MEOW #67: "Copy That"

A weekly meta crossword on the forum started by member Josh (aka madhatter5). These puzzles are often very creative with solving mechanisms out of the norm and skewing towards the more challenging. Puzzles are posted every Wednesday, and the solution appears the following Tuesday.
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woozy
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rjy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:40 pm
I was going to peek at the nudges, but if it’s that good and head-slapping, maybe one more trip around the block with it…
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woozy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 9:26 pm
rjy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 6:40 pm
I was going to peek at the nudges, but if it’s that good and head-slapping, maybe one more trip around the block with it…
Hey, your mileage may vary!
Sigh, my mileage did not vary. I gave in to the nudges. Cat’s finally debagged, albeit with a muted AHA, yet with appreciation of an inspired construction, Joshua!
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The cat is free, thanks to the nudges. I enjoyed the grid (39D-groan) and meta. Thanks, Josh.
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Thanks for the nudges!
Cat's now gone.
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Needed the nudges but this cat has flown.
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Nudgified
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Realized I forgot to post the solution - if you never solved and are still agonizing over it I will gladly reveal all for a modest fee
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Here’s a solution:

The answer is RADIO — the device where people say “Copy That” especially when those people are using military-speak, whim means they would also be using the NATO alphabet: ALPHA for A, BRAVO for B, etc.

The key is in the clue for 9D. “Back to front?” At one level, this is a cryptic-style clue. What letters could provide a back, i.e. a rear part, to the word “front”? If you put IER behind FRONT you get FRONTIER.

The clue also defines the mechanism. The backs of each long entry are moved to the front, where they combine with the first letters of the entry to form a NATO-alphabet word.
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Looking back at this, I' wish to add that you can find these codewords hidden if you place two copies of the themers side by side (which was the intended path).

Thanks for the graphic Jay!
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