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Off the Grid 26: Don't Sass Me (meta)

· By damefox · Published 2023-10-08T16:00:56.957Z

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.
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  • damefox constructor · 2023-10-08T16:00:56.957Z
    Title explanation: sass = mouth off. Get it? MOUTH... off (the grid).
    • benchen71 🤓1:36 · 2023-10-09T00:39:11.117Z
      Nice!
    • Hector 🤓1:25 · 2023-10-08T16:53:14.153Z
      :-
      • Philip Chow 🤓1:19 · 2023-10-08T20:39:04.162Z
        Nice
        • THC 🤓6:44 · 2023-10-09T00:02:51.147Z
          Thanks, Emma!
          • Jon 1:02 · 2023-10-09T03:30:59.555Z
            Nice
            • Neathery 2:13 · 2023-10-09T13:32:55.657Z
              Thanks!
              • bergie 1:44 · 2023-10-12T20:50:22.620Z
                Fun!
                • KayW 🤓1:04 · 2023-10-12T21:08:19.812Z
                  Nice! Thanks Emma
                  • Carolyne Salt 🤓1:26 · 2023-10-13T04:48:46.607Z
                    Charming, thank you!
                    • frostyjhammer 🤓53s · 2023-10-13T22:45:55.946Z
                      very slick. keep them coming, please!
                      • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓37s · 2023-10-16T01:48:44.195Z
                        Fun! Thank you for a meta even I could solve!
                        1A
                        Hub
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                        Across
                        1. 1A
                          Hub
                        2. 6A
                          Popular kitchen brand
                        3. 7A
                          ___ swear
                        4. 8A
                          Alda and others
                        5. 9A
                          TV chef Bastianich
                        Down
                        1. 1D
                          "I love the smell of ___ in the morning" ("Apocalypse Now" line listed at #12 on AFI's "100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes")
                        2. 2D
                          Martin's son and Charlie's brother (although he doesn't use the same last name)
                        3. 3D
                          Gene Kelly's final film
                        4. 4D
                          De-furrow, as eyebrows
                        5. 5D
                          Gets ready for a dental exam
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