Thursday, August 17, 2023, Hanh Huynh
Constructor Hanh Huynh recently made his debut with the LA Times ( July 7th, 2023 ), and now he's back with an exploration of Critter Band Radio We all know that animals use species-specific language to communicate with one another. Hahn has apparently discovered that they have recently begun to adopt modern human communications technology to develop a rather cryptic form of inter-species communication , a kind of "pigeon trucker" lingo derived from Citizens Band Radio ( CBR ) . Each of his 5 themers are two-way exchanges in what could be called Critter Band Radio . As they are a bit difficult to follow I've taken the liberty of italicizing the speakers in each clue; followed it with my translation of what was said (YMMV); and provided a real-life example of the resulting fill ... 17A. Gnat : "Bug spray sighting. Request for assistance." Bee : "__. Backup is on the way.": FLY STANDBY . Gnat ( FLY...