HOR I ION ISH IT KAN KEE LA LASH LEOP MIN MON NAI NIST NOU NUI O PA PLIC RA RAB RI SAS T TAN TER TI TIM TUN V VAR WATCH YAN ZE

Remaining Syllables:
I

Sage Advice:

= 1. Lookout (1-5)
= 2. Ghastly (3-8)
= 3. Reprimand (3-8)
= 4. Treeless plain (2-6)
= 5. Alienate (3-8)
= 6. Spotted cat (2-7)
= 7. Code word for "Y" (2-6)
= 8. Oven (2-7)
= 9. Cheese (3-7)
= 10. Definite (3-8)
= 11. Hawaiian porch (2-5)
= 12. ___ River (3-8)
= 13. Meat and vegetable mixture (2-6)
= 14. Summer hut? (3-6)
= 15. French tower (2-6)
= 16. Jewish leader (2-5)
= 17. Picture device (2-2)
= 18. Femur connector (2-7)
= 19. Deed held in trust (2-6)
20. Self (1-1)
= 21. Nut confection (2-6)
= 22. Covered carriage (2-6)
= 23. Broad sash (2-3)
= 24. Subordinate official (2-6)
= 25. Boredom (2-5)
= 26. Kettledrum player (3-9)

1. watch

5. em bit ter

6. leop ard good evening soot

26. tim pa nist

15. Eif fel

16. Rab bi

Hi Dan.

Good morning manXman and Remi ... you and the gang are all spot on

25. en nui

11. la nai

8. tan door

13. ra gout good day soot

7. Yan kee

23. ob i hi soot

17. i o good morning soot

10. ex plic it

Good afternoon manXman ... try again on #17 as the 'i' and 'o' are used elsewhere

All other solutions are spot on!

3. ad mon ish

You got it

18. Hipbone

Bernie

2. hor ri ble

4. tun dra

Hi Dan.

19. es crow good evening soot

17. T V good morning soot

Good morning Remi and manXman ... you and Bernie are spot on

14. ga ze bo

Good morning OldBroad