Emptiness of the table

To respond directly to your questions

1. Can you click in that box and manually back out of that search?

Yes, but it does not make any difference.

2. What happens when you clear all? Try clicking it twice?

I can do this, but doing so makes no difference.

3. Are other saved searches functioning properly?

My original post was not a saved search, but I did save a search and this is the result:

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