Off the Grid 40: That's Terrible (meta)
ā Ā· By damefox Ā· Published 2024-01-14T17:00:12.382Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is the five-letter word that should go in the missing ???? of the grid. It's up to you to figure out whether this grid is missing its top row, right column, bottom row, or left column, as well as what word should go there.
Checking for previous play data...
in the good punny kind of way
Loved that one 
Fun puzzle again!
1A
Title role for Patrick Swayze?
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Across
- 1ATitle role for Patrick Swayze?
- 6ABusybody
- 7AGoat, sometimes (this really is terrible, sorry)
- 8A___ out (give away, as a secret)
- 9ABig name in insurance
Down
- 1DIt might contain a change of clothes and a pair of shower shoes
- 2DDoctor, hopefully
- 3DDoing things without thinking
- 4DBreastbones
- 5DClan symbol