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Off the Grid 36: Is This for Real? (meta)

· By damefox · Published 2023-12-17T17:00:11.359Z

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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  • Kent D 🤓22s · 2023-12-17T22:20:36.552Z
    These are ALWAYS so much fun, thank you!
    • Rob 🤓3:26 · 2023-12-17T23:55:34.475Z
      I love these, thanks!
      • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓28s · 2023-12-18T00:33:55.619Z
        Fun!
        • THC 🤓12:54 · 2023-12-18T01:49:15.696Z
          Thanks!
          • AuLeaf 🤓40s · 2023-12-18T01:44:17.391Z
            neat concept, i'll have to check out your other OTGs :)
            • Jon 🤓1:17 · 2023-12-18T04:14:52.352Z
              Nice
              • frostyjhammer 🤓1:45 · 2023-12-31T19:36:10.002Z
                Always enjoyed these off-the-grids and like them even better now that you don't know which way is "off".
                1A
                Toys (with)
                1
                2
                3
                4
                5
                6
                7
                8
                9
                Across
                1. 1A
                  Toys (with)
                2. 6A
                  Rebelled
                3. 7A
                  Pink feline of "Garfield"
                4. 8A
                  Not a synonym of odd, oddly enough
                5. 9A
                  Gobi, for one
                Down
                1. 1D
                  "Saturday Night Live" creator Michaels
                2. 2D
                  "Rizzoli & ___" (TNT procedural that ran for seven seasons)
                3. 3D
                  "Superman" star
                4. 4D
                  Who to call when you get A flat?
                5. 5D
                  Time well ___ (good use of time)
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