Here are the possible solutions for number placement puzzle with a 9 x 9 grid clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
sudoku
Clue
Number placement puzzle with a 9 x 9 grid
four
Clue
Number of times this puzzle's theme word appears diagonally in the grid (to complete the puzzle, shade those words plus the Down answers that begin where they meet)
Definition
the cardinal number next above three
none
Clue
Number of Qs in this puzzle's grid
Number of J's, Q's, W's, X's, and Z's in this puzzle's completed grid
Definition
not one, also NANE
one
Clue
Number of F's in this puzzle's answer grid
Definition
an individual thing or person; the number or figure 1
two
Clue
Placement number of letters missing from the question, which are the key to the contest answer
meta
Clue
Puzzle-within-a-puzzle puzzle
Definition
(US) concerned with cultural conventions; (of an artistic work) self-referential