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:
BAR BAUGH CAF CAP CEN CENT CHION CIENT CORN CY DHU DRI E EC EM EN ES ESQUE FAL FE FEINE FER FI FUGE GO HU IF IN IS KET LA LI LIEU LISK MAR MOR NA NAR NAS NEUR OB PER PRE PUR QUE RA RAE RE RI RO RUS SA SAU SEN STAN SU SUB SUF TA TAF TER THE TI TIAL TIVE TRE TRIC US VERB

Remaining Syllables:
BAUGH QUE US

Sage Advice:

= 1. Frequented place [2-7]
= 2. Microscopic water critter [3-7]
= 3. Mediterranean resident [3-7]
= 4. Promising [2-7]
= 5. Erroneous belief [3-7]
= 6. Echo in music [2-6]
= 7. Indispensable [3-9]
= 8. Stiff silk [3-7]
= 9. Zodiac's tenth [3-9]
= 10. Stone pillar [3-7]
= 11. Description [3-9]
= 12. Ample [3-10]
= 13. Stoppage [3-7]
= 14. Ingenuous [2-4]
= 15. Store [4-11]
16. Irish Whiskey [3-10]
= 17. Ruse [3-10]
= 18. Madagascar lemur [2-5]
= 19. Brace [2-9]
= 20. Text of related concepts [3-9]
= 21. Whimsical composition [3-10]
= 22. Strange [3-9]
= 23. Wandering holy man [2-5]
= 24. Capitalist [4-12]
= 25. Liquid stimulant [2-8]

5. fal la cy

12. suf fi cent

Hi Dan.

Hi Remi ... most excellent start

11. nar ra tive

9. Cap ri corn - Have a great weekend Soot

Bernie

7. es sen tial

25. caf feine good afternoon soot

Good afternoon Bernie and manXman ... yes to all

2. ro ti fer

18. in dri have a good night soot

22. ec cen tric

24. en tre pre neur

15. Su per mar ket

Bernie

Good afternoon manXman ... hope you slept well last night

Yes to all

6. Re verb

Reverb it is

14. na if good day soot

10. ob e lisk

8. taf fe ta good evening soot

17. sub ter fuge

20. the sau rus good evening soot

8. taf fe ta

4. nas cent

Good morning manXman ... you and the gang are all correct

19. stan chion good day soot